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She sees dead people. They know they’re dead and they want justice.

Shutter: A Novel by Ramona Emerson

November 30, 2023 by ElCicco Leave a Comment

The first chapter of Shutter is tough to read. Main character Rita Todacheene is a forensic photographer for the Albuquerque police department, and she is on assignment. A young woman named Erma Singleton has either jumped or been pushed to her death from an overpass over an interstate highway, and now Rita must photograph all the remains at the scene. Being a forensic photographer, seeing the aftermath of such violence on a daily basis and taking hundreds of detailed shots of it, would take an […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Suspense Tagged With: CBR15, crime, Dine Navajo culture, ElCicco, Fiction, Native American, Ramona Emerson, Shutter, supernatural

ElCicco's CBR15 Review No:64 · Genres: Fiction, Suspense · Tags: CBR15, crime, Dine Navajo culture, ElCicco, Fiction, Native American, Ramona Emerson, Shutter, supernatural ·
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Take That you meanie witch and your crazy, supernatural wild boar!

Took by Mary Downing Hahn

November 22, 2023 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

The graphic novel adaptation of the novel Took, has similar qualities to other Mary Downing Hahn books and the “classic 1980s thrillers” I read as a kid (such as Pike, Stine, Cusick, etc.). Those themes are that the “stereotypical normal” (two parents, two to four kids, sometimes a pet or two, and having moved from the city to the country) has fractured and there is supernatural at work. It is a realistic thriller, but with folklore and legends attached. This is a familiar story (the […]

Filed Under: Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books Tagged With: family, Jen Vaughn, legends, Mary Downing Hahn, Scott Peterson, siblings, supernatural

BlackRaven's CBR15 Review No:828 · Genres: Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books · Tags: family, Jen Vaughn, legends, Mary Downing Hahn, Scott Peterson, siblings, supernatural ·
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No trick, just treat

Monster Support Group: The Werewolf's Tale  by Laura Suárez

November 20, 2023 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Who hasn’t felt like they were a monster once or twice in their lives? I mean, most likely we all have had “fitting in issues” and body issues (as most of us went through puberty), but the boy in Monster Support Group: The Werewolf’s Tale by Laura Suárez realizes it is hard being twelve and not just because of all of his siblings or having issues fitting in at school so he is bullied. He is “changing” (getting hairier, deeper voice and moody). But this is normal puberty, […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Mystery Tagged With: family, friendship, Laura Suárez, monsters, Social Themes, supernatural

BlackRaven's CBR15 Review No:819 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Mystery · Tags: family, friendship, Laura Suárez, monsters, Social Themes, supernatural ·
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I wolfed this down

Artie and the Wolf Moon by Olivia Stephens

November 14, 2023 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

“Do I want to read Artie and the Wolf Moon by Olivia Stephens” has been on my mind since I first saw it “advertised” as a reader online copy, when it came out and finally when I saw it on the shelf of the library a few days ago. And the answer was always no until I saw it at the library. It was not like I didn’t have four other books in hand, or have a ton at home, but my gut said, “Get […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: art, family, family secrets, friendship, glbtq, monsters, Olivia Stephens, paranormal, parents, photography, supernatural, United States - African American & Black, vampires, werewolves

BlackRaven's CBR15 Review No:805 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: art, family, family secrets, friendship, glbtq, monsters, Olivia Stephens, paranormal, parents, photography, supernatural, United States - African American & Black, vampires, werewolves ·
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An interesting premise, but not one I cared about enough to continue

Our Share of Night by Mariana Enriquez

October 28, 2023 by carmelpie 1 Comment

Did not finish It is 1981 in Buenos Aires. Juan and his young son Gaspar embark on a cross-country trip to his late wife’s family compound. It is clear from the beginning that Juan is ill and is still suffering the after-effects of recent heart surgery and the sudden loss of his wife Rosario. This is no ordinary road trip. He is struggling to support his son, who does not understand what is really happening and is traumatized by his mother’s death and his father’s […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Horror Tagged With: Argentina, CBR15Passport, cult, Gothic Horror, inheritance, Magical realisim, Mariana Enriquez, mediums, military dictatorship, occult, south america, South American literature, supernatural

carmelpie's CBR15 Review No:60 · Genres: Fiction, Horror · Tags: Argentina, CBR15Passport, cult, Gothic Horror, inheritance, Magical realisim, Mariana Enriquez, mediums, military dictatorship, occult, south america, South American literature, supernatural ·
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Getting more than goosebumps

You're Invited to a Creepover V01 Truth or Dare by P.J. Night

You're Invited to a Creepover V02 You Can't Come in Here! by P.J. Night

October 12, 2023 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

I never read Goosebumps as a kid, but did read R. L. Stine’s Fear Street, and other authors like that. Funny thing was, I never liked horror. Mystery yes, and if it was a thriller I was okay, but not full out horror. The other funny thing was, I probably was reading horror as there were vampires, witches, ghosts, and occasionally the oddness of the supernatural. As an adult I realized there are levels of thriller/horror, and P. J. Nighty has done just that. Along […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Romance, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Suspense, Young Adult Tagged With: cryptids, friendship, ghosts, Glass House Graphics, P.J. Night, supernatural

BlackRaven's CBR15 Review No:746 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Romance, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Suspense, Young Adult · Tags: cryptids, friendship, ghosts, Glass House Graphics, P.J. Night, supernatural ·
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