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A Poignant Blend of Myth and Survival

Dear Medusa by Olivia A Cole

March 11, 2023 by LB Leave a Comment

This is the kind of story that burrows into your heart and scrapes you raw in the best way. Alicia’s story is relatable in the worst ways, but I love the community and friendships she’s able to develop and the strength she finds over the course of her journey. Last year, the school’s beloved science teacher raped Alicia, but she hasn’t been able to tell anyone, especially because he is so beloved by the entirety of the school. But holding her pain and rage and […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: bisexual mc, dear Medusa, Medusa, mythology, novel-in-verse, Olivia A Cole, queer, Realistic fiction, Sexual Assault, survival, teen girls

LB's CBR14 Review No:23 · Genres: Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: bisexual mc, dear Medusa, Medusa, mythology, novel-in-verse, Olivia A Cole, queer, Realistic fiction, Sexual Assault, survival, teen girls ·
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You know the drill, Careful what you wish for….

Five Nights at Freddy's: Fazbear Frights Graphic Novel Collection #1 by Various

February 27, 2023 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Five Nights at Freddy’s: Fazbear Frights Graphic Novel Collection #1 is a modern day R.L. Stine (a much more mature Goosebumps meets Fear Street). It is spooky, creepy, and clever. I am not sure why people like the games/videos/etc. (as I have never interacted with them, and only in the last year or so have heard of them due to my older nephew having gotten into them. Which trust me I really am unsure of why as this is not usually his thing), but this […]

Filed Under: Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Horror, Mystery, Science Fiction, Short Stories, Suspense, Young Adult Tagged With: Andi Santagata, Anthony Morris, Carly Anne Wes, Christopher Hastings, Didi Esmeralda, Elley Cooper, Media Tie-In, murder, Robotics, Scott Cawthon, survival, various

BlackRaven's CBR15 Review No:133 · Genres: Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Horror, Mystery, Science Fiction, Short Stories, Suspense, Young Adult · Tags: Andi Santagata, Anthony Morris, Carly Anne Wes, Christopher Hastings, Didi Esmeralda, Elley Cooper, Media Tie-In, murder, Robotics, Scott Cawthon, survival, various ·
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Two Truths Diverged in the Shadow of Cape Horn

The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder by David Grann

January 5, 2023 by Pooja Leave a Comment

In 1740, the Wager set off on a journey around the world with a secret mission to capture Spanish silver and gold. Two years later, a leaking longboat lands in Brazil full of desperate men. But these are not the only survivors of the Wager, and both captain and crew end up on trial as England attempts to determine the truth. I love a good survival story, but for some reason shipwrecks have always left me underwhelmed. Maybe it’s because I don’t like the beach. But I […]

Filed Under: History, Non-Fiction Tagged With: #history, ARC, David Grann, military, NetGalley, non fiction, survival

Pooja's CBR15 Review No:2 · Genres: History, Non-Fiction · Tags: #history, ARC, David Grann, military, NetGalley, non fiction, survival ·
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Well, I wanted to find out what happened next

Stung V02 Cured by Bethany Wiggins

December 6, 2022 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Book two of the Stung series by Bethany Wiggins should be read after you’ve read book one, or some of the names, events and the overall concept will be lost. This time we see in Cured how it follows a character we had seen in book one but was not important to that story arc, the two main characters of book one, a few side characters from book one and a few new people. There are some mature themes such as an event happened to […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Health, Mystery, Romance, Science Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: Action & Adventure, Bethany Wiggins, dystopia, family, siblings, Social Themes, survival

BlackRaven's CBR14 Review No:586 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Health, Mystery, Romance, Science Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: Action & Adventure, Bethany Wiggins, dystopia, family, siblings, Social Themes, survival ·
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The illustrations are nice.

Green Arrow: Stranded by Brendan Deneen

August 26, 2022 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Green Arrow: Stranded is a cozy book, yet I was unsatisfied at the end. Is there a sequel? Why should I like these people? Who are these people? Ollie Queen has an interesting set of morals: don’t kill the wild boar trying to kill you and the others but the snake is fair game? The plane crashes but four of the five people survive, but you never find the pilot? Then again, we never did see them, just some snide comments from the father of […]

Filed Under: Comedy/Humor, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Mystery, Young Adult Tagged With: Brendan Deneen, Caleb Hossalla, Green Arrow, Oliver Queen, Ollie Queen, Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance, Social Themes, superheroes, survival

BlackRaven's CBR14 Review No:456 · Genres: Comedy/Humor, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Mystery, Young Adult · Tags: Brendan Deneen, Caleb Hossalla, Green Arrow, Oliver Queen, Ollie Queen, Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance, Social Themes, superheroes, survival ·
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If The World Was Ending, Would You Save My Life?

Black Tide by KC Jones

July 2, 2022 by Jake 2 Comments

When the coronavirus burst on to the American scene in March 2020, the song If the World Was Ending was cycling through the pop station airways. Its theme of finding comfort with an unlikely person at the end of the world (presumably during an earthquake) felt appropriately melancholy, and perhaps reassuring depending on what your situation was. There’s always someone to love us and we find love in desperate moments. I don’t know if KC Jones has heard that song or not but this book felt like […]

Filed Under: Horror, Science Fiction Tagged With: #Science Fiction, alien invasion, Black Tide, horror, KC Jones, survival

Jake's CBR14 Review No:116 · Genres: Horror, Science Fiction · Tags: #Science Fiction, alien invasion, Black Tide, horror, KC Jones, survival ·
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