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Two reviews, four books

The Many Hats of Louie the Rat by Sakshi Mangal

Time to Go! by Marta Cunill

July 7, 2022 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

I wanted to read Revenge of the Raccoons by Vivek Shraya and illustrated by Juliana Neufeld. I clicked on the link I had, and The Many Hats of Louie the Rat by Sakshi Mangal showed up. But that was just par for today’s course. My day started late, my computer wanted to act up at work, I had to stand in a too long line for lunch only to have the food gone bad. I needed something good and fast. Now, The Many Hats of Louise […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Cooking/Food, Fiction Tagged With: friendship, hats, Marta Cunill, rats, Sakshi Mangal, Susan Ouriou

BlackRaven's CBR14 Review No:347 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Cooking/Food, Fiction · Tags: friendship, hats, Marta Cunill, rats, Sakshi Mangal, Susan Ouriou ·
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“The Mad Scene. Enter Ophelia!”

Ophelia by Charlotte Gingras

May 8, 2019 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

The only way I can describe this book is: I absolutely hated everything about it AND loved it. Charlotte Gingras brings out emotions of love, hate, disgust and so much more in this translation (by Christelle Morelli and Susan Ouriou) of her book, Ophelia. Sometimes I was rooting for Ophelia and other times I just wanted to smack her. Hard. I felt for her and the difficulties she was going through. I felt she was the most selfish creature on the face of the planet. […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance, Young Adult Tagged With: art, Charlotte Gingras, Christelle Morelli, Daniel Sylvestre, Letters & Diaries, Loners & Outcasts, Social Themes, Susan Ouriou

BlackRaven's CBR11 Review No:155 · Genres: Fiction, Romance, Young Adult · Tags: art, Charlotte Gingras, Christelle Morelli, Daniel Sylvestre, Letters & Diaries, Loners & Outcasts, Social Themes, Susan Ouriou ·
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