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The witch and werewolf go to school and some other things…but it’s not a romance

The Weirn Books, Vol. 1: Be Wary of the Silent Woods by Svetlana Chmakova

November 27, 2023 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Where do witches go to school? Well if you are the kids in this book, and are a special kind of witch called a Weirn, you go to the school the humans do. Only at night, after everyone has left and magic makes it morph into a school for the magical creatures. All the usual suspects are there in Svetlana Chmakova’s graphic novel, The Weirn Books, Vol. 1: Be Wary of the Silent Woods, the mean girl (who used to be a friend and has […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Cooking/Food, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Mystery, Science Fiction, Suspense, Young Adult Tagged With: cousins, family, monsters, paranormal, school, siblings, Svetlana Chmakova, werewolves, witches

BlackRaven's CBR15 Review No:832 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Cooking/Food, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Mystery, Science Fiction, Suspense, Young Adult · Tags: cousins, family, monsters, paranormal, school, siblings, Svetlana Chmakova, werewolves, witches ·
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Wouldst thou like to live deliciously?

Slewfoot: A Tale of Bewitchery by BROM

November 12, 2023 by Malin 2 Comments

Connecticut, 1666. An ancient spirit is awoken in the darkness of the wood, fed by blood and the prayers of the wild spirits name him Father and Slayer. They lure a clumsy farmer into a cave to feed him to the spirit, making young Abitha a widow. Abitha already doesn’t fit into the Puritan community with her outspoken ways and questioning of the rules. Having grown up in London, Abitha was sold by her drunken father and married off to a stranger, who thankfully turns […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, History, Horror, Mystery Tagged With: 17th Century America, Brom, CBR15, historical fiction, horror, magic, Malin, nature spirits, Outland book club, paranormal fantasy, persecution, Puritans, Racism, Slewfoot: A Tale of Bewitchery, witches

Malin's CBR15 Review No:67 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, History, Horror, Mystery · Tags: 17th Century America, Brom, CBR15, historical fiction, horror, magic, Malin, nature spirits, Outland book club, paranormal fantasy, persecution, Puritans, Racism, Slewfoot: A Tale of Bewitchery, witches ·
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Be Witched

Cackle by Rachel Harrison

November 10, 2023 by Jake Leave a Comment

Been a slow drip of reading to start the month. So slow that I keep forgetting I actually finished this book a week ago and have been putting off this review. I liked it when I finished it and seven days later, I find myself appreciating it even more. I’ve now read through Rachel Harrison’s whole catalog, save her short story collection. Not a big fan of reading short story collections but I may need to get to hers because she’s a fun writer and […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Horror Tagged With: cackle, horror, Rachel Harrison, witch, witches

Jake's CBR15 Review No:155 · Genres: Fantasy, Horror · Tags: cackle, horror, Rachel Harrison, witch, witches ·
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A fun read in the run-up to Halloween

The Ex-Hex by Erin Stirling

November 4, 2023 by Malin Leave a Comment

Heartbroken after discovering that the gorgeous young man she’d spent all summer with may in fact have a “betrothed” back in Wales, Vivienne “Vivi” Jones gets very drunk and weepy and she and her cousin light some candles and throw together a curse, to make Vivi feel better. They think nothing of it, until nine years later, when Rhys Penhallow, Vivi’s ex, and descendant of Graves Glen’s founding father returns to charge the ley lines. Suddenly there are murderous plastic toy skulls, a talking cat, […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Mystery, Romance Tagged With: CBR15, curse, Erin Stirling, magic, Malin, paranormal romance, small town life, the ex hex, witches

Malin's CBR15 Review No:66 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Mystery, Romance · Tags: CBR15, curse, Erin Stirling, magic, Malin, paranormal romance, small town life, the ex hex, witches ·
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Does *not* do what it says on the tin. Where be the witches?

In Defense of Witches: The Legacy of the Witch Hunts and Why Women Are Still on Trial by Mona Chollet

October 24, 2023 by narfna Leave a Comment

30 Books in 30 Days, Vol. 3 Book 11/30 This one was frustrating! The title absolutely is misleading. The only witches you will get in this book are in the introduction, and in Carmen Maria Machado’s foreword. So if you find yourself digging those two parts just brace yourself that’s not what the rest of the book is like. To be fair, for the most part I found the rest of the book interesting and never wanted to stop reading it, but I came for […]

Filed Under: History, Non-Fiction Tagged With: #history, carmen maria machado, culture, essays, feminism, French author, Mona Chollet, narfna, non fiction, translated, translated by Sophie R. Lewis, witches

narfna's CBR15 Review No:113 · Genres: History, Non-Fiction · Tags: #history, carmen maria machado, culture, essays, feminism, French author, Mona Chollet, narfna, non fiction, translated, translated by Sophie R. Lewis, witches ·
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Witchy ways

Witch Poems by Daisy Wallace

October 5, 2023 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

If this book has not at least been challenged at least once, I would be amazed. Witch Poems edited by Daisy Wallace includes some fantastic poems. However, while this is a great collection of poetry about witches and spooky fun (and not so much fun), it can be dated with language and imagery. Trina Schart Hyman had a style that when you saw it, you knew it was them. They had diverse characters before diverseness was prominent in children’s books. Yet, there are some stereotypes […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, History, Non-Fiction, Poetry, Young Adult Tagged With: Daisy Wallace, E. E. Cummings, Jack Prelutsky, magic, Margery Cuyler, Shakespeare, Trina Schart Hyman, witches

BlackRaven's CBR15 Review No:720 · Genres: Children's Books, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, History, Non-Fiction, Poetry, Young Adult · Tags: Daisy Wallace, E. E. Cummings, Jack Prelutsky, magic, Margery Cuyler, Shakespeare, Trina Schart Hyman, witches ·
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