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The climate be changing

Change Is in the Air: The Hidden Discoveries of Eunice Newton Foote, the First Climate Scientist by Rebecca Donnelly and Mercè López

December 10, 2025 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

My review is: Just read Change Is in the Air: The Hidden Discoveries of Eunice Newton Foote, the First Climate Scientist by Rebecca Donnelly and illustrator Mercè López, okay? Well, unless you get an online reader copy like I had, you do have to wait until mid-February to do so, but that still does not mean you need me to tell you all about the wonderful things about Eunice Newton Foote. Like how she, during a time when few people let alone women, had a […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, Health, History, Non-Fiction Tagged With: ecosystmes, enviorment, Eunice Newton Foote, Merce Lopez, nature, Rebecca Donnelly, Rebecca Donnelly and Mercè López, science, Science & Technology, Scientists, women

BlackRaven's CBR17 Review No:557 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, Health, History, Non-Fiction · Tags: ecosystmes, enviorment, Eunice Newton Foote, Merce Lopez, nature, Rebecca Donnelly, Rebecca Donnelly and Mercè López, science, Science & Technology, Scientists, women ·
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I don’t know WHAT I think about this

Life Drawing: A Love and Rockets Collection by Jamie Hernandez

December 10, 2025 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Learning of Jamie Hernandez via another book that had characters nicknames inspired by his work was I thought a neat way to learn about someone. It was an important, but also a  smaller piece of that bigger puzzle. Therefore, I wanted to see what the fuss was all about and why did Hernandez inspire this other author? Because of that, several interlibrary loan requests for books were placed for me. I received Life Drawing: A Love and Rockets Collection first. This is a bizarre book. […]

Filed Under: Comedy/Humor, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Romance, Short Stories Tagged With: family, friendship, gender, Jamie Hernandez, LGBTQ, literary, sex, Social Themes, women

BlackRaven's CBR17 Review No:554 · Genres: Comedy/Humor, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Romance, Short Stories · Tags: family, friendship, gender, Jamie Hernandez, LGBTQ, literary, sex, Social Themes, women ·
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Colton Fox liked my Instagram picture for these

Witch Hazel by Colton Fox and Beige Blum

Witch Hazel Trouble at TCAF by Colton Fox and Beige Blum

Witch Hazel: Seasons of the Witch by Colton Fox and Beige Blum

October 29, 2025 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

A few months ago, my Silver Sprocket subscription selections mostly hit the mark. One that was really good was the Witch Hazel series by Colton Fox and Beige Blum. The one I read was a stand alone, but also a continuation of three others. The first aptly named, Witch Hazel, the second Witch Hazel Trouble at TCAF (or One Shot, I’ve seen both) and the third Witch Hazel: Seasons of the Witch. (Or that is the second and TCAF is the third … I am […]

Filed Under: Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Mystery, Romance, Science Fiction, Short Stories, Suspense, Young Adult Tagged With: Beige Blum, Colton Fox, Colton Fox and Beige Blum, friendship, paranormal, witches, women

BlackRaven's CBR17 Review No:476 · Genres: Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Mystery, Romance, Science Fiction, Short Stories, Suspense, Young Adult · Tags: Beige Blum, Colton Fox, Colton Fox and Beige Blum, friendship, paranormal, witches, women ·
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Don’t be a bass read this book

Fly Rod Was First: Cornelia Crosby's Adventures in Angling by Cathy Ballou Mealey

October 21, 2025 by BlackRaven 1 Comment

Women’s biographies are becoming more popular in the picture book format. As well as stories written about women who were in non traditional female roles. Add in the fact she was into a sport that I’ve never heard that too many females were involved in, and you have one of the most unique biographies I’ve read. Fly Rod Was First: Cornelia Crosby’s Adventures in Angling is a great introduction to a kick-butt woman who knew how to cast her influence on the fishing world! The […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, Health, History, Non-Fiction, Sports Tagged With: Angling, Camping, Cathy Ballou Mealey, Cornelia Crosby, fishing, fly fishing, maine, outdoor activies, outdoors, recreation, United States/19th Century, women

BlackRaven's CBR17 Review No:458 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, Health, History, Non-Fiction, Sports · Tags: Angling, Camping, Cathy Ballou Mealey, Cornelia Crosby, fishing, fly fishing, maine, outdoor activies, outdoors, recreation, United States/19th Century, women ·
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And you thought Disney had issues

Beauty by Hubert

October 8, 2025 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Beauty by Hubert is the ultimate comment of society. Women, beauty, power and more all come to a head in bloody battles, violent and several sexual situations such as rape, borderline incest, and more horrific things than the last. This is not a Happily Ever After Fairy Tale, this is the bloody reality of pain, hunger, obsessions, lust, greed and cruelty. When Beauty wins a wish from a fairy she helps escape from being trapped in the form of a toad, she sets off events […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction Tagged With: Hubert, literary, Social Themes, war, women

BlackRaven's CBR17 Review No:442 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction · Tags: Hubert, literary, Social Themes, war, women ·
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Not that I need it, but I have a subscription to Silver Sprocket comics/books…..

Witch Hazel: Variety Hour by Colton Fox and Beige Blum

September 18, 2025 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

I have a subscription to Silver Sprocket books. I need to pause and/or cancel as I have so many books from them and I just cannot keep up! But I did get a chance to read Witch Hazel: Variety Hour by Colton Fox and Beige Blum. When I opened the package, stickers and a few postcard items fell out. There was a Witch Hazel poster and another book. I was amused at the fact that the book was in a comic book style, but was […]

Filed Under: Comedy/Humor, Cooking/Food, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Mystery, Romance, Short Stories, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: Beige Blum, Colton Fox, Colton Fox and Beige Blum, friendship, magic, Silver Sprocket, Social Themes, witches, women

BlackRaven's CBR17 Review No:408 · Genres: Comedy/Humor, Cooking/Food, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Mystery, Romance, Short Stories, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: Beige Blum, Colton Fox, Colton Fox and Beige Blum, friendship, magic, Silver Sprocket, Social Themes, witches, women ·
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