wordless

Well, at least I didn’t ugly cry this time…..

Viewfinder by Christine D. U. Chung

January 31, 2024 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

All the points I have for this book, Viewfinder by Christine D. U. Chung and Salwa Majoka are for the illustrations. The wordless story is sometimes a smidgen hard to “get the exact story” (as each person will add their own twist), but overall it is a sad, yet hopefully, even beautiful story of how one Earth-like world (or Earth itself) has drastically changed. Due to the lack of text, I am not sure what the mushroom’s were made of (natural, due to the destruction, […]

Before the Tiger King there was Frederic Brremaud

Love V01 The Tiger, by Frederic Brremaud

September 19, 2022 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Due to wordless format of Love V01 The Tiger, this review might contain spoilers: The gorgeous illustrations that unfortunately (fortunately?) shows nature at nature’s best, by Federico Bertolucci, are the focus of the story as this is (as said) wordless. The reader follows a Tiger as it roams the jungle trying to find food and shelter, the food tries to escape (sometimes winning), and even the tiger tries to escape from various dangers. The distraction of a tiger allows other creatures to sneak in, but […]

There are more words in the publisher description than the whole book

Baboon! by Pau

April 27, 2022 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Comment one: There are more words in the publisher description, or this review, then there are in the entire book of Baboon! by Pau/Pablo Marcos, as it is a wordless graphic novel. Comment two: I cannot say it better so word for word the publisher’s description: “After the death of its adopted leopard mother, an orphaned baboon wanders the wild in search of companionship and a sense of identity. Stumbling upon the troop of baboons from which it was originally stolen, the baboon falls in […]

Emmalita
on Quick Questions with a Cannonballer: going analog with G.D. Giant
I've had An Empire Called Memory on my TBR forever, but your excitement about it makes me want to read...
Maximoff
on Maybe Scrooge shouldn’t have offered that Smoking Bishop. Bob Cratchitt might have been better off.
This review is so spot on! This book could depress a hyena (sorry, been watching too many 1776 clips). Whilst...
Emmalita
on I really wanted to love this, but instead I was just a bit whelmed
i think this duology struggles more because a lot of the tension is outside the romantic relationships. There’s good stuff...
Maximoff
on “For as long as the axe has been in our hands, we have used it to kill.”
Had this book in my TBR plastic bin and after reading your review decided to pull it out and let...
Maximoff
on “For a quart of ale is a dish for a king”- William Shakespeare
Just finished this book and picking up the third. Loved your plot summary and character descriptions. You succinctly sum everyone...

Help Our Mission