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All for the Game: Obsession and its Russian fanbase

The Foxhole Court by Nora Sakavic

The Raven King by Nora Sakavic

The King's Men by Nora Sakavic

December 3, 2023 by carmelpie Leave a Comment

It’s hard to kill a man when everyone’s eyes are on him. Make them love you, make them hate you. I don’t care. Just make them look at you. ― Nora Sakavic, The King’s Men “The court doesn’t care what my name is or where I’m from or where I’ll be tomorrow. It lets me exist as I am.” ― Nora Sakavic, The King’s Men “Everything I needed, you already gave me. You let me stay.” ― Nora Sakavic, The King’s Men The name of […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Sports Tagged With: abused children/teens, brothers, child abuse, childhood sexual abuse, College sports, enemies to lovers, found family, gay romance, graphic violence, LGBTQ, mafia, Mafia Dynasty, Mafia Prince, nora sakavic, not ya, queer love, torture

carmelpie's CBR15 Review No:72 · Genres: Fiction, Sports · Tags: abused children/teens, brothers, child abuse, childhood sexual abuse, College sports, enemies to lovers, found family, gay romance, graphic violence, LGBTQ, mafia, Mafia Dynasty, Mafia Prince, nora sakavic, not ya, queer love, torture ·
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At least it was free

Jack and Andrew: Hope (A Southern Thing) by Samuel York

July 18, 2023 by carmelpie Leave a Comment

CBR15bingo: Strange Worlds square – Evangelical Christianity in America and pray the gay away Jack is what his father calls “a man’s man.” Jack is the son of an evangelical Christian preacher and the oldest of ten children. He is terrified of his father and doubly terrified of what his father would do if he ever finds out that Jack likes guys. Jack’s youngest sibling, Billy, loves dressing up in girls’ clothes, wearing his mother’s pink lipstick, and playing ballerina. Jack watches over him, constantly […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance Tagged With: abused children/teens, American South, cbr15bingo, Evangelical Christian, gay romance, high school romance, queer romance, Samuel York, Small town

carmelpie's CBR15 Review No:23 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: abused children/teens, American South, cbr15bingo, Evangelical Christian, gay romance, high school romance, queer romance, Samuel York, Small town ·
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Playing for keeps

Trigger by N. Griffin

May 27, 2022 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Trigger is a disturbing look at child abuse and the toxicity of one family, and how the one person who is supposed to help you can be the one person who you fear the most. The life of our narrator is set up so that when an answer is given, three more questions occur. And yes, there are literally trigger warnings due to the language, violence, and implications some scenes present.  And the scary part is some of what N. Griffin writes about is pulled […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Health, Mystery, Sports, Young Adult Tagged With: abused children/teens, chess, fathers and daughters, mental illness, N. Griffin, Physical & Emotional Abuse, psychological, running

BlackRaven's CBR14 Review No:257 · Genres: Fiction, Health, Mystery, Sports, Young Adult · Tags: abused children/teens, chess, fathers and daughters, mental illness, N. Griffin, Physical & Emotional Abuse, psychological, running ·
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