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Siblings to die for

The Blood Between Us by Z Brewer

October 12, 2021 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Had I been myself as a teenager (and I was) this book would have been a huge hit. The Blood Between Us is a thriller filled with distrust, explosions, and family secrets. Until you get to the end. And this was when my adult-self kicked in and the teenager who forgave a lot to just enjoy the story, came into play. The buildup was strong, but slow. All evidence points to an obvious ending (but honestly would be a satisfying one). That is, until the […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Mystery, Romance, Suspense, Young Adult Tagged With: accidents, boarding school, family, friendship, glbtq, murder, school, secrets, siblings, Z Brewer

BlackRaven's CBR13 Review No:330 · Genres: Fiction, Mystery, Romance, Suspense, Young Adult · Tags: accidents, boarding school, family, friendship, glbtq, murder, school, secrets, siblings, Z Brewer ·
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Fascination into passion

Chernobyl 01:23:40 by Andrew Leatherbarrow

June 3, 2019 by Claire Badger 2 Comments

If you’ve been watching HBO’s Chernobyl than you’ve probably jumped down the nuclear disaster rabbit hole, and you may be looking for something to explain the finer details of the disaster. If, like me, you’re a laymen and can understand the basics of the technology but not the specifics, than a lot of the books out there may be daunting. Maybe you want a more personal account, but you don’t want to pick up one of the 500-800 page tomes out there documenting survivor stories, […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, History, Non-Fiction Tagged With: accidents, andrew leatherbarrow, chernobyl, disasters, fukashima, nuclear power, Soviet Union

Claire Badger's CBR11 Review No:12 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, History, Non-Fiction · Tags: accidents, andrew leatherbarrow, chernobyl, disasters, fukashima, nuclear power, Soviet Union ·
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