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Hide by Kiersten White

March 5, 2026 by Melina Leave a Comment

14 down on their luck strangers get chosen to participate in a reality show where all they have to do is play hide and seek for 7 days. They are “minnows” who must hide from the “sharks” during the day in an abandoned amusement park. At night, they can return to the camp, wash up, eat and rest. Each day, two contestants will be eliminated–however, the terms of elimination are a little vague. But no matter, the prize is $50,000 and each of the contestants […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Horror Tagged With: cannonballread, hide, Kiersten White, Melina, school shootings

Melina's CBR18 Review No:2 · Genres: Fiction, Horror · Tags: cannonballread, hide, Kiersten White, Melina, school shootings ·
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Journey to heal

Numb to This: Memoir of a Mass Shooting by Kindra Neely

August 26, 2025 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Numb to This: Memoir of a Mass Shooting by Kindra Neely is a book I will not tell you about how I felt about it as it had moments that I felt were stronger than others, but others were not as strong as they could have been. But that is just my opinion. Whatever your own experiences are will make this book what it is about. The illustrations are bold, simpler, and colorful. Triggers: suicidal thoughts, attempted suicide, school and mass shootings, some Islamophobia, mental […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, History, Non-Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: Kindra Neely, Oregon, school shootings, Social Themes, violent crimes

BlackRaven's CBR17 Review No:378 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, History, Non-Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: Kindra Neely, Oregon, school shootings, Social Themes, violent crimes ·
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Probably should have given up the ghost

The Taking of Jake Livingston by Ryan Douglass

July 19, 2022 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

cbr14bingo Minds Level 2  At first The Taking of Jake Livingston was enjoyable. There was enough familiar to make it comfortable, but new enough to not be the same-old-same-old. Even a couple of clichés could be forgiven for they did move the story along. Then there were the clichés that bogged it down. Then the ending (SPOILER) where our narrator walks away free of any consequences from his actions. What could have been something different turned into the same old thing. I was rooting for […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Health, Horror, Mystery, Religion, Romance, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: bullies, cbr14bingo, family, ghosts, glbtq, Racism, Ryan Douglass, school shootings

BlackRaven's CBR14 Review No:387 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Health, Horror, Mystery, Religion, Romance, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: bullies, cbr14bingo, family, ghosts, glbtq, Racism, Ryan Douglass, school shootings ·
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Thoughts and Prayers

April 29, 2017 by Ellesfena 1 Comment

I drive a lot for work, so I’ve started listening to audiobooks when I get sick of music. I’ve had Columbine on my TBR list for years and since it was free on Audible, I thought maybe it might be a good choice. ‘Twas not. Now, please don’t confuse my review of the book itself with my review of the audio version. The book itself was exactly what you’ve heard: powerful, disturbing, sad, and full of new information about the Columbine High School massacre that […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Non-Fiction Tagged With: columbine, dave cullen, Non-Fiction, school shootings, true crime

Ellesfena's CBR9 Review No:18 · Genres: Audiobooks, Non-Fiction · Tags: columbine, dave cullen, Non-Fiction, school shootings, true crime ·
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