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Something for Bebe
During Maddy Holt’s senior year in high school she interns for veteran journalist, Elliot Kruger. They quickly forge a close bond; however, after the death of his wife Bebe, Elliot abruptly disappears. Distraught and searching for answers, Maddy stumbles upon clippings detailing Elliot’s years as a wartime correspondent, threatening notes he’s penned, and a cryptic list of names; the first of which died mysteriously day’s earlier. Convinced he’s embarked on a killing spree, ever obstinate Maddy jets off to Italy. Arriving in Trieste she is met by Grant Stanhope (a family friend), but not in time to prevent another murder. Using Elliot’s notes as a guide, Maddy and Grant race across the Balkan states to Belgrade. But powerful unknown forces are at play and they are forced to flee in the dead of night. Frightened, and not knowing where to turn, they head to the only place they can hope to find answers; a bucolic Bosnian village. Bebe’s hometown. There, they discover the shocking secrets behind the men Elliot is pursuing. The assumed identity of the final man on his list. And in a deadly race against time to stop history repeating.
344 pages, Paperback
Published January 15, 2021
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Neil A. White
6 books5 followersNeil A. White was born in Melbourne and educated in his native Australia and the United States. He and his wife make their home in Dallas, TX. He is the author of Closure - an historical fiction/murder mystery, Turn a Blind Eye - a contemporary political/financial thriller, and a number of award-winning short stories. His latest novel, Something for Bebe - a Young Adult thriller - was released January 2021.
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April 24, 2021
Maddy's mentor has left her a cryptic file of documents with what is essentially a goodbye note and a plea to dig deep and figure out the mystery he's left behind. As Maddy begins researching the paperwork Elliot left behind...she begins to see a connection with what she is reading and with recent deaths in the news. What is Elliot doing? Can she piece together the puzzle in time and find him before something terrible happens? Or is it already too late?
The Bosnian War is the setting behind the scenes in Something for BeBe. Events that occurred during that time is what fuels Elliot's cryptic message to Maddy. There are some heavy hitting parts to this story and many times my heart broke. This accurately reflects my feelings: "There's no end to humanity's depravity when given half a chance to justify their actions."
I really enjoyed Maddy's character and loved her tenacious attitude. Despite what she endures as a young woman journalist, she stays strong and true to herself.
The only issue I had with this one were the chapters. I don't feel they were broken out very well. One minute you are reading about Maddy and her guide while she is searching for Elliot and the next sentence it's completely switched to another character. Sometimes that character hasn't been properly introduced first so there were a few times I had to go back and reread to understand what happened. It threw off the flow quite a bit.
Other than that, this is a very well thought out and written YA thriller. I don't believe this is a time period often touched upon in fiction and recommend this one.
I sincerely appreciate the author and Blackthorn Book Tours for providing me with this E-Book. All opinions expressed herein are mine and mine alone.
The Bosnian War is the setting behind the scenes in Something for BeBe. Events that occurred during that time is what fuels Elliot's cryptic message to Maddy. There are some heavy hitting parts to this story and many times my heart broke. This accurately reflects my feelings: "There's no end to humanity's depravity when given half a chance to justify their actions."
I really enjoyed Maddy's character and loved her tenacious attitude. Despite what she endures as a young woman journalist, she stays strong and true to herself.
The only issue I had with this one were the chapters. I don't feel they were broken out very well. One minute you are reading about Maddy and her guide while she is searching for Elliot and the next sentence it's completely switched to another character. Sometimes that character hasn't been properly introduced first so there were a few times I had to go back and reread to understand what happened. It threw off the flow quite a bit.
Other than that, this is a very well thought out and written YA thriller. I don't believe this is a time period often touched upon in fiction and recommend this one.
I sincerely appreciate the author and Blackthorn Book Tours for providing me with this E-Book. All opinions expressed herein are mine and mine alone.
April 30, 2021
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April 25, 2021
Two characters at the centre of this contemporary story. Elliot, a retired journalist with desperate scores to settle before he dies, and Maddy, his teenage protege, who is left to pick up the pieces when he suddenly disappears, leaving only a cryptic note. Soon people are being killed. Maddy needs to find out the connections. A pursuit follows. Peril. Horror. Discovery.
It's a story that could have been told simply as a thriller, against a fictional backdrop, and been entertaining and forgettable. Neil White doesn’t choose this tack – he sets the story very firmly against the terrible historical events of the war in Bosnia.
The scores Eliot has to settle derive from that war. He’s a journalist, but this time it’s personal. The novel stands up as a thriller, but it stands more even more firmly as introduction to that conflict, also making it personal for a generation that may never have heard of it. It was in that war that the term "ethnic cleansing" first appeared as a hideous euphemism for genocide. After the republic of Bosnia-Herzegovina declared its independence in March 1992, Bosnian Serb forces waged a systematic campaign—including forced deportation, murder, torture and rape—to expel Bosniak (Bosnian Muslim) and Croatian civilians from territory in eastern Bosnia. This violence culminated in the massacre of as many as 8,000 Bosniak men and boys at the town of Srebrenica in July 1995.
It's designation as a young adult novel will quite properly raise some eyebrows. There is nothing about the novel, apart from its plucky teenage lead, that marks it as "young adult". It is a complex narrative and told through rapidly (sometimes confusingly) shifting perspectives. In the reading one learns more about the elderly Eliot than young Maddy. The violence - both historic and contemporary - is graphic. The sexual atrocities are confronted - not layering it on but without any special flinching. Many of the novel’s questions are adult ones. It's not that young adults should not read this novel: its preoccupation with justice and its questions about retribution will quickly engage them, and its story is one that they should know, just as they should know about the holocaust in Europe and Holodomor in Ukraine and the genocide in Rwanda. We must never forget how easily civilization breaks down, how vicious human societies can abruptly become. We owe it to the future to warn our youth how dangerous humans are: yes, us, all of us, and them too. Germany, Bosnia, Ukraine, Rwanda: the fault in the human psyche that leads to these nightmares lies deep in our DNA, we are not exempt. And a story like this - with a little distance and a contemporary heroine, is a credible vehicle for opening that box. But many in the age group this novel claims to target will lack the maturity to grasp it, and for some - particularly young muslim women who will identify with this particular episode in history in very personal ways - it will be a traumatic read.
The designation as "young adult" may also deter a lot of adult readers, of all ages, who would take much from this story and read it without ever feeling that it 'was not meant for them'. When adults choose to read "young adult fiction", it's often a means of escape and relaxation, a little flight from the awfulness of adult life. A legitimate choice, for heaven's sake, but this isn't a book that offers that.
It offers a lot though. It's more than worth a read. It's worth enjoying as a thriller now, and holding in the mind as a piece of history later: the background will stick in the memory much longer than the thrilling adventure.
It's a story that could have been told simply as a thriller, against a fictional backdrop, and been entertaining and forgettable. Neil White doesn’t choose this tack – he sets the story very firmly against the terrible historical events of the war in Bosnia.
The scores Eliot has to settle derive from that war. He’s a journalist, but this time it’s personal. The novel stands up as a thriller, but it stands more even more firmly as introduction to that conflict, also making it personal for a generation that may never have heard of it. It was in that war that the term "ethnic cleansing" first appeared as a hideous euphemism for genocide. After the republic of Bosnia-Herzegovina declared its independence in March 1992, Bosnian Serb forces waged a systematic campaign—including forced deportation, murder, torture and rape—to expel Bosniak (Bosnian Muslim) and Croatian civilians from territory in eastern Bosnia. This violence culminated in the massacre of as many as 8,000 Bosniak men and boys at the town of Srebrenica in July 1995.
It's designation as a young adult novel will quite properly raise some eyebrows. There is nothing about the novel, apart from its plucky teenage lead, that marks it as "young adult". It is a complex narrative and told through rapidly (sometimes confusingly) shifting perspectives. In the reading one learns more about the elderly Eliot than young Maddy. The violence - both historic and contemporary - is graphic. The sexual atrocities are confronted - not layering it on but without any special flinching. Many of the novel’s questions are adult ones. It's not that young adults should not read this novel: its preoccupation with justice and its questions about retribution will quickly engage them, and its story is one that they should know, just as they should know about the holocaust in Europe and Holodomor in Ukraine and the genocide in Rwanda. We must never forget how easily civilization breaks down, how vicious human societies can abruptly become. We owe it to the future to warn our youth how dangerous humans are: yes, us, all of us, and them too. Germany, Bosnia, Ukraine, Rwanda: the fault in the human psyche that leads to these nightmares lies deep in our DNA, we are not exempt. And a story like this - with a little distance and a contemporary heroine, is a credible vehicle for opening that box. But many in the age group this novel claims to target will lack the maturity to grasp it, and for some - particularly young muslim women who will identify with this particular episode in history in very personal ways - it will be a traumatic read.
The designation as "young adult" may also deter a lot of adult readers, of all ages, who would take much from this story and read it without ever feeling that it 'was not meant for them'. When adults choose to read "young adult fiction", it's often a means of escape and relaxation, a little flight from the awfulness of adult life. A legitimate choice, for heaven's sake, but this isn't a book that offers that.
It offers a lot though. It's more than worth a read. It's worth enjoying as a thriller now, and holding in the mind as a piece of history later: the background will stick in the memory much longer than the thrilling adventure.
March 13, 2021
Something for Bebe by Neil A White is a well-written thriller, geared for young adults. Maddy Holt is barely out of high school when her beloved friend and mentor retires. She owed him for taking a chance with her and paving the way for her among their co-workers. When he doesn’t answer her calls, she discovers he has left the country and could be the one behind a string of deaths. Pairing up with Grant Stanhope, they set out across a Balkan country to find Elliot Kruger and stop the killings. Things don’t go as planned in a country that hosts three political leaders and praises their heroes no matter their crimes.
I found Neil A White an author that ignites compassion and a drive for justice. Something for Bebe is fiction, but borders on truths that bound a nation riven by wars within and without. Former Yugoslavians are a forgotten people torn by the politics of countries who had forced their way into their lands, leaving fragments behind in the next takeover. When a new power comes into play, the villagers of opposing beliefs must flee. Many doubt their fellow neighbors could harbor ill against them, and that is the foundation of this amazing novel. The author skillfully kindles a malicious act against one family that detonates decades later. White opens our eyes to the war crimes of prisoners that the world ignores. Overall, I finished reading in awe of the skill White uses in well-illustrated scenes to make you feel as if you stepped into Bosnia. The character development, dialogue, and intense background of the history involved are marvelous.
Review written by Peggy Jo Wipf for Readers' Favorite.
I found Neil A White an author that ignites compassion and a drive for justice. Something for Bebe is fiction, but borders on truths that bound a nation riven by wars within and without. Former Yugoslavians are a forgotten people torn by the politics of countries who had forced their way into their lands, leaving fragments behind in the next takeover. When a new power comes into play, the villagers of opposing beliefs must flee. Many doubt their fellow neighbors could harbor ill against them, and that is the foundation of this amazing novel. The author skillfully kindles a malicious act against one family that detonates decades later. White opens our eyes to the war crimes of prisoners that the world ignores. Overall, I finished reading in awe of the skill White uses in well-illustrated scenes to make you feel as if you stepped into Bosnia. The character development, dialogue, and intense background of the history involved are marvelous.
Review written by Peggy Jo Wipf for Readers' Favorite.
April 22, 2021
4.5 ⭐️
Maddy is in her last year of high school, when her mentor, Elliot, disappears, leaving behind a mystery for her to solve.... what she discovered is that one by one, the men on Elliot’s list are dying under suspicious circumstances ... is it coincidence? Or is Elliot on a killing spree?
This is not an easy book to read, and although it is a YA book ( or at least crossover ), it doesn’t sugar coat the atrocities of the war.
✔️ well written story, great characters, a good mystery
✔️ an insightful look at the Bosnian War and the war crimes, and how regular people so easily turned on their neighbours
✔️ a good ending
✔️The relationship between Mandy and Elliot , and between Mandy and Grant
✖️ there were a couple of scenes ( or even more like sentences) I thought the book could do without personally ..
If you are looking for a good and action filled mystery and want to learn about this time period, make sure to add this to your TBR !
Check back later today - I will post a reel with some photos from my trip to Bosnia in 2009 and some additional nook recommendations !
Maddy is in her last year of high school, when her mentor, Elliot, disappears, leaving behind a mystery for her to solve.... what she discovered is that one by one, the men on Elliot’s list are dying under suspicious circumstances ... is it coincidence? Or is Elliot on a killing spree?
This is not an easy book to read, and although it is a YA book ( or at least crossover ), it doesn’t sugar coat the atrocities of the war.
✔️ well written story, great characters, a good mystery
✔️ an insightful look at the Bosnian War and the war crimes, and how regular people so easily turned on their neighbours
✔️ a good ending
✔️The relationship between Mandy and Elliot , and between Mandy and Grant
✖️ there were a couple of scenes ( or even more like sentences) I thought the book could do without personally ..
If you are looking for a good and action filled mystery and want to learn about this time period, make sure to add this to your TBR !
Check back later today - I will post a reel with some photos from my trip to Bosnia in 2009 and some additional nook recommendations !
March 6, 2021
Spoilers: The Bosnian War was a conflict that lasted from 1992-1995 and involved the countries of former Yugoslavia. After the Eastern bloc collapsed, various ethnic groups such as the Serbs, Croats, and Bosniaks (Bosnian Muslims) warred against each other in the country now known as Bosnia and Herzegovina. Ethnic cleansing occurred as Bosniaks and Bosnians Croats were forced to flee their homes or were exiled by the Army of the Republika and Serb paramilitaries. Methods included killing of civilians, rape, torture, destruction of civilian, public and cultural property, looting and pillaging, and relocations of various populations. Between 700,000 and 1,000,000 Bosniaks were removed from their homes by Serbian forces. Several people including Serbian politicians, soldiers, and officials were eventually tried by the UN-backed International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia. As with many violent conflicts, Bosnia and Herzegovina is still trying to recover from those terrible days.
The Bosnian War is the backdrop for Something for Bebe by Neil A. White, an intricate and suspenseful thriller about long awaited revenge during and after the Bosnian War. It tells the story of an American journalist who vows to destroy the men who ruined his wife and her family's lives.
Veteran widowed journalist, Elliot Kruger is dying and he has something important to do before he shuffles off this mortal coil. He mails one note to four different men telling them that they may not know him but he knows them, that he is their conscience, and that he is coming for them. He then sends some information to Madison "Maddy" Holt, his young fellow journalist and protegee to research the story on what he is planning to do. Finally, he travels to former Yugoslavia to see justice done up close and personal with Maddy, the CIA, Serbian forces, and other interested and violent parties close behind.
Something for Bebe is a novel that is a thrilling chase and an engaging mystery rolled into one. Maddy and her friend, Grant Stanhope, travel to the former Yugoslavia to piece together the various questions of Elliot's past and why he traveled such a long distance to see justice done. They are constantly aware that they are being monitored and are chased out of hotel rooms by suspicious characters. Many characters are killed in graphic ways. One in particular is found in a men's room with entrails, blood, and organs around him, a sign that not only someone wanted this character dead but to suffer before their death.
Calls and messages to Grant's mother, who works for the State Department, reveal that this case has higher stakes than Elliot's one man revenge. Many of the higher ups in Europe and the United States don't mind playing the people under them like chess pieces and it shows. There are also other characters whose motives are a complete surprise adding further twists to the storyline.
The highlight of the book are the chapters that are set in Bosnia and Herzegovina in the past and present. As Elliot searches for his old enemies and Maddy and Grant search for Elliot, the Reader learns the story of Elliot's late wife, Berina "Bebe" Berberovic. The chapters reveal her as a Bosniak woman who was forced to watch as her neighbors were exiled, family members are killed or separated from her, and she is imprisoned. During her imprisonment, she is tortured and raped. It is a truly gripping and heartbreaking account of a woman being made to suffer because she is Muslim in a country that is violently prejudiced against them. Bebe's story is just one example of the many who suffered through those horrendous war years.
The Bosnia and Herzegovina described in the nobel's present is still coming to terms with this violent past. Many of the characters that Maddy, Elliot, and Grant encounter have selective amnesia in not wanting to recall those days. They want to retain a small fraction of peace in which they were deprived from nearly 30 years ago. A whole generation has been born and matured since those days and only have ruined buildings and villages containing a smaller populace to tell them. This is a populace that will not and cannot remember those days.
Unfortunately, some of the perpetrators have gone unpunished. While some were made examples of during the tribunals, others escaped to other countries using pseudonyms. One of the more sadistic characters is arrogant enough to practically hide out in plain sight, still believing in his old prejudices and is willing to look for political allies to enable him to continue the work that he started during the War. He is a truly vile being and it is not a great loss in hoping that justice, in the form of Elliot, comes calling.
Something for Bebe is an exciting and heartbreaking account of war and revenge revealing that sometimes, retribution can wait but it does happen.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
April 23, 2021
The starting of this story with a very mysterious notecard that being left by Elliot Kruger to all his enemies. The background of a scene in this story is back and forth about the war that happens in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the current time. I was shocked when the author sometimes describing the methods of torture that they used during the war including rape, torture and abuse. It also involves discrimination against Muslim people there. Muslim people are not allowed to go to school just because they're Muslim, and many of them being forced by the citizen to move out from their house and a lot of vandalism happens during that time. I'm battling with myself either to continue to read this book or just give up because I can't stand reading the truth about how they been treated during the wartime but in the end, I glad I finished it.
Something for Bebe is a thrilling and complicated story of a revenged for a wife named Berina (Bebe) by the main character which is Elliot Kruger. Elliot is dying and he has been planning to kill all the men who ruined his life before he can go in peace. He started with writing a note to all his enemies and also sending a clue to his protegee, Mandy about what he gonna do. The cruelty of the army during that period of time and knowing that we don't have the power to help or to stop them from their action really breaking my heart. Well at some point I would agree with Elliot which take revenge on his own, at least something to do other than accepting the fact the bad people living their life as usual as nothing would impact them from the past.
This book involves a lot of graphical descriptions of situation that makes me take a time to breathe. I would say I'm offended with the words and the way they treated us as Muslim in this story but if the author didn't put the real situation in this book how would we know to feel the pain that they have to go through that time. Bosniak woman who was forced to watch as her neighbours were exiled, family members are killed or separated from her, she also being tortured and raped while being imprisoned and her child being forced to watch it otherwise they will beat the son until death. The cruelties have to be stopped. Unfortunately, the predators evils are gone without being punished. Where is the justice that we're looking for?
Something for Bebe is a heartbreaking, thrilling adult book that teaches us about justice and hopes.
Something for Bebe is a thrilling and complicated story of a revenged for a wife named Berina (Bebe) by the main character which is Elliot Kruger. Elliot is dying and he has been planning to kill all the men who ruined his life before he can go in peace. He started with writing a note to all his enemies and also sending a clue to his protegee, Mandy about what he gonna do. The cruelty of the army during that period of time and knowing that we don't have the power to help or to stop them from their action really breaking my heart. Well at some point I would agree with Elliot which take revenge on his own, at least something to do other than accepting the fact the bad people living their life as usual as nothing would impact them from the past.
This book involves a lot of graphical descriptions of situation that makes me take a time to breathe. I would say I'm offended with the words and the way they treated us as Muslim in this story but if the author didn't put the real situation in this book how would we know to feel the pain that they have to go through that time. Bosniak woman who was forced to watch as her neighbours were exiled, family members are killed or separated from her, she also being tortured and raped while being imprisoned and her child being forced to watch it otherwise they will beat the son until death. The cruelties have to be stopped. Unfortunately, the predators evils are gone without being punished. Where is the justice that we're looking for?
Something for Bebe is a heartbreaking, thrilling adult book that teaches us about justice and hopes.
April 25, 2021
History weaves into an exciting tale, which is hard to put down.
Elliot, a journalist in heart and soul, has one more thing to accomplish in life the moment he enters retirement. Set to make amends for his deceased and beloved wife, Bebe, he takes the first steps to finally fulfill a carefully laid-out plan. He leaves his assistant, a high school intern, who promises to be an amazing journalist herself someday, a last task, but accidentally leaves more behind for her to discover than he meant to. Suspecting Elliot is on a killing spree, Mandy does her best to chase him down and try to stop him before history repeats itself.
The blurb already caught my attention. Add a personal soft-spot in my heart for Bosnia and the Yugoslavian wars, and I was really looking forward to reading this. It follows true historical events rather snuggly and does a decent job at bringing across the landscape, culture, habits and such. Adding the thriller and high-tension chase makes it an interesting recount of what is often an overseen part of history. I truly appreciated the empathy and understanding that is mirrored in the characters to the entire situation.
This one is told in several points of view. While I expected this one to concentrate more on Mandy, being the young adult in the tale, it leans more in Elliot's direction. While this is still completely fine for YA readers, I think adults might appreciate parts of it a little more. Plus, Mandy comes across as a tad bit mature, at times, for her age. But both characters are grabbing, and their thoughts as well as actions have been well woven in so many respects.
I did read this one with the desire not to put it down. It's that interesting and holds unexpected moments, despite the obviously trail. Plus, it digs deep into Elliot's psych. There was a bit of 'point of view jumping', and sometimes, I wished to have gotten to know Mandy, and who she is so as to better understand her relationships, background, and true hopes as well as dreams.
I do recommend this one, and really enjoyed getting lost in the history as well as the thrilling tale.
I received this one as an ARC and am giving a 4.5 while rounding up.
Elliot, a journalist in heart and soul, has one more thing to accomplish in life the moment he enters retirement. Set to make amends for his deceased and beloved wife, Bebe, he takes the first steps to finally fulfill a carefully laid-out plan. He leaves his assistant, a high school intern, who promises to be an amazing journalist herself someday, a last task, but accidentally leaves more behind for her to discover than he meant to. Suspecting Elliot is on a killing spree, Mandy does her best to chase him down and try to stop him before history repeats itself.
The blurb already caught my attention. Add a personal soft-spot in my heart for Bosnia and the Yugoslavian wars, and I was really looking forward to reading this. It follows true historical events rather snuggly and does a decent job at bringing across the landscape, culture, habits and such. Adding the thriller and high-tension chase makes it an interesting recount of what is often an overseen part of history. I truly appreciated the empathy and understanding that is mirrored in the characters to the entire situation.
This one is told in several points of view. While I expected this one to concentrate more on Mandy, being the young adult in the tale, it leans more in Elliot's direction. While this is still completely fine for YA readers, I think adults might appreciate parts of it a little more. Plus, Mandy comes across as a tad bit mature, at times, for her age. But both characters are grabbing, and their thoughts as well as actions have been well woven in so many respects.
I did read this one with the desire not to put it down. It's that interesting and holds unexpected moments, despite the obviously trail. Plus, it digs deep into Elliot's psych. There was a bit of 'point of view jumping', and sometimes, I wished to have gotten to know Mandy, and who she is so as to better understand her relationships, background, and true hopes as well as dreams.
I do recommend this one, and really enjoyed getting lost in the history as well as the thrilling tale.
I received this one as an ARC and am giving a 4.5 while rounding up.
April 29, 2021
What starts as an investigation turns into a historical tale and the religious politics that was played between Christians and Bosnian Muslims in the early 1990s of Bosnia. Maddy a 17 year old embarks on a journey of trying to determine where her mentor Elliott Kurger is headed and along the way she unearths secrets,a past that’s related to a very important part of european history.
The narrative starts with a voice to take revenge with the war criminals who destroyed family and Bebe is an integral part of it.
The author focuses on lives which are affected and the author wants to remind the young through this book what the Bosnian war did to the people and after Holocaust in the west this is one of the wars that happened some 25 years ago
The author writes around investigative journalism and looks from the practical lens in politics and further attempts to make the reader look within to what principles and ethics as journalist you wish to follow.
The author believes the young of the americans need to know this about their history and which is why this novel has been written for the young and has a 17 year old as one of the main protagonist
The stories are traumatic, if someone you loved went through the same situation I would have been doing the same. The author wants you to read when helplessness and hopelessness casts it’s shadows on you sometimes this is what you truly feel is the retribution. When system fails you and you can’t turn to the authorities for answers.
A story of a young aspiring journalist,a family and story of the history. The question remains that is it all JUST for BeBe.
Please read. If you live in USA, you need to know this about your country. Fiction yes,but the war was real
The narrative starts with a voice to take revenge with the war criminals who destroyed family and Bebe is an integral part of it.
The author focuses on lives which are affected and the author wants to remind the young through this book what the Bosnian war did to the people and after Holocaust in the west this is one of the wars that happened some 25 years ago
The author writes around investigative journalism and looks from the practical lens in politics and further attempts to make the reader look within to what principles and ethics as journalist you wish to follow.
The author believes the young of the americans need to know this about their history and which is why this novel has been written for the young and has a 17 year old as one of the main protagonist
The stories are traumatic, if someone you loved went through the same situation I would have been doing the same. The author wants you to read when helplessness and hopelessness casts it’s shadows on you sometimes this is what you truly feel is the retribution. When system fails you and you can’t turn to the authorities for answers.
A story of a young aspiring journalist,a family and story of the history. The question remains that is it all JUST for BeBe.
Please read. If you live in USA, you need to know this about your country. Fiction yes,but the war was real
April 24, 2021
"You probably won't remember me. But I remember you...I remember what you did. I was powerless to stop your primal impulses back then...Guess what? I'm back and I've switched sides...And I'm coming for you."
OMG! The above is the first page of Something For Bebe by Neil A. White and only gets more intense with each chapter.
Maddie is graduating and wants to talk to her mentor retiring journalist Elliott but cannot reach him. As she investigates his whereabouts she starts to realize he might actually be responsible for killing someone and may be on a killing spree. The clues to finding Elliott and stopping him lead her to what once was Yugoslavia and the realities of the Bosnian War during the 1990s.
This novel has many components and one, not often found in a thriller, and that is compassion. I don't want to give too much away but as Elliott's reasons for revenge become clear we are forced, as we should be, to acknowledge the ethnic cleansing in Bosnia of almost one million Bosnian Muslims and Bosnian Croats. Most of the governments that destroyed this land, its history, its culture and most of all its people have gone unpunished and that is reason enough for demanding justice.
Though supposedly a YA book this is a story everyone should read. Like the WWII novels I read this book, though immensely entertaining with twists and WTF moments, is an important work of literature so that society never forgets the evil humans are capable of and that we NEVER repeat these atrocities.
I received a free copy of this book from Blackthorn Book Tours fir a fair and honest review. All opinions are my own.
OMG! The above is the first page of Something For Bebe by Neil A. White and only gets more intense with each chapter.
Maddie is graduating and wants to talk to her mentor retiring journalist Elliott but cannot reach him. As she investigates his whereabouts she starts to realize he might actually be responsible for killing someone and may be on a killing spree. The clues to finding Elliott and stopping him lead her to what once was Yugoslavia and the realities of the Bosnian War during the 1990s.
This novel has many components and one, not often found in a thriller, and that is compassion. I don't want to give too much away but as Elliott's reasons for revenge become clear we are forced, as we should be, to acknowledge the ethnic cleansing in Bosnia of almost one million Bosnian Muslims and Bosnian Croats. Most of the governments that destroyed this land, its history, its culture and most of all its people have gone unpunished and that is reason enough for demanding justice.
Though supposedly a YA book this is a story everyone should read. Like the WWII novels I read this book, though immensely entertaining with twists and WTF moments, is an important work of literature so that society never forgets the evil humans are capable of and that we NEVER repeat these atrocities.
I received a free copy of this book from Blackthorn Book Tours fir a fair and honest review. All opinions are my own.
April 25, 2021
This book is a heavy hitting but thrilling read where we are shown the atrocities of the Bosnian war, ethnic cleansing and racism which is hard to read about but a very important reminder of what has happened in history and unfortunately still goes on. I went into it not knowing much about it (which I think is the best way to read it) and was pulled in by its mystery. The character Maddy has been given a task by her journalist mentor Elliot which leads her deep into a mystery where she begins to think Elliot may be responsible for the recent deaths in the media.
This was a great read and one I would recommend, it may be difficult to read for some but it's worth the read. I would give it 4/5 stars, its a very well written story with characters that feel real and is sensitive about the tragic history it talks about.
This was a great read and one I would recommend, it may be difficult to read for some but it's worth the read. I would give it 4/5 stars, its a very well written story with characters that feel real and is sensitive about the tragic history it talks about.
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