All the Blood We Share

All the Blood We Share: A Novel of the Bloody Benders of Kansas | Camilla Bruce

so-so

š¯‘āAn interesting enough take on what the Bloody Benders of Kansas might have been like, albeit a tad boring one. The story lacked something for meā€¦something that maybe would‘ve made it all a little more compelling to listen to. Maybe that‘s what happens with the business of murderā€¦and maybe, it was exactly what it needed to be. I guess what I‘m trying to say isā€¦three-star reviews are a pain in the butt to articulate.š¸I love my graphic, though.

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TorieStorieS

All the Blood We Share: A Novel of the Bloody Benders of Kansas | Camilla Bruce

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This fictionalization of the Bloody Bender family certainly makes for a darker subject than my book club typically flocks tooā€¦they‘re bloody indeed, with a murderous backstory before their arrival in KS where they start offing their guests at their primitive B&B. Bruce weaves in spiritualism, jealousy & backstory into this account. Told from three perspectives, the audio performance is great by all the readers. Hanson is less vile than the others!

rubyslippersreads Didn‘t Laura Ingalls Wilder encounter the Benders? (Not a story suitable for the Little House books.) 9mo

TorieStorieS @rubyslippersreads In the author‘s note, Bruce says that Wilder claimed her dad was in the vigilante mob that went after them, but I guess that‘s been proven to not be trueā€¦ but yes, definitely not suitable for the Little House series! š³ 9mo

rubyslippersreads @TorieStorieS There‘s another book on the subject that I haven‘t read yet:

Little Slaughterhouse on the Prairie

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TorieStorieS @rubyslippersreads Ooo! Stacking!! Thanks for letting me know!! š�° 9mo

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rachelsbrittain

All the Blood We Share: A Novel of the Bloody Benders of Kansas | Camilla Bruce

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Bruce fills in the many blanks with a notorious serial killer family in 1800s Kansas who murdered visitors to their prairie inn. I enjoyed her interpretation and listened to the audiobook all in one go.

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lazydaizee

All the Blood We Share: A Novel of the Bloody Benders of Kansas | Camilla Bruce

A story loosely based on true life events. Please use this link to read my review
https://discover.hubpages.com/literature/Books-published-in
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#murder
#truecrime

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GerardtheBookworm

All the Blood We Share: A Novel of the Bloody Benders of Kansas | Camilla Bruce

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A horror novel with historical significance. The mysterious quartet known as the Bender family from Kansas bring spiritualism and home remedies to the rural towns of the American west while running a tiny inn for wayward strangers. However, the family conceals a secret as serial killers who abuse religion and backward beliefs as motives for their murders. With ties to Laura Ingalls Wilder's father and their urban legend lore, this is a page turner

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ReadingisMyPassion

All the Blood We Share: A Novel of the Bloody Benders of Kansas | Camilla Bruce

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There is no factual documentation of this family, and no one knows what happened to them, making the book mostly fiction. I think this is why I could not get into the story. I had no strong positive feelings for any of the family members, I just felt disgust. But the author did create a good fictional story of this highly dysfunctional family. The members of the family just disappeared.

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