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Ordinary: Chapter 8

Dad’s snoring reaches all the way down to the kitchen, where I’m digging through the stack of mail on the table. The number of medical bills catches me, but it isn’t what I’m after. I’m not even sure what it is I’m looking for. Joyce gave my parents something, and my only assumption would be
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Powerless Gave Me a Heart Attack, And Here’s Why…

I won’t lie. When I first saw the title of this book and read the short jacket copy, I was terrified. Not because I thought the book was scary or anything. No. My fear stemmed utterly from my own pride. For the last couple of years, I’ve been working on my own trilogy, Powers. It’s
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Ordinary: Chapter 7

At the top of the stairs, I round the landing and crouch down in the corner behind the hallway bureau mom uses to hold store extra towels. The lemony scent of her polish drifts up my nose as I press a hand against the polished side of the wood. It’s as smooth as glass. For
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Ordinary: Chapter 6

The noise of the city is too much. The encounter at Career Day is too much. Together, they make my heart beat faster. My own mine is at war with itself – part wants to rush home and hide and part wants to avoid my dad at all costs. As I walk away from the
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Graduation Day is a Bitter Disappointment…

And let me tell you why. But before I do, I should warn you that there could be spoilers in this review. In this conclusion to The Testing series, Cia Vale is put in charge of bringing down the Testing and all the officials who run it. Working with the President of the United Commonwealth,
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Independent Study is a Middle Child

**Warning: Spoilers** I think the title says it all, really, but you want more so I’ll give it to you. At the end of The Testing, our hero, Cia Vale, has survived the deadly Testing and been granted admission to the University, but all her memories were erased. Then, in the last moments of the
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Ordinary: Chapter 5

Paragon Diagnostics’ booths consume more than half of the long aisle. Three booths line either side, and each of them could fit just one of the standard sized booths within it. I have to pass five of them to get to the pulsing dot on my map, and along the way it’s impossible to resist
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Communing with Nature: Writer Style

One of the most common complaints I hear from fellow writers is that they just can’t get outside much if they really want to write. Instead they sit at their desk or on the couch with the computer or laptop plugged in and write inside. It’s often like having an office or sanctuary for writing.
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The Testing was an Intriguing Ride

The Testing, by Joelle Charbonneau, is reminiscent of Divergent and the Hunger games, offering a world where only a few colonies have survived the Third World War. These colonies must work together to thrive and restore the world to what it used to be. Cia Vale is excited to graduate and hopes to get selected
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The Riven Stars is Riveting!

If you aren’t reading the Mapped Space series, you will kick yourself. Stephen Renneberg is undoubtedly an up-and-comer in the indie sci-fi genre, and this series will be largely to thank. From the beginning of The Riven Stars, I was hooked. It starts with great action when our hero, Sirius Kade, is attacked while on
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