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Kate Brauning

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Young Adult, Thriller, Romance

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Kate Brauning is an author of young adult thrillers with a twist of the unusual, including How We Fall and the short story “Godzilla Girls.” As a child, she spent a lot of time in her local library, wandering the shelves and discovering all kinds of stories about all kinds of people. She grew up in the hills of Missouri on twenty acres with a big pear tree, cats, dogs, chickens, rabbits, and bottle calves. An incurable love for seeing real life through the pages of a book drew her to writing fiction, and at fifteen she decided she wanted someone to find her own books by searching through the shelves of a library. She’s been writing ever since, and she’s not going to stop until she can no longer put one word after another.

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Average rating: 3.65 · 1,013 ratings · 241 reviews · 3 distinct works • Similar authors

	How We Fall 3.65 avg rating — 735 ratings — published 2014 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Ballad of Dinah Caldwell 3.58 avg rating — 248 ratings — published 2021 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Keep Faith by Gabriela Martins (Goodreads Author), Adiba Jaigirdar (Goodreads Author), Bogi Takács (Goodreads Author) 4.33 avg rating — 30 ratings — published 2019	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Hi, all! We’re now 5 weeks away from the soft release (Amazon, B&N, Walmart) of HOW WE FALL, and 6 weeks away from release day! It’s starting to feel a little bit more real each day. And I need your help getting the word out!

The blast goes live November 3, and will contain the book information, a special excerpt, and a note about my book lovers party with 11 other authors and a 100-book giveaway

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Hell Followed With Us

by Andrew Joseph White (Goodreads Author)

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Station Eleven

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Anna Dressed in Blood (Anna, #1)

by Kendare Blake (Goodreads Author)

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Kate Brauning rated a book it was amazing Sharp Edges (Between the Lines #1) by L. Eveland (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
This one deserves more than 5 stars. It filled my Heated Rivalry craving in spades but does it's own unique, utterly compelling thing too. This is one to stay up all night reading, rec to your friends, and then re-read. Voicey, juicy, full of tension ...more
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Kate Brauning rated a book it was amazing Ruthless (The Ferrymen, #1) by L. Eveland (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Holy shit, this book. It's remarkable and leaves me in envy of the author's skills. The character development is remarkable, and the psychology woven in is so real and fascinating. The power exchange and power balance is so carefully done and utterly ...more
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Kate Brauning rated a book it was amazing Flagrant Foul (Totally Pucked #3) by Jesse H. Reign (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Not a dud to be found in in this series. The brother's best friend conflict here is deeply felt, and the brat energy from the little brother is so hilarious and real and sexy. The tension of the conflict is high, but [spoiler below], making this a gr ...more
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SO FUNNY and disarmingly sweet and sexy. The grief and conflict here give this one a little extra heft that earns the character journeys all that much more.
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Thoroughly entertained. People this badly mistaking desire and connection for this much anger and rivalry? Yes please.
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Quotes by Kate Brauning (?)

“Don’t let something make you miserable if you can do something about it. If that’s what makes you happy, go for it.”
― Kate Brauning, How We Fall

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“We didn't have to be a doomed romance. We weren't some cosmic mistake. We were us, and we couldn't be stopped by anything but ourselves.”
― Kate Brauning, How We Fall

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“You're what I want, and the rest of it doesn't matter enough to make a difference.”
― Kate Brauning, How We Fall

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Kate’s Quotes

“If you don't live a life in service of a greater good, you've gotta at least die a death in service of a greater good, you know? And I fear that I won't get either a life or a death that means anything.”
― John Green, The Fault in Our Stars

tags: augustus-waters, greater-good, life

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“I want more numbers that I'm likely to get, and God, I want more numbers for Augustus Waters than he got. But, Gus, my love, I can not tell you thankful I am for our little infinity. I wouldn't trade it for the world. You gave me a forever within the numbered days, and I'm grateful.”
― John Green, The Fault in Our Stars

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“That's the thing about books. They let you travel without moving your feet.”
― Jhumpa Lahiri, The Namesake

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“...you and I are going to learn how to fly. And then we'll stain this kingdom red.”
― Sarah J. Maas, Heir of Fire

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