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Marissa Pedroza

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Hi, I’m Marissa Pedroza, lover of twisty plots, complex characters, and stories that won't flinch. I’ve reviewed over fifty books on Goodreads because all stories deserve attention, and honest feedback helps great writing blossom.

I’m also the author of The Pull, a supernatural suspense novel set in present-day Chicago, and its sequel, Birth of a Hero. My stories explore the shadows we inherit, the power we carry, and the choices that shape us.

If you enjoy character-driven thrillers with emotional depth and a touch of the uncanny, you can find me at marissapedroza.online.

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Reyna’s eyes opened. Her heart pounded as if she’d just run a marathon.

It took a moment to recall that she was sleeping in her childhood bed at her mother’s house.

Tick. Tick. Tick.

The sound came from the darkest corner of her room.

Tick. Tick. Tick.

It was unnatural, like nothing she’d ever heard before.

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“I met this six-year-old child, with this blank, pale, emotionless face, and the blackest eyes... the devil's eyes."

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― John Carpenter, Halloween: A Screenplay

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“Worrying is carrying tomorrow's load with today's strength- carrying two days at once. It is moving into tomorrow ahead of time. Worrying doesn't empty tomorrow of its sorrow, it empties today of its strength.”
― Corrie Ten Boom

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“You never have to change anything you got up in the middle of the night to write.”
― Saul Bellow

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“The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existence. One cannot help but be in awe when he contemplates the mysteries of eternity, of life, of the marvelous structure of reality. It is enough if one tries merely to comprehend a little of this mystery each day.

—"Old Man's Advice to Youth: 'Never Lose a Holy Curiosity.'" LIFE Magazine (2 May 1955) p. 64”
― Albert Einstein

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