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We get another helping of emotionally charged stories in Kick It Again by McDroll. This time the stories showcase a fairly wide range of characters, from a couple of shady guys getting a beat down in A Straight Game, to a mother with no place to go but down in No More Choices. My two favorite stories are told in The Return Journey, a haunting tale of a daughter returning to her abusive past to finally take her mother's hand, and The Trip, the disastrous story of a family road trip. Perhaps the m
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Kick It by McDroll, is the author's debut collection and contains five emotionally charged short stories, with the combination being a perfect bundle for a debut collection. Three of the five short stories are about one of my favorite female tough-girl characters, Gemma Dixon. Gemma is a female cop working her way up in a man's world and proving she's got more balls than some of the men she works with. She's sharp, witty, not afraid to get dirty, and has no problem holding her own when things ge
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Nov 07, 2011
Fiona Johnson
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it was amazing
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Well, of course I think it's wondeful - I wrote it!
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Damn, that was short. Took me forty-five minutes to read through and I took my time. It was worth it, though. DROWNING alone was probably worth more than the price I paid for the entire collection. KICK IT is perfectly sized for a quick read while waiting at the bank or while taking the bus. Plus, if you like it, you can KICK IT AGAIN like I will, soon.
