Shots Fired in the Melting Pot

April 16, 2016

“Malicious”… “forbidden romances”…”sinister”… “layers of secrets”… “timeless”… “unpredictable”… “taut”… These are all words that appear in the description, and aren’t indicated at all in the cover.

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8 years ago

The terms “creepy”… “severely underage”… “stupid masks”… “kids in their underwear”… “trainer bras”… “paintball fight”… and “terrible image compression artifacts” were meanwhile nowhere to be found.

Emm

8 years ago

What kind of unholy version of powerpoint made this clip art?

Naaman Brown

8 years ago

Reply to Emm

Satanic Visions v6.66?

Emm

8 years ago

Reply to Naaman Brown

Now with new, improved “screams of the damned” sound effects! XD

Lydia

8 years ago

All those words included in the description, probably are not actually included in the book itself, either. Just a guess.

Naaman Brown

8 years ago

Paintball fight in their undies? Ouch. (At least they are wearing face protection.)

invader

8 years ago

So that is what the shy guys do when no one is looking!

L-Plate Pen

8 years ago

This looks disturbingly like an improvised drama performance I once took part in.

Robert V Frazier

8 years ago

I have this book! Got it for free in a promo. It’s overpriced. Much worse than the cover.

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