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Cut Off: Quick Reads
Step into a thrilling and terrifying Quick Read from number one bestselling crime fiction author Mark Billingham.
It's the moment we all fear: losing our phone, leaving us cut off from family and friends. But for Louise, misplacing her handset in a local café takes her somewhere much darker.
After many hours panicking, Louise is relieved when someone eventually gets in touch offering to return the phone, leaving her impatient to get back to normal life.
But when they meet on the beach, Louise realises you should be careful what you wish for...
If you enjoyed Cut Off, try Love Like Blood, the latest novel in the series starring Mark Billingham's detective hero, DI Tom Thorne.
98 pages, Paperback
Published February 1, 2018
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Mark Billingham
91 books2,009 followersAlso writes as Will Peterson with Peter Cocks.
Mark Billingham was born and brought up in Birmingham. Having worked for some years as an actor and more recently as a TV writer and stand-up comedian his first crime novel was published in 2001. Mark lives in North London with his wife and two children.
Mark Billingham was born and brought up in Birmingham. Having worked for some years as an actor and more recently as a TV writer and stand-up comedian his first crime novel was published in 2001. Mark lives in North London with his wife and two children.
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February 17, 2018
When spoilt and glamorous Louise misplaces her phone in a seaside cafe and awaits the expected call from whomever has mistakenly pocketed her device, she becomes increasingly anxious, unable to concentrate and even starts hyperventilating.. As the hours tick by she cannot comprehend how a person cannot even have glanced at their mobile and thereby noticed the mix-up. Naturally the sympathies of her superficial friends and a cheating boyfriend are short lived so when the time finally comes to meet her opposite number she goes alone and gets rather more than she bargained for.
Distinctly lacking in thrills with banal dialogue I was left rather nonplussed by the ending and given this was my first read of Mark Billingham, underwhelmed by his style of writing. Obviously intended to poke fun at the nations obsessive attachment to their mobile phones I was left unsure if this was a moral lesson on withdrawing from the addictive hold that our mobiles have over our lives or a lesson in valuing ‘real’ friends over having a legion of numbers listed in Contacts. Admittedly it is hard to make at impact over the course on 98 pages and Cut Off certainly brings new meaning to the voicemail message, “I’m tied up and can’t get to the phone right now”, but it just felt rather aimless to me.
Distinctly lacking in thrills with banal dialogue I was left rather nonplussed by the ending and given this was my first read of Mark Billingham, underwhelmed by his style of writing. Obviously intended to poke fun at the nations obsessive attachment to their mobile phones I was left unsure if this was a moral lesson on withdrawing from the addictive hold that our mobiles have over our lives or a lesson in valuing ‘real’ friends over having a legion of numbers listed in Contacts. Admittedly it is hard to make at impact over the course on 98 pages and Cut Off certainly brings new meaning to the voicemail message, “I’m tied up and can’t get to the phone right now”, but it just felt rather aimless to me.
January 6, 2019
'Cut Off' is a quick read by one of my favourite authors Mark Billingham.
I always struggle to fully appreciate short stories as I do like the suspense and character building you get from reading a full length novel. But I did enjoy this reading this one and it was well worth the £1 I paid for it.
In this story Louise loses her mobile phone at a local cafe and then her troubles begin. After many hours stressing about losing her phone she is relieved when someone gets in touch offering to return the phone. Feeling a desperate need to get it back as soon as possible she agrees to meet the person on the beach to collect it. From then on her problems just get worse and worse.
I always struggle to fully appreciate short stories as I do like the suspense and character building you get from reading a full length novel. But I did enjoy this reading this one and it was well worth the £1 I paid for it.
In this story Louise loses her mobile phone at a local cafe and then her troubles begin. After many hours stressing about losing her phone she is relieved when someone gets in touch offering to return the phone. Feeling a desperate need to get it back as soon as possible she agrees to meet the person on the beach to collect it. From then on her problems just get worse and worse.
February 21, 2019
Would you believe me that this was my first book from Mark Billingham, and what a story it was.
It really is a quick read at around 90ish pages, and took me the time I had my dinner one evening to read it.
It has a terrifying concept behind it, when Louise manages to lose her phone. After all I know if I was in that situation I would equally feel lost without mine.
This was creepy, it had me gripped and gave me an excellent introduction to perhaps the tip of the author's dark depths. There was good characterisation and I really did feel Louise;s fear.
If you are looking for something slightly on the dark side, that really hooks you in, and really is a quick enjoyable read, and a great example of how a novella should be written, then look no further than Cut Off.
It really is a quick read at around 90ish pages, and took me the time I had my dinner one evening to read it.
It has a terrifying concept behind it, when Louise manages to lose her phone. After all I know if I was in that situation I would equally feel lost without mine.
This was creepy, it had me gripped and gave me an excellent introduction to perhaps the tip of the author's dark depths. There was good characterisation and I really did feel Louise;s fear.
If you are looking for something slightly on the dark side, that really hooks you in, and really is a quick enjoyable read, and a great example of how a novella should be written, then look no further than Cut Off.
July 23, 2020
In this story Louise loses her mobile phone at a local cafe and then her troubles begin. After many hours stressing about losing her phone she is relieved when someone gets in touch offering to return the phone. Feeling a desperate need to get it back as soon as possible she agrees to meet the person on the beach to collect it. From then on her problems just get worse and worse.
March 27, 2018
I was really disappointed, I read the blurb and it sounded fantastic. it didn't go anywhere and I had questions and they were all left unanswered. I know it was a quick read but sueiy I could of got an answer to the most obvious one, why?
March 11, 2018
The premise of this story really got me, I thought this was going to be right up my street. We all live in a digital age now and so when you lose your phone it does feel you have lost a part of you. I couldn't wait to get into this little thriller.
Unfortunately I thought it was a bit of a let down, it began really strong and I was interested in everything that was going on. I just felt it took a wrong turn, the 'woman' we don't know and have no idea what her intentions are or why. The ending was a massive disappointment, it was if you were just 'cut off' as the book suggests.
I know this is only a short story, however I have read many short stories, which have had the characters develop well and the plot has been good. Unfortunately it was almost like Billingham thought, oh I need to end this now and just stopped writing to wrap things up.
This was the first time I have read a book by this author and unfortunately I would not pick up another on the strength of this.
It was O.K and passed an hour or so but not brilliant.
Unfortunately I thought it was a bit of a let down, it began really strong and I was interested in everything that was going on. I just felt it took a wrong turn, the 'woman' we don't know and have no idea what her intentions are or why. The ending was a massive disappointment, it was if you were just 'cut off' as the book suggests.
I know this is only a short story, however I have read many short stories, which have had the characters develop well and the plot has been good. Unfortunately it was almost like Billingham thought, oh I need to end this now and just stopped writing to wrap things up.
This was the first time I have read a book by this author and unfortunately I would not pick up another on the strength of this.
It was O.K and passed an hour or so but not brilliant.
November 20, 2023
A very quick read while waiting for husband between appointments - Louise keeps her life on her phone, so the panic is real when she notices she’s picked up a stranger’s phone by mistake in a crowded cafe. The author nicely describes how some people would react when losing their electronic limb - not me, I lived through the Great Optus Outage of 2023, had to use cash and make plans with my husband before I left the house, like a prehistoric savage - but Louise’s phone is found and returned.
Then, the book got interesting. Sometimes you get what you want. Sometimes, it’s not what you wanted. I did like the way the author left the ending open with a few sliding doors opportunities, leaving the sense of a what if…
Then, the book got interesting. Sometimes you get what you want. Sometimes, it’s not what you wanted. I did like the way the author left the ending open with a few sliding doors opportunities, leaving the sense of a what if…
February 22, 2018
I enjoyed the story immensely. The ending? Not so much. It’s more a case of ‘what ending?’ The story just cuts off, much as the title says. Disappointed doesn’t do justice to how I feel. What a complete waste of time. Save your 99p, seriously.
October 9, 2020
2.5 stars
October 6, 2021
The concept for this short story isn’t bad at all but executed quite badly. Like you want it to carry on into a main story. Not for me I’m afraid.
August 1, 2019
Started to get gripping after a few chapters but very strange ending felt like it stopped mid chapter and didn't actually finish.
December 3, 2019
Nice easy read, interesting storyline but wasn’t too keen on the end x
March 23, 2019
Hmmmmm not what I thought it was going to be.
But good adaptation of the world now and us using technology and how addicted to it we are. BUT. With a twist
But good adaptation of the world now and us using technology and how addicted to it we are. BUT. With a twist
December 29, 2022
Annoying main character and weird plot line.
June 17, 2018
Quickreads doesn’t have to mean poor quality
I have no issues with novellas. In fact, I think that to get to the bare bones of a story without all the fluff and wordiness can sometimes make a narrative better, punchier, and more enjoyable.
The plot concept of this novella works for a short and punchy style, but the delivery is simply awful. Wooden, shallow characters that are neither believable, nor likeable. I thought the inclusion of a gay couple as protagonists was a good one, and yet they came off as stereotypical fairies, which entirely took me out of the action.
And finally, the ending felt rushed. All the build up leads to a climax that fizzles out like a match in a puddle. It builds up to be like Stephen King’s “Misery”, but then just stops before anything actually happens.
Utter let down.
I have no issues with novellas. In fact, I think that to get to the bare bones of a story without all the fluff and wordiness can sometimes make a narrative better, punchier, and more enjoyable.
The plot concept of this novella works for a short and punchy style, but the delivery is simply awful. Wooden, shallow characters that are neither believable, nor likeable. I thought the inclusion of a gay couple as protagonists was a good one, and yet they came off as stereotypical fairies, which entirely took me out of the action.
And finally, the ending felt rushed. All the build up leads to a climax that fizzles out like a match in a puddle. It builds up to be like Stephen King’s “Misery”, but then just stops before anything actually happens.
Utter let down.
December 11, 2021
Quick read books are hard to write. I accept that. You have to set a scene, quickly introduce characters and get into a plot very quickly.
This tried to do all that but it had too many limitations. The scene was set up but perhaps needed a bit more description. The characters were one dimensional (except for possibly one), plain and not really worth caring about. The plot was slow to build and I felt cutting out most of one character would have helped the flow of the story.
Then you have the villain. The one character you wanted to know more about. Yet, you end the story knowing nothing about their motivation. The ending is left open ended but you feel it will never be resolved.
There is a lot of promise in the story. I will read more from this author. This just wasn't a great read and it left me unfulfilled.
This tried to do all that but it had too many limitations. The scene was set up but perhaps needed a bit more description. The characters were one dimensional (except for possibly one), plain and not really worth caring about. The plot was slow to build and I felt cutting out most of one character would have helped the flow of the story.
Then you have the villain. The one character you wanted to know more about. Yet, you end the story knowing nothing about their motivation. The ending is left open ended but you feel it will never be resolved.
There is a lot of promise in the story. I will read more from this author. This just wasn't a great read and it left me unfulfilled.
September 21, 2019
A quick read, entertaining but a highly improbable scenario that slightly spoilt it for me. Don’t be put off by this author though, I have read loads of books by him and find him to be a very talented and imaginative author. I appreciate that novellas can be difficult to write and to convey a credible story in such a short space of time.
A decent enough read, 3 stars.
A decent enough read, 3 stars.
July 9, 2023
WOW Cut Off: Quick Reads (kindle edition) by Mark Billingham was a really enjoyable thrilling quick read book which has a dark ending.
Louise is catching up with her friends at a cafe and they all have their mobiles constantly turned on as mobiles are their lives 24/7 and no one would ever dream of turning them off sometime soon.
One of her friends makes a bet that if they turn off their mobile phones off for five minutes that whoever picks up their mobile phone first pays for the drinks.
For less than five minutes they picked up on what was going on all around them where otherwise they would have been engaging on their phones. One of their party could not resist so the drinks were on him.
On leaving the cafe Louise realises she had picked up the wrong mobile phone from the table at the cafe and what she had in her hand was someone else's old greasy old mobile. The loss of Louise's phone made her feel as though someone had died and she felt so much grief which was unbearable.
Louise should have just bought a new mobile phone instead she agrees to meet up with the old lady who had picked up her mobile phone at the beach but this old lady has something on her mind apart from mobile phones.
Makes one think how would we all react if we lost our mobile phone. Would we read a book, join a gym, engage in normal conversation with family or friends or would we feel symptoms of withdrawal, nausea, headaches or phantom ring tones.
Louise is catching up with her friends at a cafe and they all have their mobiles constantly turned on as mobiles are their lives 24/7 and no one would ever dream of turning them off sometime soon.
One of her friends makes a bet that if they turn off their mobile phones off for five minutes that whoever picks up their mobile phone first pays for the drinks.
For less than five minutes they picked up on what was going on all around them where otherwise they would have been engaging on their phones. One of their party could not resist so the drinks were on him.
On leaving the cafe Louise realises she had picked up the wrong mobile phone from the table at the cafe and what she had in her hand was someone else's old greasy old mobile. The loss of Louise's phone made her feel as though someone had died and she felt so much grief which was unbearable.
Louise should have just bought a new mobile phone instead she agrees to meet up with the old lady who had picked up her mobile phone at the beach but this old lady has something on her mind apart from mobile phones.
Makes one think how would we all react if we lost our mobile phone. Would we read a book, join a gym, engage in normal conversation with family or friends or would we feel symptoms of withdrawal, nausea, headaches or phantom ring tones.
March 4, 2018
Down from London for the weekend to recharge her batteries, Louise is enjoying lunch with her two friends when she looses her phone. Sent into a panic, she scours the cafe but the only thing she can find is an old, dirty phone in its place. Praying that the woman who sat next to her will call once she’s realised the mistake, Louise returns to her seaside retreat. After a mere few hours, she receives contact and her hope is restored. They meet on the beach. But what follows is something far removed from the panic of a missing phone. Something that sends Louise’s life curtailing into a dark place. Somewhere she won’t be able to return from.
I think Mark Billingham has found a genius way of gripping his readers. He’s taken something simple like losing a phone and charged it with menace. Phones are not only a means of communication, they are our connection to different pockets of life; business, pleasure, they are the thread linking us to friends, to family. It’s a device to keep our lives ticking over. I was glued to the pages, wondering where Mark Billingham would take the story.
I read Cut Off in one breathless sitting. This is a wonderful piece of fiction. Cut Off will devour your attention and chill you to the bone. Bravo!
I think Mark Billingham has found a genius way of gripping his readers. He’s taken something simple like losing a phone and charged it with menace. Phones are not only a means of communication, they are our connection to different pockets of life; business, pleasure, they are the thread linking us to friends, to family. It’s a device to keep our lives ticking over. I was glued to the pages, wondering where Mark Billingham would take the story.
I read Cut Off in one breathless sitting. This is a wonderful piece of fiction. Cut Off will devour your attention and chill you to the bone. Bravo!
July 6, 2018
I picked this quick read up after reading another of Billingham’s short story in the anthology ‘Dead Simple’, and having enjoyed it, I thought I would enjoy more of his work.
Cut Off sees city slicker Louise lose her phone whilst spending the weekend at her second home by the coast. Caught in a panic, she desperately tries to find the owner of the out of date brick she’s been left with. But is the kindly lady who walked off with Louise’s phone really all she seems?
I found the characters to all be quite superficial and, probably because of the length of the story, I didn’t particularly connect with any of them. I didn’t particularly care if Louise found her phone in the end, and I found her absolute panic over losing her phone to be quite tiresome.
I would have liked to have seen this written as a full length novel as I think it has promise, and more ‘meat on the bones’ would have made it more enjoyable for me. I would have liked to see the character of ‘the woman’ padded out a bit more - what was her motive for doing what she did? Was it really just loneliness? For that reason, I have rated it 4 out of 5 stars.
Cut Off sees city slicker Louise lose her phone whilst spending the weekend at her second home by the coast. Caught in a panic, she desperately tries to find the owner of the out of date brick she’s been left with. But is the kindly lady who walked off with Louise’s phone really all she seems?
I found the characters to all be quite superficial and, probably because of the length of the story, I didn’t particularly connect with any of them. I didn’t particularly care if Louise found her phone in the end, and I found her absolute panic over losing her phone to be quite tiresome.
I would have liked to have seen this written as a full length novel as I think it has promise, and more ‘meat on the bones’ would have made it more enjoyable for me. I would have liked to see the character of ‘the woman’ padded out a bit more - what was her motive for doing what she did? Was it really just loneliness? For that reason, I have rated it 4 out of 5 stars.
February 24, 2018
When Louise loses her phone, in a busy seaside café, she’s thrown into a panic as it contains most of the life. A woman later gets in touch, to say she’s found it and arranges to meet but then things take a much darker turn. Billingham wastes no time setting this up, with its limited cast of characters - Louise, her feckless boyfriend Danny who’s still in London and has secrets of his own, her two gay friends Andrew & Stephen and the woman - well captured locations and a brisk pace and rattles the story through without a pause. Towards the end it strays into horror territory, which I hadn’t expected but had no problem at all with and I liked that the steadily increasing bleak tone - which almost creeps in without you realising - was maintained to the last page (though the ending was a bit abrupt). Perhaps not the best introduction to Billingham but it’s well done and recommended.
July 8, 2022
Enjoyed the book. Read it in a few hours. It flowed nicely and I enjoyed getting to read different people's sides. It felt like it ended very suddenly and there could have been a couple more chapters; but I think the idea was to leave it on a cliffhanger (pun not intended) and leave it up to the reader to decide what would happen next. Would Louise escape? What was the woman planning to do with her? Had she done this before? As she said with the other phones when she threw them off the cliff. Would Stephen go on a hunt when he hadn't heard from Louise in a while? Would Danny come down looking? Very open to interpretation and discussion. Would be a good read for a book club, for the questions and discussion on technology usage in our lives and how dependant we are. How would we behave in Louises situation? I would read again for a book club, but not for myself I don't think.
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November 14, 2022
It's the moment we all fear: losing our phone, leaving us cut off from family, friends and social media. Not able to check facebook, Instagram or watch TikTok. For Louise, losing hers in a local café whilst away for the weekend at her holiday home by the sea takes her somewhere much darker.
Louise awaits the expected call from whomever has mistakenly pocketed her device, she becomes increasingly anxious, unable to concentrate and annoys her friends with her winging and moaning. As the hours tick by she cannot comprehend how a person cannot even have glanced at their mobile and thereby noticed the mix-up.
After many hours of panic, Louise is relieved when someone gets in touch offering to return her phone. From then on she is impatient to get back to normal life.
But when they meet on the beach, Louise realises you should be careful what you wish for...
Louise thinks she has friends but will she see just how ‘friendly’ her friends really are? She has learnt the hard way, became full what you wish for and who you trust!!
This is a medium paced read and is well written for a QuickRead. I’ve not read much by billingham but I will happily read more of his novels in the future.
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Louise awaits the expected call from whomever has mistakenly pocketed her device, she becomes increasingly anxious, unable to concentrate and annoys her friends with her winging and moaning. As the hours tick by she cannot comprehend how a person cannot even have glanced at their mobile and thereby noticed the mix-up.
After many hours of panic, Louise is relieved when someone gets in touch offering to return her phone. From then on she is impatient to get back to normal life.
But when they meet on the beach, Louise realises you should be careful what you wish for...
Louise thinks she has friends but will she see just how ‘friendly’ her friends really are? She has learnt the hard way, became full what you wish for and who you trust!!
This is a medium paced read and is well written for a QuickRead. I’ve not read much by billingham but I will happily read more of his novels in the future.
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March 21, 2018
These days we can't be without our mobile phones (cellphones in the USA). We use them for everything. Texts, emails, social media, photos, videos, internet and maybe occasionally making phonecalls. Where would we be without them? How would we feel if they went missing?
Mark Billingham (most famous for his Tom Thorne crime series) tells the story of Louise who one day, while out with friends, mistakenly picks up the wrong phone when leaving a cafe. Where is hers? Who's got it? What's she going to do without it? She really wishes she had it back.
Then she gets a call from the person who has it. Could they meet up to swap phones?
Then the trouble starts....Be careful what you wish for!
This is a great little short story.
Mark Billingham (most famous for his Tom Thorne crime series) tells the story of Louise who one day, while out with friends, mistakenly picks up the wrong phone when leaving a cafe. Where is hers? Who's got it? What's she going to do without it? She really wishes she had it back.
Then she gets a call from the person who has it. Could they meet up to swap phones?
Then the trouble starts....Be careful what you wish for!
This is a great little short story.
November 18, 2018
This book was received from the publisher in return for an honest review
Louise is visiting her second home on the coast when she loses her phone in a cafe, feeling cut off from the rest of her world she panics until finally she’s contacted by the person who has picked up her phone. Unfortunately for Louise getting her phone back isn’t as easy and straightforward as she would like.
I enjoyed Cut Off. Louise is not really the most likeable character but I have to confess to be incredibly reliant on my phone, I even get slightly nervous when I go downstairs for coffee at the office and leave it on my desk!
Cut Off is certainly worth the £1 price tag as a quick read for yourself or as a gift for someone who doesn’t have as much time to read.
Louise is visiting her second home on the coast when she loses her phone in a cafe, feeling cut off from the rest of her world she panics until finally she’s contacted by the person who has picked up her phone. Unfortunately for Louise getting her phone back isn’t as easy and straightforward as she would like.
I enjoyed Cut Off. Louise is not really the most likeable character but I have to confess to be incredibly reliant on my phone, I even get slightly nervous when I go downstairs for coffee at the office and leave it on my desk!
Cut Off is certainly worth the £1 price tag as a quick read for yourself or as a gift for someone who doesn’t have as much time to read.
July 9, 2018
What’s not to love when there is a new book by Mark Billingham, even if it is only 100 pages.
Written for the quick reads reading agency, these books are for people getting back into reading, or just want a book they can read in one sitting. The size of the book by no means diminished the excellent writing and plot.
This is a commentary on how everyone is addicted to social media and their phones. When Louise looses her phone she ends up in a total panic as everything she needs to function is on the phone. Her boyfriend and friends think she is over reacting, but Louise is overjoyed when the person who has her phone contacts her and arranges to give her phone back.
Excellent quick read.
Written for the quick reads reading agency, these books are for people getting back into reading, or just want a book they can read in one sitting. The size of the book by no means diminished the excellent writing and plot.
This is a commentary on how everyone is addicted to social media and their phones. When Louise looses her phone she ends up in a total panic as everything she needs to function is on the phone. Her boyfriend and friends think she is over reacting, but Louise is overjoyed when the person who has her phone contacts her and arranges to give her phone back.
Excellent quick read.
January 1, 2023
When Louise leaves a cafe and realises she has someone else's phone it is like the end of her world, she has videos, music and more on her phone and so calling to her number to try to get the phone back as soon as possible is the only thing she can do but is getting your mobile phone back the most important thing in life?
This quick read book sees what is such a simple subject matter, losing your mobile phone and then turns it into something which is twisted, dark and a true page turner. A great read and an author who knows how to take something simple and build it to the point other authors simply couldn't reach.
This quick read book sees what is such a simple subject matter, losing your mobile phone and then turns it into something which is twisted, dark and a true page turner. A great read and an author who knows how to take something simple and build it to the point other authors simply couldn't reach.
February 11, 2018
Time to admit that I have not previously read anything by Mark Billingham…. Shocking I know. This is more to do with I am not a fast reader and I have sooo many books I want to read. I have however seen some of the TV adaptations so that has to count for something right?? This is why I love short stories and quick reads… I get to experience the authors I have stuck in my TBR list.
Cut Off shows just how dependant we become on technology. Louise feels like her right arm has been removed when she loses her phone, after all her whole life is on it. This is something we can all probably relate to. It also shows how we can be so engrossed in our little world at the edge of our fingertips we can become less observant of what is going on around us, no longer relying on true human interaction and more willing to believe the quick text message or online post.
I guess my only problem with a quick read is that sometimes you are left with the feeling… so what happened next?? This was one of those times
Cut Off shows just how dependant we become on technology. Louise feels like her right arm has been removed when she loses her phone, after all her whole life is on it. This is something we can all probably relate to. It also shows how we can be so engrossed in our little world at the edge of our fingertips we can become less observant of what is going on around us, no longer relying on true human interaction and more willing to believe the quick text message or online post.
I guess my only problem with a quick read is that sometimes you are left with the feeling… so what happened next?? This was one of those times
February 18, 2018
This is a quick read indeed, but it is a finely crafted, very "Billingham" read. It has all the classic tension building and usual twists. In a way you can see the twist coming, a little like MB is taunting you by holding it off. It's a typical kind of story where you're thinking "no......don't...." for the protagonist, and they don't listen to you...
...the ending is cool. I'm say nothing. But it's worth it.
...the ending is cool. I'm say nothing. But it's worth it.
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