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The Beginning of the End by Paul Phipps, Ronnell Porter

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There is an uncomfortable amount of discussion about children going through puberty and associated topics.

The plot and world building setup was very interesting but the execution left much to be desired. All the characters are flat and uninteresting. Mainly because the dialogue is painful to read.

The Hammonds had only one child, a girl. She… she drove me crazy; there was just something about her that scraped every nerve I had on fire. Both good and bad fires too. I was very, very grateful that I hadn’t reached puberty yet. If she affected me like I was now, what would she do when I was physically mature? I shuddered at the thought.

While this isn't dialogue, this is what I mean by painful to read.

"Physically mature"
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