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Play It Again<\/em><\/a> (2019) Aidan Wayne<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Play<\/a><\/p>\n

Books were easier than people.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

talking on the phone gave him enough anxiety as it was. Never knowing whether a call might turn nasty made him dread it every time he was given a ring.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

People in general made Sam nervous, but he\u2019d mentioned a few times how he was \u201cslightly bothered\u201d by crowds especially, particularly noisy ones. He\u2019d said it in the same offhand way Sam used to downplay all the things that made him unhappy or caused him distress.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Characters<\/strong>: Dovid Rosenstein, Sam Doyle, Rachel Rosenstein<\/p>\n

Publisher: Carina Press<\/p>\n

Rating: 8\/10<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Play It Again (2019) Aidan Wayne Books were easier than people. talking on the phone gave him enough anxiety as it was. Never knowing whether a call might turn nasty made him dread it every time he was given a ring. 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