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Don't Let Him Win. The brutal world of mixed martial arts is no place for cowards and weaklings. Danny Fitzgerald knows he has the guts to compete, but the success he craves keeps slipping through his fingers. Juggling a complicated relationship along with a dead-end job on the docks of…
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Balor explores the story of a man who is desperate to win at any cost.
Carver does a wonderful job exploring racism, underground fighting, voodoo and hoodoo, respectively, Our main character is selfish, egotistical, and pathetic… until he partakes of a potion from a voodoo priestess that gives him access to powers from a spirit named Balor.
Throughout the story, he is given many times to try to unleash himself from the spirit, but in exchange, he receives the fame and monetary gifts he wants.
A chilling aspect is how influential he is on his girlfriend’s son. The boy looks…
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