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Cramping Chronicles #2
Cramping Chronicles: The Second Pang
Join Jessie and co in the second Cramping Chronicles story!
Christmas is coming and Jessie couldn’t be more excited. She’s finally back at school after her kidnap and she and Meera are tentatively dating. The only problem is, Meera has no idea about the twitch and what that means.
On top of that, there’s a new trigger in school. Marcus carries his own pain and causes Jessie to have the worst headaches imaginable. There’s no mystery to Marcus’ pain. But there are the hints that something more is going on than Jessie can see.
With the help of her friends, she needs to try and find clues to the driver that killed Marcus’ family. If she manages it, then maybe she can convince Marcus to get the help he needs.
Trigger Warnings for self-harm and suicidal ideation
Christmas is coming and Jessie couldn’t be more excited. She’s finally back at school after her kidnap and she and Meera are tentatively dating. The only problem is, Meera has no idea about the twitch and what that means.
On top of that, there’s a new trigger in school. Marcus carries his own pain and causes Jessie to have the worst headaches imaginable. There’s no mystery to Marcus’ pain. But there are the hints that something more is going on than Jessie can see.
With the help of her friends, she needs to try and find clues to the driver that killed Marcus’ family. If she manages it, then maybe she can convince Marcus to get the help he needs.
Trigger Warnings for self-harm and suicidal ideation
377 pages, Kindle Edition
First published November 15, 2022
1 person want to read
About the author
Joey Paul
26 books587 followersJoey Paul is a multi-award-winning indie author, exploring the young adult genre. She has released twenty-four books in total so far, with two more due out in 2027. Her current works include the "Dying Thoughts" series, which is eight books, the "Lights Out" trilogy, the "Cramping Chronicles" series, the “Invisible” quartet, as well as several standalone novels. She writes across genres, with crime, mystery, paranormal, dystopian and urban fantasy being her usual genres. She is writing her next two books at the moment, having recently finished her last two.
Joey is disabled and a graduate from The Open University with a BA (Hons) in Health & Social Care. When not reading medical textbooks, she enjoys reading crime novels, medical dramas and young adult novels. When she's out and about, she likes doing weekly wheelchair walks occasionally challenging herself for charity. And when she's not doing THAT, she's sleeping! She's 44 and has been writing since she was retired from her job on medical grounds at the age of 19. She plans to write for as long as she has ideas or until someone tells her to stop!
Joey is disabled and a graduate from The Open University with a BA (Hons) in Health & Social Care. When not reading medical textbooks, she enjoys reading crime novels, medical dramas and young adult novels. When she's out and about, she likes doing weekly wheelchair walks occasionally challenging herself for charity. And when she's not doing THAT, she's sleeping! She's 44 and has been writing since she was retired from her job on medical grounds at the age of 19. She plans to write for as long as she has ideas or until someone tells her to stop!
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October 9, 2022
Reviewed by Foluso Falaye for Readers' Favorite
In Joey Paul's Cramping Chronicles: The Second Pang, Jessie Oliver, a disabled fifteen-year-old, tries to understand her new empathic talents as she communicates with other empaths in an empath online forum and strives to ease the loss and grief of a classmate. Jessie was ill but found she could feel the physical and mental pain of others instantly. As a result of the agony her classmate Marcus is suffering, she begins to seek answers and is on the lookout for the driver who ran into his family with a vehicle. However, as she proceeds with her investigation, her schoolwork suffers, prompting concern from her parents, who are unaware of her abilities. Will Jessie locate the driver, help Marcus recuperate, and preserve her secret all at the same time?
Jessie is an inspiring person who shows us how to be kind to others even when circumstances are difficult and we are experiencing pain ourselves. Cramping Chronicles: The Second Pang includes key lessons about social skills that are best learned at a young age, such as how to show you care for someone who is in pain, communicate one's agony and emotions, listen to others and understand them. This is evidenced by the deep connections and lifelike interaction between the characters. The book's thorough analysis, vibrant internet dialogue, and the inclusion of homosexuality are some of its other noteworthy aspects. Readers who have been suicidal, are close to persons at risk or others who have to deal with enormous anguish daily will find this book relevant. If there's an award for stories about empathy, Joey Paul ought to win it!
In Joey Paul's Cramping Chronicles: The Second Pang, Jessie Oliver, a disabled fifteen-year-old, tries to understand her new empathic talents as she communicates with other empaths in an empath online forum and strives to ease the loss and grief of a classmate. Jessie was ill but found she could feel the physical and mental pain of others instantly. As a result of the agony her classmate Marcus is suffering, she begins to seek answers and is on the lookout for the driver who ran into his family with a vehicle. However, as she proceeds with her investigation, her schoolwork suffers, prompting concern from her parents, who are unaware of her abilities. Will Jessie locate the driver, help Marcus recuperate, and preserve her secret all at the same time?
Jessie is an inspiring person who shows us how to be kind to others even when circumstances are difficult and we are experiencing pain ourselves. Cramping Chronicles: The Second Pang includes key lessons about social skills that are best learned at a young age, such as how to show you care for someone who is in pain, communicate one's agony and emotions, listen to others and understand them. This is evidenced by the deep connections and lifelike interaction between the characters. The book's thorough analysis, vibrant internet dialogue, and the inclusion of homosexuality are some of its other noteworthy aspects. Readers who have been suicidal, are close to persons at risk or others who have to deal with enormous anguish daily will find this book relevant. If there's an award for stories about empathy, Joey Paul ought to win it!
March 27, 2024
Jessie and friends are back! And Joey Paul melds book 2 seamlessly with book 1. There are surprises awaiting Jessie as she heads back to school. Her empathic abilities are at a level where she picks up other people’s pain beyond level 10. Then there’s the psychic visions which can cause her to blank out in the middle of a conversation. Not good on a normal day, but when dealing with ME and fibromyalgia, her pain can like skirting along a knife’s edge as it is. Too much exertion or excitement and her world can be turned upside down in a hurry.
She met her girlfriend, Meera, in book 1 due to the fact that M was causing Jessie pain every time she came near. Having met new friends, Craig and Rowena, the gang helped Meera through some desperate times. So the pain is over now, right? Unfortunately, when you’re in high school, there’s no end of emotional drama. Enter Markus who has recently experienced the type of trauma no one is prepared to deal with. And he doesn’t want anyone’s help. At times it seems like he doesn’t even want friends as his attitude runs hot and cold by the hour.
Jessie doesn’t want to be a superhero and use her abilities to constantly deal with the pain of others. She has a new life, new school, and some pretty tough limitations on the regular. But how can she focus and make it through school if she’s constantly experiencing debilitating pain? How can she get through to a guy like Markus? And how does she go about finding someone who can help her to control her empathic ability? There’s a lot to get a handle on before Christmas break and the clock is ticking. Especially since Jessie is falling behind at school and her parents want to impose certain limitations by January if things don’t get better by then!
This second book not only follows Jessie and her crew through the next chapter of their lives, but deals with some pretty serious teenage angst and trauma. All tastefully handled by Joey Paul. And Jessie proves she’s not just a 10 on the empath level, but a smart and amazing friend to have in one’s corner during a crisis. I’m already looking forward to the next book!
She met her girlfriend, Meera, in book 1 due to the fact that M was causing Jessie pain every time she came near. Having met new friends, Craig and Rowena, the gang helped Meera through some desperate times. So the pain is over now, right? Unfortunately, when you’re in high school, there’s no end of emotional drama. Enter Markus who has recently experienced the type of trauma no one is prepared to deal with. And he doesn’t want anyone’s help. At times it seems like he doesn’t even want friends as his attitude runs hot and cold by the hour.
Jessie doesn’t want to be a superhero and use her abilities to constantly deal with the pain of others. She has a new life, new school, and some pretty tough limitations on the regular. But how can she focus and make it through school if she’s constantly experiencing debilitating pain? How can she get through to a guy like Markus? And how does she go about finding someone who can help her to control her empathic ability? There’s a lot to get a handle on before Christmas break and the clock is ticking. Especially since Jessie is falling behind at school and her parents want to impose certain limitations by January if things don’t get better by then!
This second book not only follows Jessie and her crew through the next chapter of their lives, but deals with some pretty serious teenage angst and trauma. All tastefully handled by Joey Paul. And Jessie proves she’s not just a 10 on the empath level, but a smart and amazing friend to have in one’s corner during a crisis. I’m already looking forward to the next book!
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