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  <title><![CDATA[The Fury and Dark Reunion (The Vampire Diaries, #3-4)]]></title>
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  <default-description>&lt;p&gt; Elena: transformed, the golden girl has become what she once feared and desired. &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt; Stefan: tormented by losing Elena, he's determined to end his feud with Damon once and for all&amp;#8212;whatever the cost. But slowly he begins to realize that his brother is not his only enemy. &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt; Damon: at last, he possesses Elena. But will his thirst for revenge against Stefan poison his triumph? Or can they come together to face one final battle? &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt; Collected here in one edition are the third and fourth volumes of The Vampire Diaries, a riveting conclusion to the tale of two vampire brothers and the beautiful girl torn between them. &lt;/p&gt;</default-description>
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  <original-publication-year type="integer">2007</original-publication-year>
  <original-title>The Fury and Dark Reunion (The Vampire Diaries, #3-4)</original-title>
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      <name><![CDATA[L.J. Smith]]></name>
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  <read_at>Sat Jun 14 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Don't let the 4 out of 5 stars fool you into thinking this is good, inventive writing.  I picked these books up for nostalgic purposes.  Back in the early '90s, when I was an adolescent (oh how I date myself), I read and reread these books.  They were so <em>romantic</em> and exciting.  I remember even then ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/27310942">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Fri May 29 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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  <date_updated>Fri May 29 12:10:13 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[There is no denying that the <em>Vampire Diaries</em> novels get even sillier as the series progresses.  I'm talking about things on the order of the spirit of a nineteenth-century town founder rising from the beyond to warn the main characters of their impending doom.  They also suffer a bit from the &quot;...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/57760719">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Sat Jun 13 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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  <date_updated>Fri Jun 12 23:19:32 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[This was alright, not as fun as the first. It had it's moments with a nice creepy big baddie (although no explanation as to why one of the &quot;old ones&quot; would be wearing a tattered rain coat???) But the end fell apart for me, I'm sure it was intended to seem like Bonnie coming into her powers...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/59484905">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="26488154">
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  <read_at>Tue Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Sun Jul 06 19:49:36 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Jul 24 16:35:27 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Hmm...so there were a lot of things I enjoyed about these books, but the ending of <em>Dark Reunion</em> kinda left me rolling my eyes a bit.  (Again, I would like to give 3.5 stars, but that's not an option.)  <br/><br/>I mean, there we were, nice &amp; poignantly &quot;ended&quot; with that heartwrenching sc...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/26488154">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="76836505">
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  <read_at>Mon Nov 02 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Thu Nov 05 12:56:02 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Nov 05 13:14:29 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Wanted this to be so much more than it was. The plot was what you would expect from a teen vampire novel but still didn't satisfy me. I have struggled w/ the heroine Elena and still don't know if I like her. The brother vampires Stefan and Damon are of course polar opposites and their differences ar...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/76836505">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="74970977">
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    <rating>4</rating>
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  <date_added>Sun Oct 18 18:41:50 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Oct 18 18:54:06 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[These two installments are just as cheesy and filled with teenage angst as the first two, but I still can't give these books less than 4 stars.  They are fun!  Reading about Elena and Stefan's star-crossed love is sort of an addiction.  I completed volumes 1 and 2 and decided to read something else ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/74970977">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="74205925">
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  <date_added>Sun Oct 11 17:03:53 -0700 2009</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[Alright, so I caved and re-read some really bad books this past weekend. I couldn't help it! I was drawn to them for some reason. And yes I wrote &quot;re-read&quot; - I read these books when I was about to begin high school and I just loved them (of course I was 13 turning 14, so what can I say). A...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/74205925">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="73648150">
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  <read_at>Wed Oct 14 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Just finished book #3, <em>The Fury</em> and like the second book, it was much better than the first. I found it very entertaining in fact and look forward to book #4, <em>Dark Reunion&lt;i/&gt;, which I am starting now. I am also starting to see how the TV series may start tying in some parts of the book. For a...</em><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/73648150">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="64115962">
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  <read_at>Tue Jul 28 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[This particular edition of <em>The Vampire Diaries</em> consists of the third and fourth books of the series (what many thought was the conclusion until the release of the fifth installment this year - more than 15 years later).  The third and fourth books are entitled <em>The Fury</em> and <em>Dark Reunion</em>.  <br/><br/>...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/64115962">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="70401460">
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  <read_at>Sat Sep 19 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Mon Sep 07 16:44:00 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Sep 20 02:05:02 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[<strong>The Fury:</strong> (3 stars)<br/><p>Finished the 3rd book in the series, and I'd have to say that so far this was my fave of them.  I found myself turning pages quicker and quicker with this one.  So much more going on and I was rather impressed with the author's pace and all the activity and action. I will an...</p><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/70401460">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="69974751">
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  <read_at>Mon Sep 21 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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  <date_updated>Mon Sep 21 18:27:52 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Ok so this is the second one of the Vampire Diary series (actually the third and fourth as I think each book was originally published seperately and when they did this new publishing they took two and combined them in one book). I am going to have to say that I liked this one better than the first o...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/69974751">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="73394985">
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    <body><![CDATA[I'm going to take this review so I can talk about all of The Vampire Diaries books so far. I can't help but compare them to the Twilight Saga, honestly. I can definitely tell that Stephenie Meyer borrowed some of the concepts in The Vampire Diaries. Although these books were written first in the 90s...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/73394985">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="76124186">
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  <read_at>Thu Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Book 3: The Fury -- This one was actually good! No, really, it was. The character underwent an Emma-esque transformation to a less selfish person after she had some eye-opening and maturing life experiences. Like turning into a vampire. And dying. Twice. This is good stuff -- what author actually ki...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/76124186">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="72636456">
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  <read_at>Mon Sep 28 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book was definitely a happily-ever-after.  It was an amazingly quick read with not much use for cerebral interaction.  It was definitely more like brain candy.  But it was good and left me feeling satisfied at the end.  Sometimes fluff can make people the happiest.  :)  I was shocked at the eve...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/72636456">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="70148989">
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  <read_at>Mon Sep 14 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[There's something very evil in Fell's Church and it's stronger than anyone imagines, so Elena, Stefan and Damon group together to try and conquer it, only it doesn't go to plan...<br/><br/>I'm so glad to say that these books are definitely getting better as they go on, and although I wouldn't say ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/70148989">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="71084270">
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  <read_at>Sun Sep 13 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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  <date_updated>Sun Sep 13 13:36:30 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[There was some mistakes and unresolved issues in this book.  Maybe someone can shed a light for me.<br/><br/>1. Damon swears to have Elena before the first snow fall in the first book.  Did he just suddenly change his mind?<br/><br/>2. Katherine says that she killed Klaus before Elena killed her...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/71084270">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <date_added>Wed Jan 23 20:34:17 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Jan 23 20:34:17 -0800 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[The suqual to the first one it shows and holds allot of emotion that makes your body scared allong with the characters you get attatched too. And it hurts when they die.]]></body>
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  <read_at>Wed Oct 07 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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  <date_updated>Wed Oct 07 06:37:52 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[In book 2, we were left off with Elena has died from drowning in the river. Damon not wanting to see her death changes Elena.  <br/><br/>The Fury - book 3, we start off with some intense scenes when Elena awakens as a vampire. She forgets who she is and what her purpose was, the only thought she h...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/69629376">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="72164765">
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  <read_at>Mon Sep 21 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Tue Sep 22 16:41:42 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue Sep 22 16:46:03 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[i am unsure of what to say about this book. i thought i was really able to enjoy it, however, i did not like the way the author ended this book. it ended with the girl dying in exchange for his life. then all of a sudden, she reappears. it is really weird, and again, there was no explanation for it....<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/72164765">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="61837734">
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    <name><![CDATA[Ellen ♥]]></name>
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  <date_added>Wed Jul 01 19:38:00 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Jul 01 19:41:12 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Just like the first two books in one, I was shocked at how much I enjoy these books. I have been into a lot of vampires lately but L.J. Smith has written a fantastic and enjoyable book!<br/><br/>SPOILERS!!!<br/><br/>At the end of 3 I was confused as too how Smith planned on continuing the series...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/61837734">more...</a>]]></body>
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