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  <title><![CDATA[Holidays Are Hell]]></title>
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  <default_description>&lt;p&gt; This holiday, spend quality time with family and loved ones&amp;#8212;living and dead . . . &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt; There's no place like home for the horrordays&amp;#8212;unless you'd prefer a romantic midnight walk through a ghost-infested graveyard . . . or a haunted house candlelight dinner with the sexy vampire of your dreams. The (black) magical season is here&amp;#8212;and whether it's a solstice s&#233;ance gone demonically wrong with the incomparable Kim Harrison, a grossly misshapen Christmas with the remarkable Lynsay Sands, a blood-chilling-and-spilling New Year's with the wonderful Marjorie M. Liu, or a super-powered Thanksgiving with the phenomenal Vicki Pettersson, one thing is for certain: in the able hands of these exceptional dark side explorers, the holidays are going to be deliciously &lt;i&gt;hellish&lt;/i&gt;! &lt;/p&gt;</default_description>
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  <original_publication_month type="integer">11</original_publication_month>
  <original_publication_year type="integer">2007</original_publication_year>
  <original_title>Holidays Are Hell</original_title>
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  <read_at>Fri Jan 25 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[For the most part I liked this anthology better than the first one, Dates from Hell. I think most were on the &quot;good!&quot; side.<br/><br/>&quot;Two Ghosts for Sister Rachel&quot; by Kim Harrison. In Dates from Hell we got a story about Ivy set before she meets Rachel, and in this story, we ge...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/25264128">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="11092244">
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    <name><![CDATA[Seth]]></name>
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  <date_added>Thu Dec 27 11:19:59 -0800 2007</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[My overall rating (3) is for the book as a concept and based on the two (of four) stories I've read. This is a theme collection for stories set in modern fantasy series and I don't read the other two series, so jumping in with these stories seems unwise.<br/><br/>I'm not sure I'll ever get around ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/11092244">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="7277722">
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  <read_at>Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Honestly, I was a little disappointed by this anthology.  I'd really been looking forward to Kim Harrison's story because I love her Rachel Morgan series and this story was supposed to explain why Rachel is the way she is.  I'm not sure I buy that this story explains that, even if Kim Harrison think...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/7277722">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="37474029">
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    <name><![CDATA[Heather G]]></name>
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  <read_at>Tue Nov 25 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Tue Nov 11 18:44:08 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue Nov 25 16:12:39 -0800 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Kim Harrison-- decent-- I enjoyed seeing Rachel as a teen before she got into being a runner.  I liked getting to know Rachel's brother a little since we don't get to know him in her Hollows series much at all.  I don't know how much you'd get out of this if you don't read the series though.<br/><br/>...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/37474029">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="9881618">
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    <name><![CDATA[Sammy ]]></name>
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      <rating>3</rating>
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  <read_at>Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007</read_at>
  <date_added>Mon Dec 03 09:44:26 -0800 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Dec 03 09:50:08 -0800 2007</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Kim Harrison and Marjorie M Liu produced to well-written novellas that can be read and appreciated by any lover of urban fantasy, even if those unfamiliar with their works.  Vicki Patterson's short is excellent, but might be a harder read for those not familiar with her freshman series - but is a mu...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/9881618">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="56688043">
    <user id="122617">
    <name><![CDATA[Tammy]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Billerica, MA]]></location>        
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      <rating>3</rating>
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  <read_at>Fri Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Tue May 19 19:16:20 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue May 19 19:33:25 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I picked this up because of the backstory for both Kim Harrison's Rachel Morgan series and Vicki Pettersson's Zodiac series. I liked three of the four stories in this book, which is one more than I expected to like. I would have kept it for the Harrison and Pettersson stories alone, and the Liu stor...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/56688043">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="69815647">
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    <name><![CDATA[Lmb]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Stamford, CT]]></location>        
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      <rating>3</rating>
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  <read_at>Fri Sep 04 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I give this 3.5 just for the Vicki Pettersson story. Which is the only one I am going to talk about.<br/><br/>I HIGHLY suggest reading this short BEFORE moving on to book 3 of her Signs of the Zodiac series, even though it is technically a prequel.<br/><br/>It is pretty integral to the series. G...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/69815647">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="74801934">
    <user id="2843533">
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  <read_at>Sun Dec 14 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Rachel Morgan's very first kick-ass-adventure is a must for fans of course. The novella covers about a quarter of the pages and is set in Rachel's pre-IS-time. Still frail from the Rosewood-Syndrome symptoms, 18-year-old, fresh-from-school Rachel is determined to enter the Inderland Security instead...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/74801934">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="58180732">
    <user id="925476">
    <name><![CDATA[Theresa]]></name>
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      <rating>4</rating>
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  <date_added>Tue Jun 02 09:17:36 -0700 2009</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[Picked up at library after being introduced to Pierce in <em>White Witch, Black Curse</em> and realizing I needed to read the short story to get a better grasp on the story in the book.<br/><br/>1. <strong>Two Ghosts for Sister Rachel by Kim Harrison</strong>: 5 stars. A fantastic look at Rachel at 18 and what motivated he...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/58180732">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="63190789">
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    <name><![CDATA[Vegas Princess]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Henderson, NV]]></location>        
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      <rating>5</rating>
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  <read_at>Mon Jul 20 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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  <date_updated>Mon Jul 20 21:00:39 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I only read the first story by Kim Harrison in this book so I could prepare for Book 7 of the Hallows series.  Although I may go back and read the Lyndsay Sands piece, her books sound interesting.<br/><br/>Finding out about Rachel's past was very mind-opening. I knew she was sick as a child but I ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/63190789">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[There's no place like home for the horrordays—unless you'd prefer a romantic midnight walk through a ghost-infested graveyard . . . or a haunted house candlelight dinner with the sexy vampire of your dreams. The (black) magical season is here—and whether it's a solstice séance gone demonically ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/38100931">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="51695510">
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    <name><![CDATA[Elizabeth]]></name>
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    <body><![CDATA[I picked this up just for the Kim Harrison story, in order to flesh out my understanding of her latest Rachel Morgan book. Her story was cute, and it was nice seeing fresh-faced, 18 year old Rachel, and the glimmerings of the woman she would become.<br/><br/>The rest of the stories were just okay, t...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/51695510">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="19295564">
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    <name><![CDATA[Wendy]]></name>
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  <read_at>Wed Jan 14 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Wed Apr 02 10:18:15 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Jan 14 16:47:13 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I have written up a little review of each story. I did not realize it when I started the book, but I have books and/or series of books by each of these authors on my TBR shelf. But have not yet read any of them, with the exception of one Kim Harrison's 'Hollows' book that I don't remember being terr...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/19295564">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <name><![CDATA[Stephanie]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Pittsburgh, PA]]></location>        
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    <body><![CDATA[As with most compilations of short stories by different authors, I enjoyed some more than others.  I am giving the book three stars because I really enjoyed two of the stories and I kind of enjoyed two of the stories.  Individually I would star each story differently.  This book did prove a nice int...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/12238739">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I was most interested in the Rachel Morgan story and Zoe Archer story as I follow both series. So those were the most interesting to me. I especially enjoyed the Zoe Archer story though if you have not read the series, I feel it was the least explanatory. If you follow the Zodiac series however, it ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/10661016">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <date_added>Sat Oct 17 08:52:59 -0700 2009</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[An early story of Rachel Morgan from Kim Harrison. Lynsay Sands story of a shape-shifter. Marjorie M Liu's story of a government agent and a hunky necromancer and Vicki Pettersson's story of a Zodiac Warrior all combine to create an interesting selection of Christmas and Thanksgiving stories. Light ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/74819183">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <date_added>Sun Apr 12 13:13:29 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Apr 12 13:22:37 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[4 story urban fantasy anthology.  3/4 were actually good.  2 by authors I was already familiar with (Kim Harrison and Vicki Petterson) which I think I enjoyed because I was already familiar with their worlds.  and 1 different one (by Majorie Liu) set in urban China which was really neat b/c the whol...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/52405885">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <date_added>Sun Dec 28 10:38:11 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Dec 28 10:48:31 -0800 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Best for the Hollows prelude about Rachel Morgan at 18, gives a lot of insight into her character, and maybe some hints about what the future of the series holds? Kim Harrison is fantastic about continuity - she is with Chekhov, if she shows you something early on, she will be using it. I have rarel...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/41092664">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <date_added>Sun Mar 29 15:45:04 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Mar 29 15:47:19 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I only read the short story from Kim Harrison in this book so far and it was great!!  I really wish I would have know this story was important to the overall plot of book #7 before I read book #7!  It would have certainly helped me a lot with book #7!  This story was great at getting to the heart of...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/50844627">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Tue Aug 12 18:20:53 -0700 2008</read_at>
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  <date_updated>Tue Aug 12 18:20:53 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Up until The Outlaw Demon Wails I always had difficulty empathising with Rachel about her father's death. Harrison just didn't do a particularly good job making me care, it wasn't the focus of anything and just seemed like mindless background info. <br/><br/>Therefore, reading The Two Ghosts of Si...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/23989254">more...</a>]]></body>
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