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    <body><![CDATA[ I love when a book has artwork within it. It just makes it that more special. The characters in the book are full of magic, myth and creativity that you just have to like. Of course it does help even more if you are faery lover. This is a story about being different outside and how you can be the s...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/33486292">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This was a well written tale about a young Fee learning the value of true beauty. I struggled to identify with the characters in the beginning and the development of these characters was rather slow going. Having said that, towards the middle and the introduction of some new characters I warmed up t...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/40539409">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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