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    <body><![CDATA[Halfway through, I'm surprised by this book.  It felt like it was going to head one direction, then it fooled me and went another direction entirely.  I'm glad, since the first direction wasn't the way I wanted to head.<br/><br/>This is only the second series I've read by Briggs.  Like her Mercy T...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/8272120">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I was expecting another fantasy coming-of-age novel, but that's not what this is.  It turned out to be quite different.  There were a lot of unexpected little twists and turns.  I think some aspects of the plot could have been more fully explained, but that might have slowed down the story.  It was ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/41183238">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[<em>Raven's Shadow</em> presents an interesting cast of fantasy characters in its central family of magic-touched farmers. The heroes are middle-aged parents and spouses rather than single twenty-somethings, a unique choice an epic fantasy, but a wise one: it's the relationship between Seraph and Tier that r...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/75223054">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I devoured this book - it was absolutely great and so much fun to read.  Engaging characters, solid world building and just a good story.  The kind of book that makes me excited about fantasy. <br/><br/>It's the first of two books, but tells a self-contained story - refreshing in this age of epic se...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/44657322">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I am a Patricia Briggs fan.  I love her books because she always has strong female characters with realistic quirks.  A fun read for a rainy day!]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is a solid, light fantasy such as I have come to expect from Patricia Briggs. This is the first of a two part series in which there are Travelers with magical properties who have the task of protecting the kingdom from an unknown evil that there ancestors accidentally created. The main characte...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/69647842">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I liked the reality of the relationships of the characters, with all thier flaws.  The ending seemed a little anticlimatic to me, but I think it's only because it was winding up for the next book in the series.  I'm eager to read that one too!  It was hard to put down because you wanted to know what...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/71176784">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book really fit in well with my current fantasy genre kick.  Patricia Briggs weaves her plots together very well.  There's never a point where the reader sits back and goes &quot;Huh?&quot; and wonders if the author just got bored of plot development.  The characters are believable and you end ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/59206456">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[The book has a great storyline and so I gave it 3 stars.  However, the story unravels at a slow pace...it took me about a week to finish reading it.  For me this is telling because if I enjoy a book I will read it non-stop until I am finished, but like I said the storyline is good albeit slow. I am ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/65493350">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I love the Mercedes Thompson series so thought I'd try this one too.  The story is very different from the other series and that made it very interesting.  I'll read the next in the series to see where it goes.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I've found a new fantasy author, which is always delightful. A friend gave me this book and I read the sequel—Raven's Strike, and then went after the next short series. Two books instead of three or seven or nine!]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book kind of odd because it really feels like two books smashed together.  The beginning was also really slow-going.  However, I loved the characters and was totally invested in the story by the end.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[At the beginning, the writing seemed utterly predictable and kind-of clunky, but as the story picked up, the author hit her stride. The plot was intensely entertaining. An easy, fun read. Looking forward to the sequel!]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[It was an ok story. It lacked in any type of struggle or peril for the main characters. It was all just a little too easy for them to reach their goal.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I love how Patricia Briggs writes her characters are always compelling and so captivating. Looking forward to getting my hands one the sequel Raven's Strike. ]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[okay series, not as great as the mercedes thompson books but a fun read. more fantasy and i'm not sure i'm completely into that or not.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Not as good as the Mercedes Thompson series. Had a slower pace. Still liked it and will probably read the sequel.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Not bad.  Different in that it's a fantasy book with a family as the main character, and there are children involved.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I loved this book! From page 10 on I could not put this book down. I can't wait to move on to Raven's Strike.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[An adult fairy tale set in an ancient fantasy land.  Not what I expected after Mercy, but quite enjoyable.]]></body>
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