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  <title><![CDATA[The Awakening (Vampire Huntress Legend, #2)]]></title>
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  <default_description>A battle is brewing in the underworld, and at the center of it all is Damali Richards, spoken word artist and vampire huntress. But she is not just any huntress; she is the millennium Neteru, a woman so powerful that the vampire world is about to start a war&amp;mdash;one that threatens to spread onto her streets&amp;mdash;in order to possess her&amp;hellip;Fallon Nuit, a rogue vampire who is one of the most powerful Damali has ever encountered, has allied himself with the deadly Amanthra demons in order to claim her. But the Vampire Council has plans for her as well. And now an unlikely variable has entered the equation: an ex-lover turned master vampire with an agenda of his own. Damali must risk trusting him once more if they are to survive.</default_description>
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  <original_publication_day type="integer">28</original_publication_day>
  <original_publication_month type="integer">12</original_publication_month>
  <original_publication_year type="integer">2004</original_publication_year>
  <original_title>The Awakening (Vampire Huntress Legend, #2)</original_title>
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      <name><![CDATA[L.A. Banks]]></name>
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    <review id="8398767">
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    <name><![CDATA[Jerrie]]></name>
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  <read_at>Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007</read_at>
  <date_added>Mon Oct 29 13:36:47 -0700 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Fri Nov 09 10:47:12 -0800 2007</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[So, the saga continues.  What left me hanging in the 1st book, turned out to make the 2nd book better than the 1st.  Of course, you are still left hanging, because you know there is a 3rd book.  <br/>The Damali-Carlos union is definitley not over.  Poor Carlos.  You really do want this guy to be th...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/8398767">more...</a>]]></body>
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</review>
    <review id="42783759">
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    <name><![CDATA[Monique]]></name>
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      <rating>4</rating>
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  <read_at>Mon Jan 12 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Mon Jan 12 08:36:26 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Jan 12 08:36:47 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I was really hesitant to read the first book in the series (&quot;Minion&quot;) and found it to be really slow and uninteresting in the beginning but it picked up in the end.  This book did not have the same problem.  I was hooked from the start.  I like how Banks provided a little bit of a reminder...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/42783759">more...</a>]]></body>
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</review>
    <review id="47989275">
    <user id="745288">
    <name><![CDATA[Shavaugn]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Saint Louis, MO]]></location>        
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      <rating>5</rating>
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  <read_at>Sun Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Mon Mar 02 07:19:45 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Mar 04 06:26:58 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Please make this into a movie, right now.  The plot is AMAZING and the characters jump off of the pages and into your mind.  It took me two days to read this and I already picked up the third book in the series.  Can't wait to get started!!]]></body>
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</review>
    <review id="19674557">
    <user id="1019558">
    <name><![CDATA[Cherie]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[San Jose, CA]]></location>        
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      <rating>3</rating>
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  <read_at>Mon Jan 02 00:00:00 -0800 2006</read_at>
  <date_added>Mon Apr 07 16:17:39 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Apr 07 16:28:25 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I found this, the second book of the Vampire Huntress series, slightly better than <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://bookcrossing.com/journal/2514746"><em>Minion</em></a>, the first.  However, some of the same things that bothered me about that book came to surface in this one too.<br/><br/>I'm glad I hung onto <em>Minion</em> because <em>The Awakening</em> picked up right where that left off, an...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/19674557">more...</a>]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/19674557]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="43482115">
    <user id="1852193">
    <name><![CDATA[Darcy]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Argyle, TX]]></location>        
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      <rating>1</rating>
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  <read_at>Tue Jan 27 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Sun Jan 18 12:44:27 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue Jan 27 15:41:59 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book isn't very good. I didn't finish the book. It was that bad. The book looked good but it isn't. It has too many bad words used in the wrong way. There is a bad word on almost every page and more. The book has some action, but most the time vampires are arguing with each other. I've been hop...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/43482115">more...</a>]]></body>
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</review>
    <review id="44636919">
    <user id="1966433">
    <name><![CDATA[Melinda]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Monterey Park, CA]]></location>        
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      <rating>5</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
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  <read_at>Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Wed Jan 28 08:55:04 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Feb 02 20:24:27 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[So much better than the first book.  Carlos' story starts to come to the forefront more than the last book.  He's really the most interesting character in the books so far, and is the thing that makes <em>The Awakening</em> worth it after trudging so hard through <em>Minion</em>.  ]]></body>
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</review>
    <review id="36934906">
    <user id="901103">
    <name><![CDATA[Jess]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
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      <rating>2</rating>
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  <date_added>Tue Nov 04 19:13:43 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Fri Nov 07 18:43:25 -0800 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I don't know what to think of this series so far. I am not too fond of L.A. Banks' style of writing. I feel like she takes too long to describe things and it makes the story move slower. Also, she provides no background in her story, so at points I had to think back to the previous book and try to r...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/36934906">more...</a>]]></body>
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</review>
    <review id="40693636">
    <user id="71171">
    <name><![CDATA[Melissa Rochelle]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Goodyear, AZ]]></location>        
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      <rating>2</rating>
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  <read_at>Mon Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Mon Dec 22 13:03:15 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Dec 22 21:53:57 -0800 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[SO I gave the second book in the series a shot and it's still not really holding my attention. The gangsta talk seems so forced and fake. It's almost too painful to read at times.]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/40693636]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="50795209">
    <user id="2168039">
    <name><![CDATA[Linda]]></name>
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      <rating>5</rating>
  <votes>1</votes>
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  <date_added>Sun Mar 29 07:25:02 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Mar 29 07:26:06 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[The plot thickens and the characters begin to take on life of their own in what quickly becomes one of my favorite series and favorite authors.]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/50795209]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="39192114">
    <user id="1751151">
    <name><![CDATA[Rhonda]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Pekin, IL]]></location>        
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      <rating>3</rating>
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  <date_added>Wed Dec 03 08:27:34 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Dec 03 09:12:03 -0800 2008</date_updated>
  <read_count>1</read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[I didn't hate this but I sure didn't love it.  I guess it must say something for Banks' writing that I continued on with the series though.]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/39192114]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="42329167">
    <user id="966315">
    <name><![CDATA[Naomi]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
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      <rating>0</rating>
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  <date_added>Thu Jan 08 04:41:05 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Jan 08 04:41:13 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[The entire series ROCKS!!! The last book of the series called THIRTEENTH will be available Feb 2009.]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/42329167]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="5832700">
    <user id="275867">
    <name><![CDATA[S.A.]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Little Rock, AR]]></location>        
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      <rating>4</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
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  <read_at>Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007</read_at>
  <date_added>Fri Sep 07 07:44:13 -0700 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Fri Sep 07 07:48:32 -0700 2007</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Damali is pushed to the background quite a bit in this novel, with most of the interesting scenes featuring Carlos' POV instead as he struggles to protect Damali from the various groups interested in her, as well as to save himself from the dark path he chose for his life.  I found the Carlos strugg...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5832700">more...</a>]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5832700]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="49442864">
    <user id="2133350">
    <name><![CDATA[Nubi]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Las Vegas, NV]]></location>        
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      <rating>5</rating>
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  <read_at>Wed Jun 06 00:00:00 -0700 2007</read_at>
  <date_added>Mon Mar 16 09:19:56 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Mar 16 09:21:03 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Very addicting book...full of suspense, drama, and action...Damali is on fire!]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/49442864]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="57315643">
    <user id="2109026">
    <name><![CDATA[Marilyn]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
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      <rating>5</rating>
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  <date_added>Mon May 25 19:12:26 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon May 25 19:52:33 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Just loved the book, couldn’t put it down. Great series<br/>]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/57315643]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="58084302">
    <user id="1608758">
    <name><![CDATA[Angela]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Port Huron, MI]]></location>        
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      <rating>5</rating>
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  <read_at>Sun May 31 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Mon Jun 01 12:58:31 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Jun 01 12:59:27 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I can't wait to read the next in the series.]]></body>
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</review>
    <review id="63276947">
    <user id="71619">
    <name><![CDATA[Tamara]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Chicago, IL]]></location>        
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      <rating>4</rating>
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  <date_added>Mon Jul 13 08:51:08 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Jul 13 08:52:40 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[This series is slowly drawing me in.]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/63276947]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="62452037">
    <user id="2491962">
    <name><![CDATA[Elli]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United Kingdom]]></location>        
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      <rating>5</rating>
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  <read_at>Mon Jul 13 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Tue Jul 07 05:29:23 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Jul 13 10:33:40 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Another brilliant sequel. Was hooked from the first chapter. Can't wait for the third instalment.]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/62452037]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="69403996">
    <user id="908072">
    <name><![CDATA[Rebecca]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Kearneysville, WV]]></location>        
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      <rating>5</rating>
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  <read_at>Tue Sep 08 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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  <date_updated>Wed Sep 09 05:34:38 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I thought this was great. I can't wait to read the third book in this series.]]></body>
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</review>
    <review id="12126776">
    <user id="578475">
    <name><![CDATA[Nichole]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Indianapolis, IN]]></location>        
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    <body><![CDATA[I thought this book looked cool, about Vampire Huntress/Spoken Word Artist Damali Richards and her now-vampire boyfriend. It turned out to be kind of cheesy and it's really not a standalone book. There's tons of references to the previous book Minion and the reader is just left grasping. This one's ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/12126776">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This was better, I'm actually getting into it.  The author is not great, however.  Unfortunatley, I just don't think she's as good as the story, but I'll keep reading. I care about the characters now and I love reading different takes on demons and vampires.  Maybe the next one will be even better!]]></body>
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