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  <title><![CDATA[The Awakening and The Struggle (The Vampire Diaries, #1-2)]]></title>
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  <default_description>&lt;p&gt; Elena: the golden girl, the leader, the one who can have any boy she wants. &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt; Stefan: brooding and mysterious, he seems to be the only one who can resist Elena, even as he struggles to protect her from the horrors that haunt his past. &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt; Damon: sexy, dangerous, and driven by an urge for revenge against Stefan, the brother who betrayed him. Determined to have Elena, he'd kill to possess her. &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt; Collected here in one volume for the first time, volumes one and two of The Vampire Diaries, the tale of two vampire brothers and the beautiful girl torn between them. &lt;/p&gt;</default_description>
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  <original_publication_month type="integer">7</original_publication_month>
  <original_publication_year type="integer">2007</original_publication_year>
  <original_title>The Awakening and The Struggle (The Vampire Diaries, #1-2)</original_title>
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      <name><![CDATA[L.J. Smith]]></name>
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      <rating>5</rating>
  <votes>21</votes>
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  <read_at>Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
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  <date_updated>Sat Mar 15 20:17:28 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[After reading the &quot;Twilight&quot; series, I have been hooked on Vampires! The problem is, it is really hard to find vampire stories that are clean, relatively un-evil (if there is such a thing when talking about Vampires) and not too gory! Well I think I found another great series. Again, young...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/17836986">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="9275253">
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      <rating>4</rating>
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  <read_at>Sun Dec 02 00:00:00 -0800 2007</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Elena is the most popular girl in school, her boyfriend Matt a classic all-American sporty, nice boy. Then she sees the new boy, Stefan, dark, sensual, and totally oblivious to her. She determines to have him, and promptly gets rid of Matt. There are a few complications, though: one, Stefan is a vam...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/9275253">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="28153717">
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      <rating>3</rating>
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  <read_at>Sat Mar 07 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Thu Jul 24 07:57:49 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sat Mar 07 03:14:10 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[This omnibus carries the first two books of Smith's tetralogy - &quot;The Awakening&quot; and &quot;The Struggle&quot;. I would give the first one two stars, the second one four. The first one was namely too much of a sugary teenage romance - I'm probably too old to read young adult stuff anymore.<br/>...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/28153717">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="71894024">
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  <read_at>Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Sun Sep 20 12:35:58 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Sep 24 08:45:42 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Since these books are going to be a T.V show in Sept, I thought I'd buy the books...<br/><br/>Some people have read it and compared it to Twilight, but I have to say that these books are NOTHING like Twilight except for the part where she's human and the brothers aren't. But that's about it.<br/>...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/71894024">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="27308697">
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      <rating>4</rating>
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  <read_at>Thu Jul 10 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Tue Jul 15 08:45:10 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue Jul 15 09:05:11 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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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/27308697">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="15577264">
    <user id="870272">
    <name><![CDATA[Lynny]]></name>
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      <rating>5</rating>
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  <recommended_for><![CDATA[Anyone who loves a good love triangle including vampires :)]]></recommended_for>
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  <read_at>Thu Jan 10 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Sat Feb 16 13:01:56 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Aug 11 16:18:27 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I have to say, that the only bad thing that i found in this books was the undeveloped relationship between Stefan and Elena. Otherwise i loved the book and it definitely deserves 5 stars. i am getting the second soon and i am freaking! i finished this book within hours of starting it, the plot twist...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/15577264">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="19265982">
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      <rating>5</rating>
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  <recommended_for><![CDATA[Potential Twilight readers. READ THIS INSTEAD!]]></recommended_for>
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  <read_at>Mon Aug 25 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Tue Apr 01 21:38:42 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Sep 10 10:10:54 -0700 2008</date_updated>
  <read_count>1</read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[A pre-Harry Potter young adult series that was a guilty pleasure for me at age 26 to be reading in public. But I couldn't put it down. L.J. Smiths characters were a little flat, yes. Her settings felt 2 dimensional to me and I often couldn't get a grasp of what exactly the characters were really lik...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/19265982">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="38865530">
    <user id="1364495">
    <name><![CDATA[Michelle]]></name>
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      <rating>4</rating>
  <votes>3</votes>
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  <date_added>Sat Nov 29 08:45:44 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sat Nov 29 08:51:18 -0800 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I loves me a vampire story!  This one is good for younger YA as it is not soaked in vampire sex.  Good for readers who handled Twilight.  Surprise ending:  I have to get the next book! ]]></body>
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    <review id="15826904">
    <user id="388385">
    <name><![CDATA[Jeanne]]></name>
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      <rating>3</rating>
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  <read_at>Mon Mar 10 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Tue Feb 19 14:01:13 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Mar 10 14:33:17 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[It's another teen vampire/romance novel.  Yay!<br/><br/>Actually, it's kind of cheesy.  When Stefan Salvatore shows up at Elena's high school, it's love at first sight.  He's gorgeous and exotic, and she's looking for someone new.  She's fair-haired and popular and closely resembles his ex.  <br/>...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/15826904">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="31929524">
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    <name><![CDATA[Megan]]></name>
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      <rating>3</rating>
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  <recommended_for><![CDATA[anyone who likes suspenseful love stories]]></recommended_for>
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  <read_at>Wed Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Wed Sep 03 13:29:56 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Nov 05 08:36:44 -0800 2008</date_updated>
  <read_count>once</read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[This book was a really good book. I enjoyed the way it kept me on the edge and the way it made me want to keep reading more. The book was like a love story/suspenseful tragedy about a vampire falling in love with a human. But, like every story, there is something holding them back from being happy t...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/31929524">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="74992580">
    <user id="2783430">
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  <date_added>Sun Oct 18 23:23:47 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Oct 18 23:23:47 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Well I read the books before I watched the T.V series, but I'll talk about the television series tomorrow or later today since it's 1A.M. Anyways, what can I say. First off, in my opinion, I actually enjoyed this more then twilight. It is different from Twilight and I don't want to start a argument,...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/74992580">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="74205664">
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      <rating>2</rating>
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  <date_added>Sun Oct 11 17:01:13 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Oct 11 17:01:13 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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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/74205664">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="72717526">
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    <name><![CDATA[Emilyadamc]]></name>
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  <read_at>Tue Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Sun Sep 27 19:31:23 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Sep 27 19:47:02 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I really didn't like these books. I didn't care about either Elena or Stefan. I saw the previews for the CW show and thought the story looked good. But the TV show is a thousand times better than the book.<br/>I didn't like the self centered Elena or understand why anyone else would either. When sh...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/72717526">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="72325047">
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  <read_at>Thu Sep 24 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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  <date_updated>Thu Sep 24 06:09:16 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[The Awakening: I loved this book. It starts off with Elena's first diary entry. She thinks that something bad is going to happen. The book starts off good and strong on the first page.<br/>When Stefan comes to Robert E Lee High School, Elena must have him. But there is one problem, Stefan is doing ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/72325047">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="70301829">
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  <date_added>Sun Sep 06 18:59:36 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Sep 06 19:05:26 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[In this book, Vampire diaries its about a vampire who is new meets elena who is the leader, the one who can have any boy she wants. Stefan a vampire who transfred from italy eventually falls in love With Elena. Stefan has a brother Damen, dangerous, and driven by an urge for revenge against Stefan, ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/70301829">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="65219906">
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  <read_at>Fri Jun 19 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Mon Jul 27 21:01:48 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Jul 27 21:14:12 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Had to pick this up because I saw a trailer for a new series that the CW is putting out in the fall based on this series. Looked intriguing so I ran out and got it. It was exciting-lots going on all the time and definately a little on the wow that was creepy side at times. I guess I am just not real...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/65219906">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I know people have said that they don't like people comparing this to Twilight.  But for me I read Twilight first, so any Vampire series I read I compare to Twilight.  I tried my best not to do that in my review.<br/><br/>So I have to admit I only read this because I heard it was going to be a sho...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/65206520">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[GreenBeanTeenQueen Says: WARNING!! This review contains spoilers!! And it's long-I had a lot of venting to do! <br/><br/>With a TV show coming this Fall and Vampire Lit the hot genre, this book has been consistently checked out at my library. A co-worker mentioned she had enjoyed them as a teen an...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/65082499">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Thu Jul 02 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Elena Gilbert is about to start her senior year of high school.  She has always been one of the most popular girls at school, and she sees no reason for this to change, but she has a strange feeling that this year will be different.  When she gets to school the first day, there is a new student, Ste...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/61876884">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Ok – enough of the grown-up books for a bit.  I originally read this series, along with just about everything else in the teen section of the BA Public Library, when I was about twelve or thirteen.  I ran across them again in a bookstore a little while ago after HarperCollins reissued the series i...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/57604466">more...</a>]]></body>
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