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    <body><![CDATA[I read an advance reader's copy of this novel, which is book 1 in a new series called The Dark Forgotten.<br/><br/>In Ravenous, Sharon Ashwood has mixed up a lively combination of classic horror elements and the horrors of modern life in this ripping good urban fantasy. <br/><br/>Holly is a mort...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/44601545">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[To be very fair at the start of this review I am naturally predisposed towards any book that has these 3 things: chick with sharp pointy object on cover, character who owns/wants an Aston Martin Vanquish (my dream car) and a heroine who has to battle the minions of darkness--both those of the academ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/72928757">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I enjoyed this book.  It's pretty typical urban fantasy fare, and some of the plot elements reminded me strongly of <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/17054.Kim_Harrison" title="Kim Harrison">Kim Harrison</a>'s Hollows series.  Ashwood doesn't really do anything new or interesting with the genre (aside from suggest the reason that supernatural beings &quot;came out&quot; was be...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/59912678">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Yay!!  Another winner in the unknown author (to me, anyway) lottery.  I picked up &quot;Ravenous: The Dark Forgotten&quot; on a whim and I'm sure glad I did.  Sharon Ashwood managed to pique my interest with her tale of a modern day witch with dating 'issues'.  <br/><br/>Holly's the last of the Ca...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/56539986">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Sharon Ashwood gives good haunted house in her paranormal romance, <u>Ravenous</u>.<br/><br/>Ghost-busting grab student Holly Carver is a witch out to make tuition money, but the Flanders House is no easy job. Six people have entered the building, but none have emerged yet. So in goes Holly and her vampi...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/38091296">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I enjoyed the idea behind Ravenous, but it felt like the author didn't have any faith that her readers would be even passably intelligent.  She spent so much time spelling out what was going on that there was nothing for the reader to get excited about.  Nothing that makes them want to turn the page...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/45611756">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[While Ashwood's story encompasses any number of cliches and the end of the journey is -- ultimately -- rather obvious, I can say without a doubt that this book is a prime example of the journey and where it takes you carrying more weight than the destination itself. She weaves her world-building eff...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/57139776">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book started out slow for me, real easy to put down, until I hit the 2/3 mark, then things picked up and it was hard to put down.<br/><br/>I liked Holly and how as a witch, the power was in the family lines and the houses.  Some of the things the house could do were funny and I wish that I ha...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/77998440">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[this is so rachel morgan meets early jean claude.  it is a really good mix turns out.  this book was really well rounded.  parts made me laugh, others were action packed, and of course there was a healthy dose of inevitable romance.  i assumed that we were going to follow holly through the next book...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/62841218">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Holly is a registered witch who exorcises houses to earn tuition money.  When one particular haunted house almost kills her and her boyfriend, all is not as it seems.  A demon escapes from a portal that failed to close, and it’s up to Holly to send the demon back through the portal, with help from...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/56797104">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Though it's classified as PNR, Ravenous reads like thrilling UF. It has moments of wit and terror, enhanced by the growing connection between witchy heroine, Holly Carver, and her vampire partner, Alessandro Caravelli.<br/><br/>Ashwood's characters are realistic, as is the dialogue. The relationsh...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/49880037">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[A refreshing vampire book by a new author.  She borrows some ideas and adds her own touches.  Story bounces around some, so there's a feel that the book has been edited and revised. Occassionally the plot and storyline aren't in sinc.  Interesting characters and lots of action, it's a fun read.  I'm...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/47459253">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Here we have yet another debut and first-in-series novel. If this initial outing is any indication, The Dark Forgotten will prove to be a formidable new series. While the book contains the requisite vamps and werewolves, among other species, the world in which they live and the abilities that each c...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/53316695">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[&quot;Being the evil undead wasn't fun anymore.  For one thing, it was increasingly hard to get a library card.&quot;  I have to say, that opening line sucked me in, and I did enjoy this book, and would read more by her.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Wow! A fascinating and suspenseful debut book for Sharon Ashwood! She really knows how weave a sexy, romantic love story between a spunky witch and a seductive vampire! The mysterious plot will have you trying to figure out who is a traitor and who is not!! I cant wait for the next installment in th...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/76078243">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[A vampire and a witch, who busts ghosts for tuition money team up to defeat demons released through portals by &quot;The Book of Lies&quot;. ]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[What a great start to a new series, Faith is a tough little witch and the Vampires are dark and maybe not all that interested in the welfare of humans. Can't wait for the next book.]]></body>
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