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    <body><![CDATA[horrifying and captivating at the same time]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Ruby Laudry Dumas's life was based on nothing but lies after lies. She was raised by her Cajun grandmere who had special healing powers and lived across the swamp from her drunk grandpere. Life was ordinary for her and her grandpmere, weaving fabrics for travelers to earn money and Ruby's painting t...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2108667">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[this book is so nice. it's about a girl who's mother died from giving birth to her a nd her twin sister. her mothers grandmother was very poor and her grandfather was a alcholist so he used all his money on drinks. so her dad is rich so this story starts on her finding her father and twin sister.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[i really hate ruby....parang 8s lyk she been killing paul and gisselle....huh!!!!...paul s so patietic...but sad to say ruby,s love s beau.....at the end rudy is suffering wat she have done......]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[i just couldn't get into this series. maybe the whole louisiana swamp thing didn't pull me in. i love almost anything by VC Andrews but not this.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I really liked this book. The beginning dragged just a little, but once it started going, it's probabaly my favorite VC Andrews book, (at the moment). I like the character of Ruby, and I hate to see such a nice character treated so badly. I'm hoping by the end of the series, she will prevail, and he...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/54061920">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[another great book by v.c Andrews. ruby a Cajun girl, brought up in the bayous has led a great life. she may not be the rich child on the block but her loving family sure does make her feel that way.the loving family i am talking about is ruby's grand mom and granddad. ruby want to become a painter ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/21544811">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[My all-time favorite V.C Andrew book/series!]]></body>
    
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