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    <body><![CDATA[I really enjoyed this book. I liked the fact that it was based in religion, that the scripture was used so well. That it showed how things can be turned around. Well done, Ms. Kizer, very well done.<br/>The story was interesting from word go, and kept my attention the whole way through. <br/>I enj...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/77908318">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Meridian Sozu has spent her entire life surrounded by death.  Insects and small animals seem to search her out before dying in her presence, and on top of that she always seems to feel achy and ill.  Her parents and brother treat her as if she were (nearly) normal her entire life, until suddenly on ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/76663754">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Well-written, evenly paced, with a likable and realistic protagonist in the title character, Meridian came alive in my mind quite easily. The writing is engaging, the dialogue well-done, and overall, the author did a great job creating the concept of angels who usher the dead into heaven, nirvana, e...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/67304248">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I really enjoyed the basic premise behind this novel.  Fenestras, a race of supernatural beings, exist to help ease the passing of souls between the world of the living and the world of the dead. In direct opposition are the forces of darkness, attempting to wrest control of the spirits and force th...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/43200430">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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