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  <title><![CDATA[April &amp; Oliver: A Novel]]></title>
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  <default_description>Best friends since childhood, the sexual tension between April and Oliver has always been palpable. Years after being completely inseparable, they become strangers, but the wildly different paths of their lives cross once again with the sudden death of April's brother. Oliver, the responsible, newly engaged law student finds himself drawn more than ever to the reckless, mystifying April - and cracks begin to appear in his carefully constructed life. Even as Oliver attempts to &quot;save&quot; his childhood friend from her grief, her menacing boyfriend and herself, it soon becomes apparent that Oliver has some secrets of his own--secrets he hasn't shared with anyone, even his fianc&#233;. But April knows, and her reappearance in his life derails him. Is it really April's life that is unraveling, or is it his own? The answer awaits at the end of a downward spiral...towards salvation.</default_description>
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      <name><![CDATA[Tess Callahan]]></name>
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  <read_at>Thu Dec 25 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[What a moving and suspenseful story of relationships and how childhood mistakes/experiences can influence one's adult life. And the ending is just gorgeous. This is not a story for the faint of heart though, it's as much about love as it is about violence and also about where the two converge. I ado...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/40883351">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Tue Apr 14 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is a beautifully written story of two childhood friends reunited by a tragedy which causes each to re-examine their lives and choose a different path.  I truly cared about these characters.]]></body>
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  <read_at>Sun Nov 15 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
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  <date_updated>Sun Nov 15 06:16:27 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[To its credit, I raced through this book, devouring every word quickly.  So why didn't I give it five stars?  A few reasons.<br/><br/>The beginning was very confusing and it took a bit for me to get used to the flip-flop of time-periods.  There was no real indicator at times that the author decide...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/77801357">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Thu Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I feel kind of guilty giving this book only 2 stars, because it's clear the author is talented. Unfortunately, what she failed to do in &quot;April &amp; Oliver&quot; was create characters worth caring about.<br/><br/>April is brunette, wild and troubled but has a heart of gold. Her step-brother's hal...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/77498051">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="74983668">
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  <read_at>Mon Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[April &amp; Oliver,the first novel from Tess Callahan is a story of secrets, yearnings and consequences.The book opens with a vivid scene about a character who is not actually a participant in the book, but is constantly on the mind of those we meet.<br/>Buddy has been lost for some time, his wipers wh...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/74983668">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="70205327">
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  <read_at>Sat Sep 05 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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  <date_updated>Sat Sep 05 19:58:40 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[This was a pretty dark book. Lots of tragedy, heartache, and family dysfunction. I liked this story very much, though it was kind of depressing and the ending kind of left you stranded, wondering what else happened, wanting more from these two people, wondering what became of their torn lives. <br/>...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/70205327">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="70054875">
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  <read_at>Sun Jun 14 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I have to admit, I was initially bummed out upon starting April &amp; Oliver. Because I'm kinda bummed about people who have kids and then don't bother to take care of them, treat them well, teach them right... It hurts to read about women who've been broken so badly that they don't know what else to do...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/70054875">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="68607770">
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    <body><![CDATA[April and Oliver? Sexual tension? Really? This book duped me with the advertising as it did another reviewer here. One expects deep tangled bonds, soulmate love, earth shattering secrets and instead gets pathetic, been done a million times before crap . April wasn't realistic with her bad boy loving...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/68607770">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="67017878">
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  <read_at>Tue Aug 11 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Tess Callahan’s debut novel, April and Oliver, begins with the death of April’s beloved younger brother, Buddy, in a car accident on a snowy winter afternoon. As Buddy takes his last breaths, he recalls a childhood memory of being lost in the woods with April and her friend, Oliver, and the reas...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/67017878">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="58673292">
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    <body><![CDATA[Due to the slimness of the book I thought this would be fluff with a guaranteed happy ending. I was totally wrong about the fluff part, this book was more than what I expected. There are a couple of very dark issues brought up and the ending is hopeful. Two old friends, with odd family ties, cross p...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/58673292">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="57765635">
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  <read_at>Tue Jun 02 09:41:56 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[This debut novel is about a lot of things… grief, family, the ebb and flow of friendship (especially those you once thought will last a lifetime), and love (some of it unrequited). I could appreciate the delicateness of a friendship with someone of the opposite sex, and how easy it is to let frien...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/57765635">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Mon Jun 22 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Dark, depressing, really messed up people. Just my kind of thing. I don't know that I'd recommend it to a lot of people, because lots of people don't want to read about things that are dark &amp; depressing. Or they don't like ambiguous endings. I don't mind that either. I like the dark &amp; depressing &amp; t...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/60572478">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[As a first time writer I was glad to see Tess's dream fullfilled.She had developed an exciting plot and some strong characters for her readers to awake their emotions.  At times I was completly emersed in the scenes between April and Oliver but there were also times that I noticed the weak sentence ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/63985681">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[April's brother's funeral brings her childhood friend and soul mate Oliver back to town, and their shared history strains Oliver's relationship with his fiance.<br/><br/>Oliver has always been a little too goody shoes for April's bad boy preferences, and there is a lot of &quot;right place, wrong ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/63997036">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Fri Sep 18 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I liked everything about this book -- from its cover, to the paper it was printed on and the font used to print the story.   April and Oliver and their family members are memorable characters and I cared about what happened to each of them. After a shared childhood their lives took different routes ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/71472942">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[April and Oliver are childhood friends whose lives twisted about each other in painful ways until they drifted apart. When April's younger brother dies in a car accident, Oliver returns to town for the funeral--with his fiancee in tow. Old chemistry and old issues are reignited as the two fight thei...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/66889251">more...</a>]]></body>
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