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  <title><![CDATA[Shadowlight (Kyndred, #1)]]></title>
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  <original_publication_month type="integer">10</original_publication_month>
  <original_publication_year type="integer">2009</original_publication_year>
  <original_title>Shadowlight: A Novel of the Kyndred</original_title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Lynn Viehl]]></name>
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  <votes>7</votes>
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  <read_at>Thu Nov 12 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Mon Apr 06 14:55:10 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Nov 12 16:25:47 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I got my Lynn Viehl fix! I miss the fangs, I admit. Where the hunger, the primal instincts, of my vampires and werewolves? Waxing poetic, LOL.<br/><br/>I liked the scenes starring GenHance, the shady genetics corp, à la science and lab thrillers like <em><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0338337/">Paycheck</a></em>, if it were good, with monsters. What...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/51728221">more...</a>]]></body>
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      <rating>4</rating>
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  <read_at>Tue Aug 25 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Tue Sep 15 18:46:18 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue Sep 15 18:47:38 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I have been lucky enough to be graced with a an ARC of Lynn Viehl’s latest work, Shadowlight, first book in her new series about the Kyndred and sequel of sorts to her successful Darkyn series, and I’d like to share my experience here.<br/><br/>For those who haven’t read the Darkyn novels, t...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/71358106">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="77098713">
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      <rating>4</rating>
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  <read_at>Sun Nov 08 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Sun Nov 08 09:13:16 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Nov 08 21:38:55 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[<strong>Great new characters and a few familiar faces get Viehl's Kyndred off to a great start! </strong><br/><br/>Shadowlight starts by introducing Min, who having just lost her adoptive father is embarking on a new life and starting a new job, her limited talent of foresight hasn't twinged but she has the future...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/77098713">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="77716479">
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    <name><![CDATA[Cindy]]></name>
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      <rating>4</rating>
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  <read_at>Sun Nov 22 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Fri Nov 13 20:35:39 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Nov 22 09:35:02 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Good read, a 4.5 if you've read the Darkyn books first rather than a 4.  It was interesting seeing a plot without the Brotherhood although the author has found a suitably evil entity to take its place.  The new Kyndred characters are fascinating with their own series of special abilities and murky p...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/77716479">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="70087193">
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      <rating>3</rating>
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  <read_at>Mon Sep 07 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Fri Sep 04 16:40:28 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue Sep 22 04:06:15 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Jessa runs her own firm doing background checks for large companies. She is successful because when she touches someone, she can see their darkest, deepest most evil secret. When this happens she goes into shadowlight. When she emerges back to reality, she is back in sunlight. Because of this she is...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/70087193">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="70758373">
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  <read_at>Tue Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Thu Sep 10 14:48:23 -0700 2009</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[This decade has seen the rise of the vampire novel, thanks in no small part to the colossal success of Stephanie Meyer’s Twilight series. One of the more popular novelists in the supernatural romance/thriller genre has been Lynn Viehl. Her Darkyn series has produced several trips to the New York T...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/70758373">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="69412279">
    <user id="103029">
    <name><![CDATA[Annette]]></name>
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  <read_at>Wed Sep 16 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Sun Aug 30 00:30:10 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Sep 17 15:26:28 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I started the Darkyn series by Lynn Viehl in March of this year and happily read thru all of the books, getting terribly attached to a few of the characters (Robin &amp; Scarlet are definitely the top of that list). <br/><br/>I was sad when I finished the last book...it ended too early.<br/><br/>Now...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/69412279">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="70378713">
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  <read_at>Tue Oct 06 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Mon Sep 07 12:44:48 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Oct 19 14:27:32 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Jessa Bellamy is at it again, that is according to her employee’s and after finding out yet another secret she is not saying anything of how she does it, because she is carrying her own secret known as shadowlight and she is not willing to give up her secret for anything. <br/><br/>Jessa is one ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/70378713">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="71919298">
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    <name><![CDATA[Carla]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Southborough, MA]]></location>        
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  <read_at>Thu Nov 05 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Sun Sep 20 16:32:59 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Nov 05 05:01:35 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I have loved the Darkyn series and have always enjoyed the way Lynn Viehl writes her paranormal romances...so when this came out I couldn't wait to pick it up.Front cover looked good ( hot picture of mans chest), read the synopis...looked interesting..bought it.The first few chapters looked promisin...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/71919298">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="61403819">
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    <name><![CDATA[Soleil ]]></name>
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      <rating>5</rating>
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  <recommended_for><![CDATA[Dark fantasy/ Para Rom/Thriller readers]]></recommended_for>
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  <read_at>Tue Aug 25 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Sun Jun 28 12:26:12 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Fri Sep 18 15:46:25 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[How in the hell did I get through life thus far without ever having read Lynn Viehl’s work? For now, after having read Shadowlight, I fear that I won’t be able to do without it. Joely Sue Burkhart was not kidding when she warned me that Lynn’s books were like crack.<br/><br/>Shadowlight bein...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/61403819">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="54205317">
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    <name><![CDATA[Gardavson]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Quincy, IL]]></location>        
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      <rating>3</rating>
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  <read_at>Sun Oct 11 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Mon Apr 27 21:36:24 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Oct 11 22:51:07 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[So far this book has not scored high reader reviews, and having read it, I understand why.<br/><br/>First let me say that I enjoyed the Darkyn series. It's been a few months since I last read the series, so perhaps that played a factor in my lack of enthusiasm with this book.<br/><br/>I found my...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/54205317">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="78662156">
    <user id="1372248">
    <name><![CDATA[Jo]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Bella Vista, AR]]></location>        
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      <rating>4</rating>
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  <read_at>Sun Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Sun Nov 22 14:54:16 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Nov 22 14:58:56 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Shadowlight is the first  book in a series that spins off from her books about the Darkyn.  I had not read the first series and even though there was quite a bit of backstory at time I felt a little lost.  That was not enough to put me off of the book.  The plot was well thought out with unusual sid...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/78662156">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="78169095">
    <user id="1803182">
    <name><![CDATA[Amber]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Salt Lake City, UT]]></location>        
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      <rating>1</rating>
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  <date_added>Tue Nov 17 23:28:25 -0800 2009</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[Must say, just didn't hold my attention, there were just too many other things going on that the main story held no ground.  ]]></body>
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    <review id="77938670">
    <user id="1808604">
    <name><![CDATA[Eva]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Augusta, NJ]]></location>        
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      <rating>5</rating>
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  <read_at>Fri Nov 13 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
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  <date_updated>Mon Nov 16 04:01:18 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Amazing plotting, incredible characterization and smoking sex scenes. I can't wait for the next book. ]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/77938670]]></url>
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    <review id="77825016">
    <user id="776909">
    <name><![CDATA[Kendra]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Ennis, TX]]></location>        
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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 00:20:47 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Bk. 1 of the Kyndred, Bk. 8 within the Darkyn series. ]]></body>
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    <review id="72593694">
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    <body><![CDATA[Shadowlight: A Novel of the Kyndred by Lynn Viehl (2009)]]></body>
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    <review id="53003714">
    <user id="2230459">
    <name><![CDATA[Megan]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
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    <body><![CDATA[can't wait!]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/53003714]]></url>
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    <body><![CDATA[Pretty interesting book...will grab more.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[From the first was intrigued by the idea of the series being a &quot;spin-off&quot; of the previous characters with the twist being that the &quot;Darkyn&quot; were the result of a sort of &quot;curse&quot; and the &quot;Kyndred&quot; the result of evil scientific experimentation. I am a staunch Vie...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/53380256">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Mon Oct 19 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I really couldn't finish the book and I rarely have that problem. The characters were one dimensional and I could not connect with them on any level. the only bright part of the book that I did read was a scene between Lucan and Sam two characters from the Darkyn series. ]]></body>
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