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    <body><![CDATA[Secret of the Sirens by Julia Golding is a book about a young girl named Connie Lionheart who is sent to live with her eccentric Aunt Evelyn in Hescombe. When she arrives she learns of the mysterious Society, a group that her aunt has joined that seems extremely involved with animals and the environ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/76407402">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I was utterly charmed by this very fascinating first book in a new quartet by Julia Golding. I only &quot;discovered&quot; Julia Golding about a year ago, but if she continues in this fashion, she'll soon become a new favourite fantasy author.<br/><br/>What I really loved about <em>Secret of the Siren...</em><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/71554211">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Bottom line, I was disappointed.  The main character was appealing, but her relationships with her aunt and friends just did not seem well-developed or realistic.  And I just could not connect with the way that the mythological creatures were presented.  They just seemed to come across very stilted ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/65817368">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[i think this will be my new favorite series!!!!!!!!!!!!!]]></body>
    
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