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    <body><![CDATA[Powerful. Incredibly powerful and moving. <br/><br/>Part way through this book I didn't think I'd make it. I had heard of people honoring a death by staying to see it done but never quite got it. I understand it now. Out of respect, I kept reading, not wanting to be a coward and turn away from the...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/49903655">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[David Anderson lives in an apocalyptic world – a kind of Ice-Age has returned – with his family outside a little town called Moline. Life is difficult and people have to work hard to survive the icy winter months. David´s life is monotonous and full of work but he doesn´t really mind he´s use...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/6197147">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Enjoyable post-apocalyptic gay romance. <br/><br/>Maybe my expectations for gay romance novels are set so incredibly low by the unbelievably bad examples I've come across lately, but I was more than willing to forgive the slightly ridiculous and completely unexplained premise in favor of likable c...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/17548666">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I had to have this book specially ordered due to its scarceness on bookstore shelves. Bit of a shame considering what a delightful read it was. This book falls under many possible genres: fantasy, romance, coming of age, post-apocalytic, adventure, so on and so forth. At its center is David Anderson...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/75603927">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I bought this book because it sounded interesting especially as I hadn't read any spec. fiction before, or so I thought. As soon as I started reading I was reminded of the middle section of <em>Cloud Atlas</em> by David Mitchell. The same ideas were present in both books: A catastrophic event in the past; a ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/67278111">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I loved this book. The relationship between David and Callan was lovely, the conflicts were very tense and dangerous. Were it not for the cover, I would think this could work well as an adult novel as well. The main character was young and coming-of-age plot was central, yes, but the challenges they...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/44129760">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[It is clear from reading this book that author R.W. Day can write.  Her prose is neat and concise and, despite the pace dragging a bit in the first 75 pages, the characters she creates are well rounded and full and the setting is well told. The story is told from the first person perspective of Davi...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/53851203">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[The science fiction and adventure parts of the book were nothing to write home about. The setting itself is pretty cool: a not-so-distant future where most technology and scientific knowledge have been lost due to a sudden, drastic drop in worldwide temperatures. And the last third or so of the stor...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/26114780">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[A little simple; or perhaps that was the character. An interesting enough plot, but surprisingly emotionally unchallenging, given the subject. Though I agree with the subject of her particular rant, the point was delivered with a rather heavy hand. But it was definitely worth reading. It was a uniqu...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/11446527">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is the second time that I have read this book and I loved it just as much now as the first time I read it. The world created, the characters - you can't help but love them all. It's one of those books where I savor ever word on the page and can't read it fast enough, yet I don't want it to end,...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/14392765">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Very interesting and original story. I LOVE post-apocalyptic fiction, and this had the perfect mix of bleak desolation and distant hope that I enjoy the most. The romance is sweet as well, though nothing phenomenal. ]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[4 stars from Audrarose. Post-apocalyptic gay romance.]]></body>
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