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    <body><![CDATA[Book Two in the Twelve House series was pretty enjoyable…for the most part. This book has a similar format, in that the six main characters (and a few extras) are again traveling through Gillengaria. Only this time they are escorting the Princess to some of the Twelve Houses to attend the summer b...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/54150731">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[A nice follow up on the first book in the series, Sharon Shinn does a masterful job with character development, showing new sides to people, also hurrying along the plotline, almost as an afterthought!]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[The second book fo the Twelve Houses series, I was a little thrown to find the story did not continue with Senneth as the main protagonist, but rather Kirra.  I found the first half of the book very difficult to make it through, but then I could not put it down.<br/><br/>The end to this book was h...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/64089640">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Book two after 'Mystic and Rider' in the 12 Houses series was a definite surprise to me. A wonderful, good and edge of my seat surprise. <br/><br/>Kirra has returned home from her travels in book one, to discover that her father has decided to name her younger sister heir. But her sister Casserah ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/44449251">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I love all of Sharon Shinn's books, every last one. She's made me love all the loveable characters, hate the bad ones and fall madly in love with most of her Angels. I have to say that I was really disappointed in Thirteenth House. I love Mystic and Rider, <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/97960.Dark_Moon_Defender_Twelve_Houses_Book_3_" title="Dark Moon Defender (Twelve Houses, Book 3) by Sharon Shinn">Dark Moon Defender</a>, Reader and Realynx, and...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/35215712">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Oh this book. Sharon Shinn is one of those authors for me. I am rarely even slightly disappointed in her books, but her books are little more than a slightly more literary version of brain fluff. There's a little bit to grow on, but nothing particularly scintillating or hard hitting. Just, you know,...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/4582604">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[The Thirteenth House is the second book from <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/search/search?q= Sharon Shinn" title=" Sharon Shinn"> Sharon Shinn</a> in her Twelve Houses series. It focuses on the shapeshifter noblewoman Kira Danalustrous as she takes the form of her recluse sister and travels the court circuit as part of the entourage of recluse Princess Amalie. Also in tow are her frien...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/694307">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I loved this book, but not as much as the first one &quot;Mystic and Rider&quot;!  This follows the adventures, or misadventures of Kirra, a mystic from the first story.   Whereas the first book focuses on Senneth, the mystic with fire, this one focuses on Kirra.  The other characters introduced in ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/34149605">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Recommended: Read the series in order!!! Start with &quot;Mystic and Rider&quot;.<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/97967.Mystic_and_Rider_Twelve_Houses_1_" title="Mystic and Rider (Twelve Houses, #1) by Sharon Shinn">Mystic and Rider</a><br/><br/>Of the five in the series, this one was the first I read and my favorite. Lot of tension and the ending is almost predictable. Don't be surprised if you shed a tear towards the end. Magic, ad...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/67216525">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I like this book so far, but I'm not expecting to keep liking it so much.  I like Kirra, but...if she has a tempestuous affair like the summary says, I'm afraid I won't like her so much. Even if her guy is nice, I like Donnal!  Hopefully it turns out okay, but I hope the 3rd book is different...  Ok...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/24930457">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[If you need coherent magical systems, you really should avoid these books.  The shapeshifters do not and cannot make any sense.<br/><br/>But, ignoring that for the moment because I can, I enjoyed this one as much as the first book.  Kirra is a more complicated character than Senneth and that is to...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/59767041">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Another enjoyable read from the Twelve House series.  It took me a bit to get past the fact that Kirra was the star of this book.  I had to 'shake' off the feeling that I wanted more Senneth, but once I got past that, I fell into the book. Sharon is a great story teller and this book does not disapp...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/40553804">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I love these books!!! You know that the author connects you with the characters when you feel you could walk outside, meet them on the street and then go hang out.  Her character development is superb!  You fall in love with the family she makes in the books and feel envious that you are not a part ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/56778013">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Of the lot (I've read the first 3 so far) this is my least favorite of the 12 Houses novels. And I know why: though I like the characters and the plot is well worked, I can't stand the affair part. It's written *too well* - it doesn't read like an affair in the abstract, but one in the concrete. And...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/36112073">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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