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King of Thorns (The Broken Empire, #2)

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Kate wants to read Midnight Riot (Peter Grant, #1) by Ben Aaronovitch (Goodreads Author)	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Kate rated a book 4 of 5 stars The Fault in Our Stars by John Green (Goodreads Author) read in April, 2013	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Well, damn. I ran out of Kleenex. And I remember why I don't usually read already-sad-from-the-bookjacket books.
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Kate rated a book 4 of 5 stars Calculated in Death (In Death, #36) by J.D. Robb read in March, 2013	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Kate rated a book 3 of 5 stars Throne of the Crescent Moon (The Crescent Moon Kingdoms, #1) by Saladin Ahmed (Goodreads Author) read in March, 2013	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Very good, and a pleasantly different flavor of fantasy novel. The setting was awesome, and the characters were interesting. However, I found I spent a lot of time in the middle waiting for something to happen that never quite did. I had a hard time...more
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