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    <action_text><![CDATA[gave 4 stars to: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2728527.The_Guernsey_Literary_and_Potato_Peel_Pie_Society">The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society (Hardcover)</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/1194527.Mary_Ann_Shaffer">Mary Ann Shaffer</a>]]></action_text>
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    <updated_at>Fri, 21 Aug 2009 15:30:25 -0700</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[I really enjoyed this book and how it was put together. Although the book sounds light and breezy, it is surprisingly complex. The book takes place in the Channel Islands after WWII. Through writing letters, the characters reflect on the war days. The author does a great job of weaving the serious a...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/I%20really%20enjoyed%20this%20book%20and%20how%20it%20was%20put%20together.%20Although%20the%20book%20sounds%20light%20and%20breezy,%20it%20is%20surprisingly%20complex.%20The%20book%20takes%20place%20in%20the%20Channel%20Islands%20after%20WWII.%20Through%20writing%20letters,%20the%20characters%20reflect%20on%20the%20war%20days.%20The%20author%20does%20a%20great%20job%20of%20weaving%20the%20serious%20and%20terrible%20stories%20of%20the%20war%20with%20the%20funny%20and%20quirky%20stories%20of%20the%20present.%20The%20romance%20is%20also%20fun%20and%20well-done.%0D%0A%0D%0AAs%20a%20writer,%20one%20aspect%20of%20the%20book%20bugged%20me.%20I%20felt%20that%20all%20the%20characters%20had%20the%20same%20voice.%20The%20male%20and%20female%20characters%20all%20speak%20with%20a%20fun,%20quirky%20voice.%20If%20told%20from%20one%20perspective,%20the%20voice%20would%20have%20been%20great,%20but%20in%20this%20case,%20it%20seemed%20to%20be%20missing%20unique%20voices%20for%20the%20different%20writers%20of%20the%20letters.%20Having%20said%20that,%20I%20did%20love%20the%20characters.%20I%20just%20wished%20that%20they%20had%20their%20own%20sound%20in%20their%20letters.">more...</a>]]></body>
        
    
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    <action_text><![CDATA[is currently reading: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3410254.Bran_Hambric_The_Farfield_Curse">Bran Hambric: The Farfield Curse</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/1435731.Kaleb_Nation">Kaleb Nation</a>]]></action_text>
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    <updated_at>Fri, 21 Aug 2009 15:21:09 -0700</updated_at>
        
      
        
    
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    <updated_at>Mon, 20 Jul 2009 07:30:07 -0700</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[Hi! I'm excited to find this group! I'm not a teen anymore, but clean YA fantasy is my favorite genre. I have hundreds of reviews of clean reads at my blog <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://homespunlight.blogspot.com/">http://homespunlight.blogspot.com/</a> I would love to hear about some of your favorite clean books, or better yet, I'd love to have some of you help me review books! You can email me at emykate03 AT yahoo DOT com, if you're interested.]]></body>
        
    
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    <updated_at>Mon, 20 Jul 2009 07:24:54 -0700</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[Thanks for the link, Tracy. I love hearing that people find my blog useful. It's what keeps me going!<br/>]]></body>
        
    
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    <action_text><![CDATA[added: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3697927.Princess_of_the_Midnight_Ball">Princess of the Midnight Ball (Hardcover)</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/359109.Jessica_Day_George">Jessica Day George</a>]]></action_text>
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    <updated_at>Sat, 07 Mar 2009 19:50:17 -0800</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[It's official. Jessica Day George is one of my favorite authors. From this point forward, I will be sure to own all of her books as soon as they are released. I loved Dragon Slippers and the sequels and Sun and Moon, Ice and Snow. <br/>Besides loving her books, I've heard her speak and believe me, ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/It's%20official.%20Jessica%20Day%20George%20is%20one%20of%20my%20favorite%20authors.%20From%20this%20point%20forward,%20I%20will%20be%20sure%20to%20own%20all%20of%20her%20books%20as%20soon%20as%20they%20are%20released.%20I%20loved%20Dragon%20Slippers%20and%20the%20sequels%20and%20Sun%20and%20Moon,%20Ice%20and%20Snow.%20%0D%0ABesides%20loving%20her%20books,%20I've%20heard%20her%20speak%20and%20believe%20me,%20she's%20a%20red-headed%20riot.%20Here's%20an%20interview%20I%20did%20with%20her%20a%20while%20back.%0D%0A%0D%0A%0D%0APrincess%20of%20the%20Midnight%20Ball%20by%20Jessica%20Day%20George%0D%0A%0D%0APrincess%20of%20the%20Midnight%20Ball%20is%20a%20retelling%20of%20the%20twelve%20dancing%20princesses.%20To%20be%20honest,%20I'm%20not%20familiar%20with%20the%20original%20tale,%20so%20I%20can't%20tell%20you%20how%20much%20this%20version%20deviates.%20However,%20I%20can%20certainly%20tell%20you%20that%20this%20version%20is%20very%20enjoyable.%0D%0A%0D%0ATall,%20handsome%20Galen%20is%20returning%20from%20war.%20His%20parents%20and%20sister%20have%20all%20been%20killed,%20so%20he%20is%20headed%20for%20his%20aunt%20and%20uncle's%20house%20in%20Westfalin.%0D%0A%0D%0AWhen%20he%20arrives,%20he%20finds%20a%20welcoming%20home%20and%20a%20job%20as%20an%20under-gardener%20at%20the%20palace.%20While%20working%20in%20the%20gardens,%20he%20befriends%20the%20eldest%20princess,%20Princess%20Rose.%20He%20discovers%20that%20Rose%20has%20a%20secret.%20She%20is%20a%20prisoner%20and%20is%20required%20to%20dance%20every%20night%20from%20midnight%20until%20dawn,%20along%20with%20her%20eleven%20younger%20sisters.%0D%0A%0D%0AA%20string%20of%20princes%20come%20to%20rescue%20the%20princesses%20from%20their%20unseen%20captor.%20When%20none%20of%20them%20are%20successful,%20Galen%20takes%20the%20matter%20into%20his%20own%20hands...but%20he%20doesn't%20know%20anything%20about%20magic...and%20the%20captor%20is%20certainly%20not%20a%20regular%20mortal.%0D%0A%0D%0APrincess%20of%20the%20Midnight%20Ball%20is%20full%20of%20romance,%20humor,%20mystery,%20adventure,%20and%20fantasy.%20I%20hope%20you%20enjoy%20it%20as%20much%20as%20I%20did.%0D%0A%0D%0AIt%20is%20perfectly%20clean%20(as%20long%20as%20an%20innocent%20kiss%20is%20clean%20to%20you%20:).%20I%20recommend%20it%20to%20fairy-tale-lovers%20of%20all%20ages.%0D%0A%0D%0ACheck%20out%20lots%20more%20reviews%20at%20http:%2F%2Fhomespunlight.blogspot.com%2F">more...</a>]]></body>
        
    
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    <action_text><![CDATA[gave 4 stars to: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3056458.If_Animals_Kissed_Good_Night">If Animals Kissed Good Night (Hardcover)</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/142845.Ann_Whitford_Paul">Ann Whitford Paul</a>]]></action_text>
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    <updated_at>Sat, 28 Feb 2009 17:23:37 -0800</updated_at>
        
      
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