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Jessica
Jun 26, 2008 rated it really liked it
I'm about fifty pages in.

Not for the faint of heart... this one gets really gross describing the results of serious burn injuries... but I am extremely compelled to keep reading...
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Cynthia Paschen
Oct 17, 2011 rated it liked it
Shelves: book-group
I was more interested in the main character's recovery from severe burns and his giving up morphine cold turkey, by way of the circles of hell.

Many in my book group found this very romantic--for me the love story part left me cold.

Intermixed with the present day story, the burn victims' lover tells him stories of their past. Clearly the author did some nice research here, but these stories did not do much for me.
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odawg Diggity
Mar 04, 2010 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: fantasy
Great book!
Nina Chachu
This was better than I expected. I have to admit that I am not usually a great one for "love" stories, but this did pass muster. Maybe because the main male character falls in love, despite all attempts not to, with the woman who essentially helps him to recover after extremely severe burns injuries. ...more
Claire
May 03, 2009 rated it liked it
Shelves: fiction
Prettily written. I really enjoyed the layers of this story.
Clarke
Aug 02, 2008 rated it really liked it
Shelves: fiction
Kai
Aug 07, 2008 rated it liked it
Sarah
Aug 19, 2008 rated it it was amazing
L
Aug 25, 2008 rated it really liked it
Nicole
Aug 26, 2008 marked it as to-read
Ellen
Aug 28, 2008 added it
Shelves: want-to-read
Nicole
Sep 04, 2008 marked it as to-read
Jen Donnelly
Sep 29, 2008 marked it as to-read
Shelves: avail-on-audio
Jen
Dec 04, 2008 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
Caitlin
Aug 13, 2009 rated it it was ok
Heather
Oct 01, 2009 marked it as to-read
Cassie
Oct 12, 2009 marked it as to-read
Rachel
Jan 18, 2010 rated it it was ok
Shelves: fiction
Melanie Guthrie
Feb 11, 2010 rated it liked it
Julie
Oct 31, 2010 rated it did not like it
Shelves: adult-fiction
Sara
Sep 16, 2013 marked it as to-read
Leah
Aug 24, 2014 marked it as to-read
Kimiko
Aug 28, 2014 rated it liked it
Gerald
Oct 12, 2014 marked it as to-read
shalini
Jan 02, 2015 marked it as to-read
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