First Impressions of How It All Blew Up

cstrong555
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Jul 27 2020 – 11:03 AM

Powerful

I used my points for this book. I honestly felt from reading the summary that this was going to...

ilove2r3ad
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Jul 27 2020 – 11:00 AM

Wow!

FIrst, thank you to Bookish First for a chance to win this book. I love the cover! This blurb...

wrinebold
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Jul 27 2020 – 10:45 AM

I need this book!

This first look sucked me right in. I felt so bad for Amir and his situation with Jackson. I...

lmarie
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Jul 27 2020 – 10:40 AM

Meaningful and good already

First of all, I love the cover of the book. After reading the First Look I can see that it...

pcordner
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Jul 27 2020 – 10:40 AM

Teen Tone

The tone of the first impression is very teen oriented. Which is perfect because that is the...

mishale1
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Jul 27 2020 – 10:31 AM

I have to read this

Poor Amir. He’s gay and he’s sure his parents will disown him because they are Muslim and...

jeny
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Jul 27 2020 – 10:31 AM

Much needed perspective

This is such a heartbreaking story for so many reasons. It must have been difficult and very...

veteranarmyman
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Jul 27 2020 – 10:30 AM

Not My Thing

I don't really read contemporary and I don't think I am interested in this one at all. I thought...

mayahlwrites
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Jul 27 2020 – 10:25 AM

Oooooooooh

Okay well I don't ususally read contemporary, but this one sounds so fun and heartfelt that I am...

lmugerauer
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Jul 27 2020 – 10:13 AM

Blew me away

The book surprised me so much! I fell in love with it from the first sentence. Written in a...

librarianryan
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Jul 27 2020 – 10:12 AM

More Please

The bad thing about reading first impressions is that when they are good you want more and have...

max1210
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Jul 27 2020 – 10:12 AM

I like the cover

The cover is bright, vibrant, and eye catching. I'm not sure I'd like the story very much just...

ladyace74
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Jul 27 2020 – 09:56 AM

seems interesting

The book seems like an interesting read. It's not one that I would go out of my way to get but,...

hmurphy86
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Jul 27 2020 – 09:48 AM

I liked it a lot

How It All Blew Up is about a teenage boy struggling with coming out - hard enough for anyone but...

nfell
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Jul 27 2020 – 09:42 AM

Adding to my TBR

This might not have been a book I would have otherwise added to my to-read list, but that changed...

eliederbach
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Jul 27 2020 – 09:37 AM

I am ME

A story of having to convince authorities that you are not everything they think you are and tell...

cybpiero
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Jul 27 2020 – 09:34 AM

It's ok to me

The story does not interest me that much although I see how some people might like it. I...

fastforward
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Jul 27 2020 – 09:34 AM

Intriguing

Within a couple pages I knew I wanted to read this book. There are so many things that intrigue...

cratechronicles
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Jul 27 2020 – 09:27 AM

Must Read

Everything from the cover, to the title, to the first few pages has fully caught my attention. ...

pug_lover_reads
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Jul 27 2020 – 09:13 AM

interested

Sounds like a great story. Sounds like its going to be very powerful. The synopsis drew me in...

ginoc
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Jul 27 2020 – 09:12 AM

Not sure about this one.

After reviewing this book and the reviews on different sites I am not sure if this will be a...

onereadingnurse
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Jul 27 2020 – 09:03 AM

Not for me!

I pretty much avoid the literature where gay+ is a central focus, although the author seems like...

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