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I love when a book starts with something intenseor dark, like this one. It really sets the tone...
First, let's talk about how amazing that book cover is! I love it! Also, really excited to see...
Wow! It must be difficult to come up with an original idea as so many books use the same, tired...
Kudos to the cover art: how lovely to convey emotions through portraiture and the expression here...
The cover is interesting, but I wasn't sure what to expect...I'm still not sure, but I like what...
The Taking of Jake Livingston sounds like it will be an amazing blend of horror and young-adult...
First of all, the cover is an attention getter. Love the colors and the expression. As for the...
I love that this book is an Own Voices piece and mixed in with that, the overall plot is so darn...
This book has everything I have been craving lately. Black story, queen story, horror that stems...
It was interesting how this started out and getting to know not only how the character sees these...
I was pretty convinced by the synopsis alone, but the first look was definitely enough to tip the...
I wasn't sure about the cover but after reading the first look, I could see what it was about. I...
It wasn't long ago that I read a different YA impression here about jerky white PE teachers being...
Reading through the preview and others' reviews this sounds like a great YA thriller. What I like...
I like the Jake portion of this story but not the Sawyer portion. Jake sees the dead. He sees...
Right away this book proves itself as a book I will love. First of all, I am a huge horror fan,...
I've seen this book before, and read the synopsis, and was hooked from the start. It's a...
The cover is amazing and makes me really want to read what it's about. I love how it combines...
The first thing that jumps out at me is the cover on this book. Then after reading the synopsis,...
What an interesting premise for a young adult novel that Douglass has given his readers. I am so...
Everything about this book calls to me. The cover alone would draw my eye and beg me to take it...
The Taking of Jake Livingston sounds like a book that I need to read immediately! I'm loving the...
Well being haunted isn't any fun and mixing it with racism and hate is a new twist. I like that...
I saw this book a few months ago while looking up upcoming young adult reads for the year. The...
The cover grabs you -- no pun intended. The multiple fonts and the artist's concepts really...
I absolutely loved the writing of this sample. The Taking of Jake Livingston reminds me of...
Right from the start, you know the expression of the face of the book cover tells you that you’re...
Ghost stories are not always my favorite but from what I’ve read so far, this book does it very...
Seeing the ghosts of the dead and falling in love with a young killer seem like challenging...
The cover sold me on the book before reading the summary! I definitely want to know more...
THIS COVER ART IS TO DIE FOR!!! I can't express with words how much i absolutely adore, love and...
First off this book seems amazing!!!! It’s so unique to what I normally read. A boy seeing the...
The Taking of Jake Livingston, whoa sounds like a pretty good mash up between a few different...
This book in my opinion is one of a kind. The cover grabbed my attention immediately and I...
I really enjoyed reading the first impression of this book. I like our main character Jake and...
I haven't seen many fantastic first impressions lately, but this one nailed it! Jake can see dead...
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