First Impressions of amanda reads

Still Crazy
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Feb 23 2021 – 09:03 AM

Maybe

I don't often read memoirs like Still Crazy, so this book is outside of my comfort zone. I'm...

We Are Inevitable
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Feb 21 2021 – 05:32 PM

Hmmmm....

I'm not sure which way to go with my first impression of We Are Inevitable. Did I love it? Hate...

Our Last Echoes
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Feb 08 2021 – 01:01 PM

Yes!

If this book wasn't pitted against one of my most anticipated reads of the year, I would have...

The Cleaner
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Feb 08 2021 – 12:59 PM

Hmmmm....

Not really sure where I stand on this book. I often think that I am going to like books like this...

The Girl in Cell 49B
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Feb 08 2021 – 12:53 PM

Hmmmm....

I have not read the first book in this series, and I worry that not having that background...

Finding Freedom
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Feb 08 2021 – 12:52 PM

Yes!

I saw a t-shirt yesterday that read "My love language is food." Reading this preview, I am...

Last Call
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Jan 19 2021 – 01:26 PM

Yes please!

I usually love anything Celadon Books produces. I also usually love true crime. Put the two...

Legacy of War
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Jan 19 2021 – 01:20 PM

Not for me.

I know we aren't supposed to judge a book by its cover, but my initial impression of Legacy of...

The Nine
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Jan 19 2021 – 01:17 PM

OK!

Stories of World War II are everywhere these days and so I think it is hard to find an angle of...

SAS: Red Notice
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Jan 11 2021 – 03:37 PM

OK!

The description of SAS: Red Notice makes it sound like a cross between the movies Speed and Die...

Love at First
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Jan 05 2021 – 02:13 PM

Hmmm...

I don't read many romance or chick-lit novels. For some reason they don't always resonate with...

What Big Teeth
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Jan 05 2021 – 02:09 PM

Yes please!

This is one of my most anticipated reads of the new year and reading the start of the book only...

Judas Horse
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Dec 14 2020 – 09:18 AM

OK!

I always enjoy the previews of Lynda La Plante's books here on Bookish First and Judas Horse is...

Never Enough
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Dec 09 2020 – 10:46 AM

Hmmm...

While I see the value in this book, I found the subject matter a bit overwhelming at the point...

Starfish
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Dec 02 2020 – 01:01 PM

Yes please!

Every curvy person who has ever felt less than perfect because of the numbers on a scale or the...

Open Heart
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Nov 07 2020 – 10:46 AM

Hmmm...

I'm not often drawn to books like Open Heart, but I'm really glad that I gave it a chance! The...

Every Last Fear
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Oct 28 2020 – 02:09 PM

Wow!

What a way to kick off a book! If that prologue doesn't make you want to keep reading, I'm not...

Surrender
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Oct 19 2020 – 08:16 AM

Lovely!

I am thrilled to read another wonderful book by Marylee MacDonald. I truly enjoyed her book of...

The Echo Wife
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Oct 12 2020 – 06:11 PM

Hmmm...

I really want to like this book because the description sounds so intriguing. After reading the...

Notorious
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Oct 06 2020 – 09:09 AM

Hmmm...

After reading the first few pages of Notorious, I'm not quite sure where I stand on this book. It...