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I don't read much YA fiction, but I'm certainly able to spot great writing - and this is great...
Oh, my, I need this book! The writing feels fun and whimsical, and yet at the same time it...
I can tell by the short sample that this book definitely isn't for me. First, the writing has a...
This story has a weirdly unique premise. The writing is great, but the First Impression is short...
This isn't a genre I often read, but it took me exactly one short paragraph to get hooked. The...
I have no doubt that this book will appeal to many readers, but I'm not one of them. The First...
I'm always intrigued when an author takes something scientifically possible and pushes it just a...
This book's description immediately demanded my attention. I mean, a woman who is able to talk to...
I need to read this book! In full disclosure, I tend to avoid the recent trend of vampire...
Magic and a PI, how can you go wrong? The opening scene immediately grabbed my attention. It's...
I don't read much fantasy, but this First Impression has me totally hooked! The writing is...
I'm not normally interested in books narrated by teens, and so I almost passed on reading this...
I'm fascinated by this story! The prologue immediately hooked me, and I became even more...
Nothing about this First Impression works for me. The story is told in omniscient style,...
The opening of this First Impression got me interested right away, but then my interest faded....
I know little about the Blue people, so the concept immediately grabbed my attention. I love that...
I absolutely love the artistic quality of the cover. The description intrigued me enough that I...
I'm not quite sure how I feel about this First Impression. Before the story begins, we're...
I'm not sure I'd have bothered with this book had I spotted it in a bookstore. I honestly didn't...
This First Impression definitely grabbed and held my attention. The characters are unique and...
I only needed two paragraphs to know I had to read this book. By the second page, I was laughing...
This First Impression left me unmoved. At the start, there is a Prologue of three short...
This First Impression doesn't offer much insight. It left me feeling neutral, not really making a...
Erin Bartels nails characterization and dialogue. Right from the start, I had a sense of their...
The book cover immediately caught my attention, and then the description lured me in, and then...
I really didn't like anything about this excerpt. The writing is quite descriptive, and the story...
The premise for this story immediately hooked me. I started reading the excerpt, and right away...
This is a police procedural crime novel set in the 1970s, and so the investigation is interesting...
The dialogue, which is mostly what this First Impression consists of, is well written, showing...
Talk about a hook! If I'd had this book in my hands, I'd have shoved everything else aside and...
The author's writing style captured me right away. From that first paragraph on, I was absorbed...
I confess to not having been much into comics as a kid, but I did occasionally read them. My two...
Based on the cover and description, this is the type of book I'd immediately pick up....
I would buy this book based solely on the short prologue. I was hooked that fast. The writing is...
In this opening excerpt, there is too much of a character dump, with short scenes alternating...
I don't normally like sappy romances, and I rarely read chick-lit. Given that, I almost passed on...
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