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This book starts off with a lovely, casual tone, from Serilda's point of view, which drew me...
I immediately love Csilla and her fighting spirit, despite whatever circumstances landed her a...
A powerhouse of a prologue that sets up our story with a punch. Then we enter Chapter 1 and get...
To be honest, I knew going in that this was not going to be the book for me. I do not enjoy...
Anything written by Marie Lu is going to end up on my reading list! What a hook of a first line:...
I'm not the best to review this First Look - I think I'm just not big into Middle Grade novels!...
I love a good classic retelling with a twist, and this does not disappoint! Immediately we get a...
I wasn't sure I was ready to read a novel set during a global pandemic - too soon? - but Hello...
Yikes. This book feels extremely heavy-handed. I can tell right away that the author is not Cuban...
There are a lot of family members included right away which is a little confusing but I'm sure it...
While this fantasy world is completely different from the real world, it's incredibly easy to...
Honestly, with an opening scene depicting a drunk driver who we are supposed to sympathize with,...
As a first look, this excerpt doesn't provide a lot to go on. It's the introduction, but it jumps...
I'm not going to lie, from the synopsis of this book, I knew it wasn't going to be my cup of tea....
I like that this book opens with an example of one couple whose descent into empty consumerism...
Wow this is immediately very dark and heavy and I am really into it! I love the reflections the...
I really appreciate the content warning/trigger warning in the very beginning for suicidal...
We a world of typical teenagers, where money and popularity are of utmost priority in this...
From the first line, we get a keen sense of Spencer's attitude and wit. We are transported to...
This story is thoroughly engrossing from the start! The reader feels uneasy from the first...
We are immediately thrust into life in 1920s Palestine. The people and place are brought to life...
This novel is based on quite a concept - time literally stops. The descriptions of how the world...
I read and absolutely loved Stacey Lee's first novel, The Downstairs Girl, and The Luck of the...
I love a good, vivid opening scene that puts us right into a fantasy world! The sarcastic, wry...
Immediately we are thrust into a fast-paced murder mystery. I appreciate the beautiful depictions...
As a young Jewish woman navigating life and career, who observes Shabbat (the day of rest) every...
Immediately, I liked how this book has a literary writing style but one that is direct, personal,...
STADA, Ava's place of employment, is obviously a stand-in for IKEA, but the way her work is...
Right from the attention-grabbing first line, I was intrigued by this story. Jake's narrative...
This book needs to come with strong content warnings/trigger warnings. The opening scene is a...
As someone with a degree in gender studies and a career in transforming harmful gender norms,...
Immediately funny and chock full of sharp metaphors, this book feels like it will be an endearing...
Well we certainly begin with an action scene! I hope that comes up later in the novel and we find...
We open in a prologue of quiet, picturesque scenery, upended by the tension of our main...
The first chapter is titled "Bacon and Ice Cream," so right away I was intrigued and felt I was...
I liked, but didn't love, Priscilla Oliveras's first book, Island Affair. This new romance novel,...
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