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Rose Szabo's first book, What Big Teeth, was one of my favorite reads of 2021, and I've been...
The premise of this one intrigued me—and I love the cover—but these first two chapters were...
Fairytale retellings are always intriguing and this one seems particularly fun; I like the...
This book has a great hook! Dual perspectives don't work for every story but they definitely work...
The mystery here is definitely a strong hook, and I love the hints of creepy magical darkness....
I'm absolutely enthralled by this book—the fact that I can't continue reading it right this...
This book hits the ground running! I'm a bit skeptical about what I imagine will be the main...
Wow, this excerpt really grabbed me right away—and it built the tension so much that I honestly...
This is not good. The writing is extremely amateur and the relationship seems both unhealthy and...
I was drawn to this because of the blurb, which hints at both some good creepiness and a queer...
Lan and Bao are empathetic protagonists, and their world is lovely and full of little hints of...
I'm not totally sure what to make of this one, but I'm definitely intrigued, and curious to see...
Not impressed. The worldbuilding seems full of holes, the writing is uninspired, and I feel no...
Honestly, the whole premise of this book seems... dumb, but I'd be willing to give it a chance....
I noticed a couple flaws and possible small plot holes, but I love the worldbuilding so far, and...
I love a good crime story, and I'm intrigued by Jake's imaginary friend (or is she a ghost?), but...
I find the premise of this book intriguing, but the narration didn't grab me and the world...
At first, I thought this was going to be just another YA dragon book, but I ended up liking the...
I'll start by saying that the "written testimony" sections—the regular chapters from Sara's...
This excerpt is a bit overly expositional, and I think a lot of the information in the long...
This sample is so short that I don't feel like I've gotten much of an idea of what to expect from...
These first couple chapters set up a very intriguing mystery! The writing makes really good use...
First: Skip the prologue. It's wholly unnecessary, and also doesn't give the best impression of...
I haven't read the first two books in this series, but I really need to now. The language is...
This book seems to be a pretty typical YA fantasy, a bit like Six of Crows with some Hunger Games...
This is wonderful—the writing is lovely, and the mood and setting are evocative and perfectly...
I'm definitely hooked. The premise and setup of this book are extremely intriguing, and I really,...
The writing is fairly simple and leans too heavily on telling over showing; there's also...
Wow, this book really hits the ground running—and then stops and walks really slowly from there....
I find the premise of this book really intriguing, and I'm curious to see where the story goes. I...
I usually hate prologues, but this book has a good one. It's not even really a prologue, since it...
I've been meaning to read the first book in this trilogy for ages, and now I know I absolutely...
The first chapter doesn't give a whole lot of insight into where the story's going, but the...
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