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The voice of our main character Alice drew me in almost immediately with the opening pages. The...
Hmm. This seems intriguing from the get go, with some interesting characters to start with. The...
This was absolutely engrossing from the first few lines. The prose is engaging in a way that...
I'm kind of excited for this one - I'm familiar with the work Paul Holes does, and I was very...
This seems like a very cute idea and shows some promise in the premise. It does feel like fanfic...
This seems like a very intriguing start to what promises to be a unique and interesting fantasy...
Wow...I try to give anything a chance, especially for Bookish First, but I'm always reluctant to...
Wow. I love when a book is so obviously close to an author's heart, and I think you can really...
Wow, what a long first look! This starts off strong, building the bones of a fairy tale world...
What an absolutely FUN first look! I was taken in by this excerpt almost immediately, loving the...
This was a really nice start to the novel, setting the scene easily with wit and some nice...
This seems like a really delightful taste of the story, like something you could definitely read...
I was pleasantly surprised by the writing of the opening passage, which depicts a family being...
The mystery at the heart of this first impression is pretty good: a coffin is unearthed by...
Wow! So this book has been on my radar for a month or so, and I jumped on the chance for this...
I love the writing in this so far, it does a ton to build up the characters, their world, and...
"Edward Fosca was a murderer." is an incredible way to open a novel, and it immediately sucked me...
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