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What a great start to a very promising graphic novel! Marlene is dealing with certain beauty...
The Princess of Souls is off to a strong start with this first impression. Christo does a great...
I don't typically read middle-grade books, but I can see the immediate appeal of this book for...
I enjoyed Malinda Lo's Last Night at the Telegraph Club and though it sounds like there might be...
Seoulmates starts a dual-perspective, YA romance where the stage is set for some conflict, a lot...
While fantasy isn't my typical genre, this was such a great first impression that I'm excited to...
Well, this was an unexpected first impression (even with the perfect title and subtitle). Or...
Self-help books are hit-or-miss for me. Understandably books in this genre resonate with some...
Aislynn Brophy has created an intriguing world where magic co-exists with non-magic. I appreciate...
I enjoy historical fiction and I appreciate the larger number of stories featuring and centering...
This first impression was a little slow to start for me and even felt a bit forced. These first...
I’m thrilled that BookishFirst has graphic novels! The Coven has beautiful artwork to move a...
Collections of short stories can be hard to gauge because the quality can vary even if the...
In this first impression of How to Survive Your Murder, you can almost see the images running...
It's hard to get a sense of an entire collection of short stories when the first impression only...
I appreciate the richness reflected in today's YA offerings and Twice as Perfect hints at a story...
I'm not a big football fan, but many books with sports themes aren't ultimately about the sport....
Strong start to this murder mystery. It reads like a film noir - there's a dark, brooding...
You don't need to write fiction in order to tell a gripping story as is evident in this short...
We're off to a charming start as we meet Eliza, understand a bit of her backstory, learn some of...
I enjoyed this first impression with rich images of Savannah (the charming, touristy pieces as...
Some books/stories defy categorization and in the first impression, Compass is certainly hard to...
In many ways, books like We Go High will always fall a bit short - how can you pick just 30 folks...
This first impression introduces us to the bucolic camp setting in Vermont where kids of wealthy...
YA gay romance with a cast of characters that span a range of ethnicities, races, personalities -...
The author's note at the beginning warns the reader of a tough read ahead. And we certainly get a...
In the first three chapters, you definitely go through a whole spectrum of feels - you feel the...
I'm not sure how best to categorize The Cherry Robbers after reading this first impression -...
The setting is the tail end of WWII but this short first impression already connects to current...
This first impression covers chapters 5-8 and we get a sense of the characters and the backstory....
This first impression introduces our main character, some of her quirky family members and those...
I haven't previously read Matt Goldman's works, but after this sneak peek, I'm going to check out...
Truth is stranger than fiction and true crime might be more horrific than crime thrillers. This...
I'm a huge fan of Adib Khorram and Darius the Great so I was excited to check out this first...
There's certainly potential in the first two chapters of this book - the different groups and...
This sample certainly did a lot to open up a whole host of questions about this story - it's even...
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