Amazon first reads -- February 2020

[Ann in Arlington]

Amazon First Reads

Back to picking 1 this month.

Contemporary Fiction: Dead teenager as a ghost following a horrific accident?

Psychological Suspense:   A damaged person being exploited/ gaslighted.

Memoir:   Not really a memoir person. Especially of someone I've never heard of.

Thriller:   Serial Killer, copycat, FBI procedural. A possibility. First in a series.

Historical Fiction:   Post WWII, this time East Germany.

Mystery: Single mother with a past whose investigation is one step ahead of the cops. But not a cozy. Still, a possibility. Also first in a series.

Fantasy: Unprepared young woman on a quest to fullfill a dire prophecy.

Children's Picture Book: Billed as for new parents.


I didn't actually pick anything last month. Two possibilities here this month but I have SOOOOO much to read already!

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[Fogeydc]

Couldn't they have found/picked *something* a little less downer-y for February -- which can be dark & dreary enough already but also has Valentine's Day.

[Linjeakel]

Almost the same list in the UK this month.

The mystery offering, Hide Away, looks like a possibility, but do I really need it, especially when it's yet another series starter? *looks at TBR pile mountain and sighs*

[Ann in Arlington]

Almost the same list in the UK this month.

The mystery offering, Hide Away, looks like a possibility, but do I really need it, especially when it's yet another series starter? *looks at TBR pile mountain and sighs*

Yeah ... that's my feeling about these. If I was looking for something to read, maybe. But I have around 8 borrowed from the library that I have to finish before the end of February, plus another half dozen through Prime Reading and the January KOLL borrow. And that doesn't count books I own that I've not read. Sigh!

[Ann in Arlington]

Couldn't they have found/picked *something* a little less downer-y for February -- which can be dark & dreary enough already but also has Valentine's Day.

Depressing psychological scary stuff is apparently 'the thing'. And has been for quite a while.

[lindnet]

I always pick something from the First Reads.  I guess I just can't turn down "free", lol.  And some of them turn out to be great reads and/or turn me on to a new author.  I liked the sound of the two that Ann liked and even thought the In An Instant sounded interesting.  I usually mull them over for a few days, wait for more reviews, and then grab one.

[CS]

I've read and enjoyed Jason Pinter before, so I'll probably go with that. I'll take a look at the other books though.

[CS]

One of the most unappealing set of First Reads ever?

As posted above, I went with the Jason Pinter book by default because he's an author I've read and enjoyed in the past.

[MMiller81]

De gustibus non disuptandum est! But even though it may look like: ewww nothing for me, set, it is always cool to broaden the horizons. You can find a hidden gem, something you would have never expected to like!

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