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'A truly adorable, heart-warming, swoon-worthy love story' Beth O'Leary

The latest swoonworthy romcom from the bestselling author of TikTok sensation The Hating Game

First impressions aren't always what they seem . . .

Ruthie Midona is twenty-four (going on ninety-four) and fully committed to her job at a luxury retirement…

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1 author picked Second First Impressions as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

This is the year I belatedly discovered Sally Thorne, and oh boy!

I've had this book sitting around for awhile and found myself in a slump so I opened the next book on my shelf willy-nilly and blasted through this in a few days. Its cute, sweet, and just the right amount of angst. I usually read dual pov romance, but didn't fell like anything was missing in this one despite being only Ruthie's pov, though I'm sure chapters for Teddy would have been super fun.

Both characters have great growth and realistic problems. Ruthie is trapped in a cell…

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