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Awkward sentence

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Here is the two sentences in which I am confused which was okay and which was awkwardly spelled. Can please someone suggests me which one is better than others. Here are the two sentences:

1. Furthermore, she implemented references from the Bible and Wikipedia to make the book seem authentic.

2. Furthermore, she implemented references from the Bible and Wikipedia to seem book authentic.

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I think the first one is better. Because i don't think the preposition to can not be followed by "seem" in this context.
I think it is better to use another word than "seem".
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The first sentence sounds beter, but I would put in 'more' instead of 'seem'. The second sentence is very awkward. 'to seem book authentic' just don't make any sense.
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