Book Read Happy Hour: January 2024 - hosted by dguthrieadams

Behold! The splendor of my beginning!
We were thinking this could be anything really:

- a book with a badass first line or chapter
- first book in a series
- debut author
- a prolific author's debut book

You see what we're going for.
All books added
The Lies of the Ajungo by Moses Ose Utomi

The Lies of the Ajungo

Forever Desert #1

Moses Ose Utomi

87 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction fantasy adventurous mysterious reflective medium-paced
Broken Bonds by J. Bree

Broken Bonds

The Bonds That Tie #1

J. Bree

8 hours, 51 minutes • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction fantasy romance dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Truly Devious by Maureen Johnson

Truly Devious

Truly Devious #1

Maureen Johnson

420 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction contemporary mystery thriller young adult adventurous mysterious medium-paced
The Education of H*y*m*a*n K*a*p*l*a*n by Leonard Q. Ross, Leo Rosten

The Education of H*y*m*a*n K*a*p*l*a*n

Hyman Kaplan #1

Leonard Q. Ross, Leo Rosten

156 pages • first pub 1937 (editions)

fiction classics short stories funny lighthearted fast-paced
The Terraformers by Annalee Newitz

The Terraformers

Annalee Newitz

352 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction lgbtqia+ science fiction adventurous hopeful medium-paced
Godkiller by Hannah Kaner

Godkiller

Fallen Gods #1

Hannah Kaner

12 hours, 54 minutes • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction fantasy adventurous dark tense medium-paced
Notorious Sorcerer by Davinia Evans

Notorious Sorcerer

The Burnished City #1

Davinia Evans

464 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ adventurous mysterious medium-paced
Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross

Divine Rivals

Letters of Enchantment #1

Rebecca Ross

357 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction fantasy romance young adult adventurous emotional tense medium-paced
Last Night in Nuuk by Niviaq Korneliussen

Last Night in Nuuk

Niviaq Korneliussen

288 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ emotional reflective fast-paced
Awakenings by Claudie Arseneault

Awakenings

The Chronicles of Nerezia #1

Claudie Arseneault

101 pages • first pub 2024 (editions) user-added

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+