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
Scorched Grace by Margot Douaihy

Scorched Grace

A Sister Holiday Mystery #1

Margot Douaihy

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

fiction lgbtqia+ mystery dark mysterious tense fast-paced
They Called Me a Lioness: A Palestinian Girl's Fight for Freedom by Dena Takruri, Ahed Tamimi

They Called Me a Lioness: A Palestinian Girl's Fight for Freedom

Dena Takruri, Ahed Tamimi

288 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

nonfiction memoir emotional informative inspiring medium-paced
Merciless by Tracy Lorraine

Merciless

Harrow Creek Hawks #1

Tracy Lorraine

452 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction contemporary romance dark emotional tense medium-paced
Model Behavior by Kelsie Rae

Model Behavior

Wrecked Roomates #1

Kelsie Rae

11 hours, 47 minutes • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction contemporary romance emotional fast-paced
Dark Rise by C.S. Pacat

Dark Rise

Dark Rise #1

C.S. Pacat

464 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ young adult adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
You're a Mean One, Matthew Prince by Timothy Janovsky

You're a Mean One, Matthew Prince

Boy Meets Boy #2

Timothy Janovsky

309 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ romance funny lighthearted medium-paced
Amor Actually by Adriana Herrera, Sabrina Sol, Diana Muñoz Stewart, Alexis Daria, Zoey Castile, Mia Sosa, Priscilla Oliveras

Amor Actually

Adriana Herrera, Sabrina Sol, Diana Muñoz Stewart, Alexis Daria, Zoey Castile, Mia Sosa, Priscilla Oliveras

12 hours, 12 minutes • first pub 2021 (editions) user-added

fiction lgbtqia+ romance short stories emotional lighthearted medium-paced
Don't Want You Like a Best Friend by Emma R. Alban

Don't Want You Like a Best Friend

Mischief & Matchmaking #1

Emma R. Alban

400 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

fiction historical lgbtqia+ romance emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced
Assistant to the Villain by Hannah Nicole Maehrer

Assistant to the Villain

Assistant to the Villain #1

Hannah Nicole Maehrer

336 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction fantasy romance adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced
Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett

Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries

Emily Wilde #1

Heather Fawcett

315 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction fantasy historical adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced