Find out more about the Goodreads group here! Normally I post these posts on the first Monday of the month, but I did my 2018 reading plans then instead. So they’re this week!
This month’s topic is best first books in series. This was hard because I’ve read the first books in a lot of series but never continued the series, so it seemed disingenuous to just recommend that one.
Red Rising by Pierce Brown
I love the whole trilogy, but this one was probably my favourite (although Morning Star is really close). I think it’s good enough that you could read it as a standalone if you wanted, but the series is amazing.
The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness
THIS WHOLE SERIES but this is definitely my favourite. I think the others are awesome, but the middle gets slow in the second and third, which doesn’t totally happen in the first one.
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
This one was obvious for me, because I think it’s BY FAR the best one in the series. The series as a whole is fine, but this one is amazing. I still love it a ton.
Legend by Marie Lu
Tbh I never finished this series, but my brother did and said Legend was definitely the best. I love it and it’s one of my favourite SFF/dystopians.
Magyk by Angie Sage
This is a bit of a throwback to a middle grade series, but I loved Magyk. I also loved the second one Flyte, but I think I read Magyk about 10 times in grade 5. And a few years ago when my sister was getting into reading, I read it again and still loved it. It’s awesome and I definitely recommend it.
Those are all my recommendations for best first books in series! Which are your favourite?
Thanks for reading!! xx
i only read the hunger games series and “catching fire” is my favorite because of finnick! ❤
otherwise i only read "red rising". the rest of the series is on my list this year 🙂
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I love Finnick! I hope you get to the other series 🙂
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finnick is my man! 😀
thanks, i hope so too 🙂
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I LOVE The Red Rising Cover – that’s enough to add it to my much-overly-neglected TBR. ❤
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The cover is so good!!!!! And the book is too haha
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I’ve only read The Hunger Games as well, but I have a couple of the others on my TBR list. I love the cover for Legned (which is one of the ones on my TBR)!
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I loved Legend, I highly recommend it!
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HAHA I DID THE SAME FOR LEGEND 😂😂 So happy with that first book that I wouldnt care for the sequel ! Great post 😘
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Exactly, the first was so good I didn’t need any follow-up! Thank you! 🙂
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I just finished Red Rising and really enjoyed it. I loved The Hunger Games when I first read them but I agree the first book was definitely the best.
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Yay I’m so happy to hear you enjoyed it!! The rest of the series is awesome (if you haven’t already read it yet)
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I’ve got Golden Son ready to read so will hopefully get to it next week!
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I never read Magyk but I’ve read Syren which is I think the fourth book in the series.
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I stopped after the second one haha. I definitely recommend it!
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Yay!!😁
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