Firstly, thanks to Destiny at Howling Libraries for letting me join in!
If you’re not familiar with the Try a Chapter tag, it’s a tag common on booktube (and sometimes blogs) where the participant reads the first chapter of five books and chooses one of those books to read, based on the results!
As I already have a reading list for February, this will be for what I will read first in March. I’m not participating in any themes but I do want to read some off my backlist so I’ll read the first chapter each of these five books:
- Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo
- The Elite by Keira Cass
- King Hall by Scarlett Dawn
- Drago by Sarah Brianne
- Because You’re Mine by Claire Contreras
My thoughts on the first chapters of…
My first thought. Why oh why havent I read this before? Could slap myself……
The Elite
Whilst I enjoyed book 1, I think I glimpsed what was coming and I didn’t know if I was up for all that angsty love triangle stuff, so reading this was the decider whether to carry on with the series or not. And after reading the first chapter I don’t think I will be!
King Hall
I must admit, after the first few pages I was ready to put this to the bottom of the pile….but then at the end of chapter 1 something very intriguing happened….and I want more!!!
Drago
Very poetic for a mafia read! This gives us a glimpse of what the 2 main characters are like….basically dark and evil! I like this…..and I want more! Could have easily carried on reading.
Because You’re Mine
Another mafia read. Not really much here to go on apart from I can already see it’s going to all fall apart for our main girl!
And the winner is…
Shadow and Bone
I was immediately sucked into this one and would carry on reading if I didnt have arc commitments.
Are you joining in this tag?
Come on, you know you want to!
It’s so fun!
CJRTB Books 
I should do this with some of my backlog books. Maybe I’ll do it to determine part of my March TBR.
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It was such a great idea and I loved doing it!
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YAY!!👏🏻 So happy that you’ve chosen Shadow and Bone, I love that trilogy and I also love this Tag, I did it last year and thanks to it I read An Ember in the Ashes, which I’m in love with 😍💕
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It was so good! I will defo do again…..
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That’s awesome that you enjoyed the first chapter of shadow and bone 😀 And good call on the elite!
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I just couldn’t put myself through anymore love triangle with them!!!! And I can’t wait to resume Shadow and Bone!!
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I’ve been thinking about joining in on this tag, but I’m worried that I won’t be able to stop after reading just one chapter haha.
I’m glad you liked Shadow and Bone!! I hope you enjoy it once you have time for it 🙂
And Drago sounds interesting… might have to add that series to my TBR 😉 Thanks.
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I must admit it was hard with a couple of them to stop! But then my eyes wandered to my arc pile and I knew I had to!!!! 😂
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Well this is different, I haven’t seen this tag yet! Happy reading…maybe you can sneak in a few chapters here and there as the month wears on, LOL!😉
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It was really good! I always think I’m going to finish my arcs early and sneak a read in….but it rarely happens!!!!
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I’m stealing this tag! 😂 . And I’ve not read anything in your pile. I really need to read more😩😩
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Yes, steal away! It was a lot of fun!
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Awesome!! I’m so happy you decided to do this too! 😀 Shadow and Bone is really fun, and the whole trilogy overall feels like… I hate to say “required reading” but wow, it kind of DOES feel like such an important modern YA series?!! I hope you enjoy(ed) it!
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Haven’t got there yet…..I’ve signed up for so many arcs and they keep flying in….I’m struggling to keep up!!!
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Aww, good luck to you, friend! ❤ You've got this!
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❤❤
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