What was a book that hooked you right from the first chapter?

[Maartje]

Daughter of smoke and bone

[Sophie_The_Jedi_Knight]

〰️Beth〰️ wrote: "Her Mother's Mother's Mother and Her Daughters.

500 years of Brazilian history told thru one female line of decedents. Draws you in to each woman’s story."
That sounds fascinating; I will be checking it out.

[Cosm!K1ng]

Stormlight Archives

the God Delusion
Astrophysics for people in a hurry

[anya]

The Hunger Games

[Karin]

Caroline wrote: "I agree! I wonder whether he'll release a new book soon.."

I don't know. I heard that his second book wasn't as good as the first, so I've been reluctant to read another by him, although he might have something else as good by now.

[Caroline]

Karin wrote: "Caroline wrote: "I agree! I wonder whether he'll release a new book soon.."

I don't know. I heard that his second book wasn't as good as the first, so I've been reluctant to read another by him, a..."

I heard that too about his second book, so I didn't bother with it. Disappointing. I hope he finds his footing again and publishes something soon.

[Tiss']

Harry Potter and The Sorcerer's Stone ‍

[Grace]

Illuminae is doing a pretty good job though I don't know if it can have 'chapters' on how it is split but it got me based on the first couple of pages so I'd say it counts!

[Dilanya]

All in Pieces

BEST BOOK EVEERRRRRR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Okay so I started reading this book at 8.00pm and finished about 1/2 of this book, switched off the lights and tried to sleep. 5 minutes later I woke up again and finished the book 'cause THIS BOOKING WOULDN'T EVEN LET ME SLEEP IN PEACE. I got completely attached to this book and read it twice in the same dayy.

[Amanda]

Omg grabbed me right away.

[Lone.Star]

Lost Stars.

[☘Misericordia☘]

You , The Gargoyle , Circe , The Water Rat of Wanchai , Abby Cooper, Psychic Eye , Witch Way to Murder , Switched , The Only Girl in the World: A Memoir , The Thief Who Pulled on Trouble's Braids , The Fixer , Keeper of the Lost Cities , Barking Up the Wrong Tree: The Surprising Science Behind Why Everything You Know About Success Is (Mostly) Wrong , The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable , Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions,

Here's a mix of genres for you. The only thing in common is that all these are gripping from the start. Cheers!

[Caroline]

You also grabbed me from the start. Also, all the Malcolm Gladwell books I've read (three) did.

[Janise]

A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab c:

[Alexandra]

Red Rising by Pierce Brown.

[vidya]

Cinder by Marissa Meyer

[Ace]

Female of the Species - Mindy McGinnis

[Jessica]

2001: A Space Odyssey after the forward which is a little slow if you haven't seen the movie. The book begins and it's very creative and unusual from the start that I couldn't put it down.

[lyssa ☆]

To Kill a Kingdom

[soph.connects.the.dots]

The Hunger Games...

[Skyscraper]

Great thinkers : tools from 60 great thinkers by The School of life

[Stephen]

Dry by Neil Shusterman

[Bee]

The Luminous Dead

[Cathy]

The Good Daughter by Karen Slaughter. Just started it and oh my goodness, I already can’t put it down.

[Alex]

11/22/63 by Stephen King

[Devanshi]

[linzie]

Legend by Marie Lu and The Book Thief by Markus Zusak.

[D.T.]

[Kiera LeBlanc]

Queen of Air and Darkness by Cassandra and Warcross by Maire Lu. The most recent one would be Girls with Sharp Sticks by Suzanne Young.

[Lois]

When I was growing up, for me it was "The Golden Compass/The Northern Lights" by Philip Pullman.

[evofox]

Just One Damned Thing After Another, Outlander, A Court of Thorns and Roses and Leviathan Wakes

[Allie // Kitasai]

Either Vampire Academy (when I was growing up) or recently Ready Player One!

[Jamie]

The Cruel Prince/ The Wicked King by Holly Black, Vicious/ Vengeful by V. E. Schwab. I love morally gray characters and both of these series are overflowing with them!

[Keira]

Truly devious, the raven boys, city of bones and many more

[Pillsonista]

Anna Karenina.

Not even the first chapter, but the epigraph that comes before its first (famous) sentence: "Vengeance is mine, I will repay."

[J.J.]

Lost Boy: The True Story of Captain Hook lol I crack me up.

[Aakash]

The Lightning Thief,The Merchant of Death

[Melliott]

"Last night, I dreamt I went to Manderley again."

[AtenRa]

Melliott wrote: ""Last night, I dreamt I went to Manderley again.""

I still haven't read Rebecca but that line is iconic!

[Maggie]

Bring Me Their Hearts

[Betsy]

The Killer Angels by Michael Shaara

[Anum]

Witchland series by Susan Dennard
Lunar Chronicles and Renegades by Marissa Meyer
Throne of Glass by Sarah J Maas
Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo
Frostblood by Elle Blake

[Maria]

curleduptoes wrote: "Harry potter"

I second that! The Prisoner of Azkaban's is especially gripping

[Maria]

(the prologue counts right? It was phenomenal)
(though I'm not a fan of the rest of the series)

[Maria]

Maartje wrote: "Daughter of smoke and bone"

Love that one!

[Maria]

Mads wrote: "Percy Jackson got me hooked right on the first page"

Same here!

[Maria]

Linzie wrote: "Legend by Marie Lu and The Book Thief by Markus Zusak."

The Book Thief is a good one!

[Maria]

Jordan wrote: "The Hate U Give and Animal Farm"

Love, love Animal Farm

[Jes ♡]

These are all YA 😊

[Nallie❄️]

Jes ♡ wrote: " [bookcover:Poison Study|..."

Been wanting to read Cruel Prince for forever! I've heard its really good how did you find it??