Bei Chris (Biblio Nerd Reflections) bin ich 2024 auf diesen Book Tag gestoßen und dachte mir, dass ich dies auch einfach mal ausfülle. Hier sind also meine Firsts für das Lese- und Blogjahr 2024.
First Book Read
Erstes gelesenen Buch
The Rowan war mein erstes Buch in diesem Jahr und völlig ungeplant. Dafür aber weitaus überraschender, als ich es erwartet habe. Innerhalb weniger Tage habe ich die Trilogie regelrecht weggeatmet. Nun warten nur noch die Spin-off-Bände, die ich aber gerne dieses Jahr noch lesen möchte.
➥ Review
The Rowan by Stella BrieSeries: Killian Blade #1
Published: 11. January 2021 by Independently Published
Format: Kindle Edition, 244 pages/minutes
Genre: Erotic-Romance, Magic, Paranormal, Urban Fantasy
Tropes: Blood magic, Dragons, Fae / Fairies, Fated Mates / Soulmates, Reverse Harem, Vampires / Werewolves, Witches / Wizards
Language: English
Audience: Adult
Shelve: Read 2026
Source: Kindle Unlimited
Link to Goodreads
Rating:
For over three hundred years, Arden's very existence has been hidden. Until one night, when the latest assassination attempt fails and the third Killian blade makes its appearance.
A powerful witch with little knowledge of her heritage, Arden's first step on the path of destiny is The Abbey. A place of sanctuary and power, it's a haven in a sea of unknowns and where she hopes to find an ally.
An Elven prince, a Fae lord, the First Vampire, a warlock, and the King of Dragons make up the Imperium Cadre, one of the most powerful cadres in existence. Owning and managing The Abbey for over a thousand years, they're not known for taking in strays. But Lord Theron's life debt paves Arden's entry into the formidable sphere of their protection.
As the sweeping winds of change blow, Arden and the cadre will navigate the path of destiny together. Secrets are revealed, heritage found, and alliances forged and lost.
Warning: This is a why choose, reverse harem, paranormal, urban fantasy romance, with FMMMMM relationship. 18+ years of age due to mature content.
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First Book Reviewed
Erstes rezensiertes Buch
His Forbidden Bargain war eins der letzten Bücher, die ich 2025 gelesen, aber dafür das Erste, welches ich in diesem Jahr rezensiert habe.
➥ Review
His Forbidden Bargain by Darcy FaytonSeries: The Twelve Nights of Christmas #1
Published: 23. December 2025 by Independently Published
Format: ARC, Kindle Edition, 100 pages/minutes
Genre: Dark Fantasy, Dark Romance, Paranormal, Shapeshifters, Vampires
Tropes: Forced Proximity
Language: English
Audience: Adult
Shelve: Read 2025
Source: BookSirens
Link to Goodreads
Rating:
Twelve nights. Twelve patrons. One debt erased.
When Kathryn inherits her family’s manor, she also inherits an impossible debt—and a deadline of Christmas Day.
If she fails, the Collector will take everything.
Including her.Her last hope arrives on horseback: Sebastian, her estranged stepbrother.
The vampire from her past she never truly escaped.Sebastian cannot pay the debt—but he knows how to erase it.
Twelve nights. Twelve patrons. One price she must endure.He will choose the clients.
He will oversee every arrangement.
And he will ensure she sees it through.This is not a love story—yet.
Buy the Book at: Amazon*

First Book by a Debut Author
Erstes Buch eines/einer Debüt-Autor*in
Diese Frage bleibt leider unbeantwortet, da ich nach ausführlicher Recherche kein Buch bisher in diesem Jahr gelesen habe von einem/r Debüt-Autor*in. Ich muss auch ehrlich zugeben, dass ich selten auf darauf achte, ob ein Buch ein Debüt ist oder nicht.

First Book by a New-to-Me Author
Erstes Buch eines/s für mich neuen Autors/Autorin
Obwohl Nikita Gill bereits einige interessante Bücher veröffentlicht hat, habe ich sie erst mit Hekate – The Witch kennengelernt. Und eins steht fest, die Goddessess of the Underworld – Reihe werde ich in jedem Fall weiterverfolgen. Außerdem sind andere ihrer Bücher auf meine WuLi gewandert. 🙈
➥ Review / Rezension
Hekate - The Witch by Nikita GillSeries: Goddesses of the Underworld #1
Published: 16. September 2025 by Simon & Schuster Ltd
Format: Hardcover, 384 pages/minutes
Genre: Feminism, Greek, Historical Fantasy, Retelling
Tropes: Goddesses / Demigoddesses, Witches / Wizards
Language: English
Audience: Adult
Shelve: Read 2026
Source: Waterstones
Link to Goodreads
Rating:
A propulsive, electrifying and enraging retelling of the life of Greek goddess Hekate, child of war turned all-powerful goddess of witchcraft and necromancy, by internationally bestselling poet Nikita Gill.
Born into a world on fire, Godling Hekate has never known safety. After her parents are on the losing side of the war between the ruling Titans and new Olympian Gods, Hekate is taken by her mother Asteria to the Underworld, where Styx and Hades agree to raise her. Meanwhile, Asteria is pursued across the world by Zeus and Poseidon and, to escape their clutches, transforms herself into an island in a stormy sea.
Orphaned and alone, Hekate grows up amongst the horrors and beauties of the Underworld, desperate to find her divine purpose and a sense of belonging in the land of the dead.
When Hekate finally uncovers her powers and ascends to Goddess status, she realises that even the most powerful Olympians are terrified of her. But when immortal war breaks out again, threatening to destroy everything from Mount Olympus to the Underworld itself, the Goddess of witchcraft and necromancy is the only one who can bring the deadly conflict to an end. . .
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First Book that Slayed Me
Erstes Buch, das mich zerstört hat
Auch der dritte Band der Gods & Monsters – Reihe hat mich wieder fertig gemacht und da nun auch endlich der vierte Band im Paperback-Format bei mir eingezogen ist, kann ich auch demnächst endlich weiterlesen.
➥ Review
The Dawn of the Cursed Queen by Amber V. NicoleSeries: Gods & Monsters #3
Published: 28. May 2024 by Headline Eternal
Format: Paperback, 672 pages/minutes
Genre: Dark Fantasy, Epic Fantasy, Paranormal, Romance, Violence
Tropes: Creatures / Monsters, Enemies to Lovers, Fated Mates / Soulmates, Female Rage, Gods / Demigods
Language: English
Audience: Adult
Shelve: Read 2026
Source: Amazon
Link to Goodreads
Rating:
WHERE THERE ARE GODS, THERE ARE ALSO MONSTERS . . .
Ask her what she ripped from the very heavens.
And then ask her if she cares.Betrayed and bloodied, The Hand has failed. After a desperate battle, Nismera, the Goddess of War, now rules the realms as the last remnants of Samkiel’s power spill across the sky.
Desperate to keep Samkiel safe after almost losing him, Dianna is willing to give up everything to protect him, even if that means sacrificing their relationship itself. But that’s not a risk Samkiel is willing to take, even as the stakes grow ever higher.
The one true king is poised to return, but when the dust settles, who will truly rule?
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First Book I Wasted Time Reading It
Erstes Buch, mit dem ich Zeit vergeudet habe es zu lesen
Ich wollte Ashes of a Shattered Soul wirklich mögen, aber bereits der Prolog hat mich nicht wirklich angesprochen. Und im Laufe der nächsten Kapitel wurde ich immer verwirrter und leider auch gelangweilter, dass ich das Buch dann doch abgebrochen habe.
Ashes of a Shattered Soul by Alisa PernePublished: 12. February 2026 by Independently Published
Format: ARC, Kindle Edition, 757 pages/minutes
Genre: Dark Fantasy, Dark Romance
Tropes: Fated Mates / Soulmates, Love Triangle
Language: English
Audience: Adult
Shelve: DNF
Source: NetGalley
Link to Goodreads
Fated mate is killed.
Eons of pain.
Rage-fueled destruction of planets.
Memory burned away. Identity gone.And then… he comes back — reincarnated into two men born fifty years apart on a world that shouldn’t even know her name.
Immortal duty. Shattered love. An unbroken will that refuses to die.
Featuring a foul-mouthed immortal disaster who’s tired of saving worlds, a cinnamon-roll commander she absolutely shouldn’t bang, and the monster villain she maybe already did… in another lifetime.
Love triangle? More like emotional arson.
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Das waren sie also meine First of 2026. Hast du Lust die Fragen ebenfalls zu beantworten und bei diesem Book Tag mitzumachen, dann hinterlasse mir gerne deinen Beitragslink in einem Kommentar und verlinke meinen bei dir.
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