Top Five Wednesday is a Goodreads group where people respond to different bookish prompts each week. This week’s prompt: first in series. There are so many series I love, it was hard to decide. I tried to vary genre and avoided obvious picks like Harry Potter and Hunger Games.
This is my favorite historical romance series. I like everyone of the heroes and heroines and while the way the couples get together may not be conventional. They do treat each other with respect and make an effort to make their relationships work instead of wasting a lot of time on misunderstandings that fill so many historical romances.
Yelena is saved from execution with an offer to become the court food taster. Under the watchful eye of the chief of security, it’s her job to test all food being served to the Commander and detect any poisons. I love this series. It’s full of action and there are so many fascinating characters.
Graced with the skill of killing, Katsa is the king’s assassin. The books in this series are connected, but can be read on their own as well.
This series definitely wins the prize for best opening line. The Lady Julia Grey series has it all: History, mystery, romance, humor and a character with psychic abilities. Did I mention Nicholas Brisbane? One of the greatest leading men ever!
The Stephanie Plum series might be the funniest series ever written. It has one of the craziest casts of characters ever created and a love triangle where you like all three characters.
Oooo Graceling caught my attention with the cover, but I am super intrigued by that mini blurb!! I’ll have to look into that one! Fantastic list!!