Happy Tuesday, y’all! This week, Jana over at That Artsy Reader Girl gave Joanne from Portobello Book Blog the reins to pick this week’s topic. And what topic did Joanne come up with? She’s asking us to share book titles featuring ordinal numbers. For this, I decided to share five titles that include the word first and five titles that include the word last. So let’s look at ten first or last book titles!

First or Last Book Titles: Ten Book Titles That Include First or Last

When searching for books with ordinal numbers in the titles, I keep coming across books in a series. Especially, one in particular. I didn’t want to list an entire series, and no other books. Instead, I decided to share books that contain the word ‘first’ or ‘last’.

All titles will take you to Goodreads.

Now, it’s time to look at ten first or last book titles!

First Grave on the Right by Darynda Jones

Cover image of First Grave on the Right by Darynda Jones.
  • Genre: Paranormal Romance, Mystery
  • Release Date: February 2011
  • Note: This is the first book in a 13-book series, all of which include ordinal numbers.

Montalbano’s First Case and Other Stories by Andrea Camilleri

Cover image of Montalbano's First Case and Other Stories by Andrea Camilleri
  • Genre: Mystery, Short Story Collection, Translated
  • Release Date: January 2008
  • Note: Technically, this is book 8.5 in a series. But it can be read without reading any of the other books in the series.

Second First Impressions by Sally Thorne

Cover image of Second First Impressions by Sally Thorne
  • Genre: Contemporary, Romance
  • Release Date: April 2021

Love at First Spite by Anna E. Collins

Cover image of Love at First Spite by Anna E. Collins
  • Genre: Romance, Contemporary
  • Release Date: January 2022

The Forgotten First by Keyshawn Johnson & Bob Glauber

Cover image of The Forgotten First by Keyshawn Johnson and Bob Gluber
  • Genre: Nonfiction, Sports, History
  • Release Date: September 2021

The All-Girl Filling Station’s Last Reunion by Fannie Flagg

Cover image of The All-Girl Filling Station's Last Reunion
  • Genre: Historical Fiction
  • Release Date: November 2013

Major Pettigrew’s Last Stand by Helen Simonson

Cover image of Major Pettigrew's Last Stand by Helen Simonson
  • Genre: Contemporary, Romance
  • Release Date: March 2010

The Last Seance: Tales of the Supernatural by Agatha Christie

Cover image of The Last Seance: Tales of the Supernatural by Agatha Christie
  • Genre: Mystery, Short Story Collection
  • Release Date: September 2019

Kitty St. Clair’s Last Dance by Kate Robb

Cover image of Kitty St. Clair's Last Dance by Kate Robb
  • Genre: Contemporary, Time Travel, Romance
  • Release Date: September 2025

Built to Last by Erin Hahn

Cover image of Built to Last by Erin Hahn
  • Genre: Romance, Contemporary
  • Release Date: October 2022

That’s ten first or last book titles that I’ve read and recommend. Have you read any of these books? What have you read that contains first or last in the title?

First or Last Book Titles: Ten Book Titles That Include First or Last

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