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!

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

- 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

- 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

- Genre: Contemporary, Romance
- Release Date: April 2021
Love at First Spite by Anna E. Collins

- Genre: Romance, Contemporary
- Release Date: January 2022
The Forgotten First by Keyshawn Johnson & Bob Glauber

- Genre: Nonfiction, Sports, History
- Release Date: September 2021
The All-Girl Filling Station’s Last Reunion by Fannie Flagg

- Genre: Historical Fiction
- Release Date: November 2013
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

- Genre: Mystery, Short Story Collection
- Release Date: September 2019
Kitty St. Clair’s Last Dance by Kate Robb

- Genre: Contemporary, Time Travel, Romance
- Release Date: September 2025
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?

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Creative idea to use first and last! Well done!
Oh, that was smart! I wish I’d thought of that. Great job!
A great twist on the theme. It was harder than I thought when I chose it 🤣