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Debut Novels I’ve Read Recently and Enjoyed

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Happy Tuesday, y’all! This week, Jana at That Artsy Reader Girl has handed control over to Angela at Reading Frenzy. And what has Angela decided on for this week’s topic? She’s asking us to share our favorite debut novels. They can be the first novel a writer has ever published, or their first novel in a new genre. This seems like a relatively easy topic to cover. Thankfully, when I write my reviews, I include if the book is a debut. So, let’s look at some debut novels I’ve read recently and enjoyed.

Debut Novels I've Read Recently and Enjoyed

Before we get to the books, I want to say that not all of these debuts are recent releases; a few are older. But that doesn’t mean they aren’t debuts; I was late reading them. I will also be linking my full reviews to these books. Because what good is it to hype a book if you don’t share why you love it? The titles will take you to the book’s Goodread page.

Now, who wants to see some debut novels I’ve read recently and enjoyed?

The Heroines: A Novel by Eileen Favorite

Board to Death by C.J. Connor

Late Bloomers by Deepa Varadarajan

Maame by Jessica George

None of This Would Have Happened If Prince Were Alive by Carolyn Prusa

You Truly Assumed by Laila Sabreen

When You Look Like Us by Pamela N. Harris

Looking for Jane by Heather Marshall

Revenge of the Sluts by Natalie Walton

Sisters in Arms by Kaia Alderson

And that’s ten debut novels I’ve read recently and enjoyed. Have you read any of these books? What are some of your favorite debut novels?

Debut Novels I've Read Recently and Enjoyed

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41 thoughts on “Debut Novels I’ve Read Recently and Enjoyed”

  3. I remember being surprised by Revenge of the Sluts! I’m keen to check out Maame, When You Look Like Us and You Truly Assumed. All look/sound stunning 😍 Great list!

    1. Knowing my review is was the push you needed to add it to your wishlist makes me so happy! I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.
      Pam

    1. The cover is what drew me to the book. When I looked on Goodreads, there were several other covers, but this is the one that my copy has, and it’s the best, in my opinion.

      Pam

  11. The cover art of Late Bloomers is stunning! And while I haven’t seen it around, The Heiresses does look interesting. May be something I need to considering reading. 🙂

  21. Nice list, Pam. I’ve read Looking for Jane and Maame, but have a couple of the others (Late Bloomers, Board to Death) on my TBR. Thanks for bringing them back to the top of the mountain.

  23. I haven’t read any of the book on your list this week, though there are some that look very good! I am so impressed that you already log which books are debuts – I feel like most of the participants this week (myself included) spent a lot of time feverishly Googling which books were debuts!

    1. I generally don’t record which books are debuts—well, I didn’t before blogging. Now, I figure other people may be searching for a debut for whatever reason and include it in my tags. It worked in my favor this week as I searched my own blog. LOL!
      Pam

  26. Great list this week! I clearly love that you included Maame on your list, because it made it onto my list too. And I can’t help but love the book called None of This Would Have Happened If Prince Were Alive – I’m going to check that one out now.

  27. It’s so funny we haven’t heard of any of the others’ books! I do like that though because then I hear about new titles!

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