First Chapter Reads - Fantasy From My Bookshelves @dominishbooks

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I read the first chapter of five different fantasy books that are on my reading plan for 2023 and that I have physical copies of on my shelves. Which one will I choose to continue with first?

0:00 Intro
1:30 Ascendant
3:41 Legacy of Ash
5:30 The Grey Bastards
7:15 An Ocean of Others
9:28 Blood of an Exile

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$First Chapter Reads - Fantasy From My Bookshelves I read the first chapter of five different fantasy books that are on my reading plan for 2023 and that I have physical copies of on my shelves. Which one will I choose to continue with first? 0:00 Intro 1:30 Ascendant 3:41 Legacy of Ash 5:30 The Grey Bastards 7:15 An Ocean of Others 9:28 Blood of an Exile Find me elsewhere: Discord: https://discord.gg/7pvZWqrnAF Twitter: https://twitter.com/dominish_books Bookstagram: https://www.instagram.com/dominish_books/ Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/dominish Support the Channel: My Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/dominish_books My Amazon Wishlist, for the amazingly generous people who like to gift books: https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/4HUTZXBVD046?ref wl_share Like what I do? Buy me a coffee (well, tea) to say Thanks: https://ko-fi.com/dominish For new books, I recommend Black Dragon Books, an independent UK bookshop who keep their discounts high and donate a portion the profit from each book sale to BookTrust: https://www.blackdragonbooks.co.uk/?store=5 *This is an affiliate link, which will not impact the price, but I do receive a small commission from the retailer if you use this link* Music by Infraction: https://www.youtube.com/c/Infraction$ $August TBR - Buddy Reads, ARCs, and SPFBO Find out whats on my reading plan for August, and let me know whats on yours! This coming month Im finishing off my SPFBO9 reading, and I have a bunch of buddy reads scheduled as well. 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Buy me a coffee (well, tea) to say Thanks: https://ko-fi.com/dominish For new books, I recommend Black Dragon Books, an independent UK bookshop who keep their discounts high and donate a portion the profit from each book sale to BookTrust: https://www.blackdragonbooks.co.uk/?store=5 *This is an affiliate link, which will not impact the price, but I do receive a small commission from the retailer if you use this link* Music by Infraction: https://www.youtube.com/c/Infraction$