best opening paragraphs in novels

The Dark Novels

In a world where the chosen one has defeated the demon lord and brought peace to the realm, now 500 years have passed since the demon's defeat. Aetheria, the world, appears peaceful, but is it truly so?

Q_Tip · Fantasy

Hayle Coven Novels

I’m an international, multiple award-winning author with a passion for the voices in my head. As a singer, songwriter, independent filmmaker and improv teacher and performer, my life has always been about creating and sharing what I create with others. Now that my dream to write for a living is a reality, with over a hundred titles in happy publication and no end in sight, I live in beautiful Prince Edward Island, Canada, with my giant cats, pug overlord and overlady and my Gypsy Vanner gelding, Fynn. ***WORLD'S BEST STORY2014*** Her mom's a witch. Her dad's a demon. And she just wants to be ordinary. I batted at the curl of smoke drifting off the tip of my candle and tried not to sneeze. My heavy velvet cloak fell in oppressive, suffocating folds in the closed space of the ceremony chamber, the cowl trapping the annoying bits of puff I missed. I hated the way my eyes burned and teared, an almost constant distraction. Not that I didn't welcome the distraction, to be honest. Anything to take my mind from what went on around me. Being part of a demon raising is way less exciting than it sounds. Sydlynn Hayle's teen life couldn't be more complicated. Trying to please her coven is all a fantasy while the adventure of starting over in a new town and fending off a bully cheerleader who hates her are just the beginning of her troubles. What to do when delicious football hero Brad Peters--boyfriend of her cheer nemesis--shows interest? If only the darkly yummy witch, Quaid Moromond, didn't make it so difficult for her to focus on fitting in with the normal kids despite her paranormal, witchcraft laced home life. Add to that her crazy grandmother's constant escapes driving her family to the brink and Syd's between a rock and a coven site. Forced to take on power she doesn't want to protect a coven who blames her for everything, only she can save her family's magic. If her family's distrust doesn't destroy her first.

Patti Larsen · Urban

Global Mutation: Opening with Swallowing a Black Mamba

When a mysterious aurora swept across the earth, nearly 70% of global creatures, from humans to ants, mutated into various kinds of man-eating monsters. Gu Qijue was reborn two hours before the mysterious aurora swept across the globe. The first thing he did was heading to the depths of the mountain behind the school for a Black Mamba snake. Gu Qijue swallowed it, and when the mysterious aurora came, he would evolve together with the Black Mamba, the future black dragon.

What can be done through the ages? · Sci-fi

Opening an orphanage in another world

I got reincarnated and one thing lead to another, I decided to open up and protect the orphanage

muhammad_azmee · Fantasy

Strongest Lord by Opening Blind Boxes

Wang Yi transmigrated to a lord game world. Here, opening blind boxes was originally a low-yield matter, But under the blessing of his Dual Talent, all sorts of creative items came one after another. A fishing rod becomes a fishing tower. A Small Fireball with a six-meter diameter. An Immortal Sect disciple at the 9999th level of Qi Refining. How did an antique old car become a Bronze War Chariot? Damn it, my resource point was accidentally Enhanced into a Resource Planet one billion light-years away. "How come you have so many strange and bizarre things?" "They are all from opening blind boxes!"

Ethereal Moon Shadow · Games

Related Reviews

docaqui

2021-06-07

sorry for this late review but dang those 4 chaps are awesome. I was hooked the moment I read that opening remarks. I only have one issue with the compacted paragraphs. they look big even in laptop.. I suggest for the author to tone them down to small paragraphs like 2 sentences in... so readers won't have a hard time swallowing giant paragraphs.. nonetheless, it is a really good novel and it has less word counts than other novels. keep up the good work!

Survival Journey

foxyash · Urban

59 Chs

wowreadnovel

2019-05-22

There are some novels which make readers drawn to them. This one is such. I just read the opening few paragraphs and I thought ' oh it seems different from the normal ones. Think it's gonna be interesting.' I am going to read this one through even though I am on first few chapters. Till now good work author.

The Beautiful Time With You

Ye Fei Ye · Urban

1129 Chs

sleepingmokeny009

2025-06-08

Fantastic premise and immersive writing. The god's personality sold the opening for me. Small nitpick: some of the paragraphs could be a little shorter for readability, but overall, this has huge potential.

The SAGE Protocol

MrPingPong · Fantasy

Culmination

2022-01-19

This style of novel is not normally my cup of tea, per say, but I was instantly drawn in by the opening paragraphs. The writing itself is eloquent and vivid, while leaving just enough to the reader's imagination. Highly recommended.

Morphing Iniquity

Tailrs ink · Teen

10 Chs

jgalaxy_6

2021-02-01

this is one of the best novels you'll ever read. the attention and detail the author put into this very worth mentioning. don't let the opening volume and length scare you away because that little wait is very worth it

Lord of Mysteries

Cuttlefish That Loves Diving · Fantasy

1432 Chs

[Quick Wear: Lord God, don't tease me.]

As one of the four managers of the 3,000 Sectors, Tang Xingmi didn't expect that one day, Ming Qi, the villain Demon Lord in one of the planes in the Immortal Demon Realm, was about to destroy the entire plane. It was all the host's fault for courting death. If the world was destroyed, the order of the 3,000 Sectors would be disrupted, and the other worlds would also be affected or even collapse…Tang Xingmi found three other companions, but they were helpless. The three heartless comrades had asked her to seek help from the Lord, but she had no choice but to go now… The Sovereign didn't say much. He looked at her leisurely and frowned. Then, he entered that plane. Miraculously, the entire world had returned to three months ago. The three thousand worlds had stabilized, but the Sovereign hadn't returned. What was going on? The system's meatball who had caused trouble turned into a three or four-year-old child and slipped in front of Tang Xingmi in fear. He really couldn't get angry at this bun. Fortunately, he still knew how to kill that courting host. Otherwise, he would really be angered to death. "Supervisor Tang, the Divine Lord's soul has dispersed into the three thousand Sectors. For this incident…" "What? Then what should we do?" "That's simple too. The Sovereign said that you want to save him personally, collect his divine soul, and let him be reborn!" Tang Xingmi was in a difficult position. It was indeed her fault. She had to take the blame. "How do we save him?" "Bind to the system. Attack the villain and eliminate the Darkening Points. Your favorability will reach 100. Once you complete it, you will receive a wisp of the Lord God's soul." Dumbfounded.“What ？？？” Ding ~~~ The system binding to the villain boss has been successful! Damn it…

Honey beans

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I picked up a big shot as my master at the beginning

Jiang Xiaoyu was forced to fall off a cliff by Hua Wu Que and landed on Mount Emei. He was saved by the Emei disciple Zhou Zhiruo. One was the smartest person in the world, and the other was the future Emei Sect Master. They were people who did not belong to the same world, but they had formed an unbreakable fate. One was a disciple, and the other was a master. The martial world was a battlefield where the strong were respected. The Ming Cult Master Zhang Wuji, the mysterious yellow-robed woman, the young and talented Hua Wuque, the two Palace Masters of the Shifting Flower Palace, and the world's number one sword, Yan Nantian. Who was the true ruler of the martial world? "None of them," said Little Yu 'er. Why? Because the one with the highest martial arts was his master! Oh, no, let me tell you secretly, she's his wife!

Moon in the South Tower

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The 18th tier became famous because of metaphysics

Yu Wanwan had transmigrated to a parallel world. In that world, she was an abandoned daughter of a wealthy family and a blackmailer. His father was not close, his stepmother was poisonous, his scumbag sister was a plagiarist, and what was even more hateful was that the person he had always had a crush on was actually a spy sent by his scumbag sister to snatch his shares. Yu Wanwan said,"Get lost. I want to start a career." Exorcising evil, catching g, exterminating demons, protecting the righteous path, and helping luck, wasn't he very busy? Who would have thought that she would become famous in the entertainment industry because of these metaphysics… Not only that, but she was also targeted by the top flower. If she went to the variety show, he would go too. She was acting in a period drama, and he was going too. She acted in a movie, and he came again. The top fans couldn't take it anymore and bombarded Yu Wanwan. Refuse to bind! I refuse to scam!" Who knew that the top celebrity would post on Weibo that night,"Don't talk nonsense, I'm the one chasing her." The trending searches exploded again! Yu Wanwan: "???" [Group ID: 1013461831 (Knocking on the door: Buttface)]

Mufuli

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The European King's little baby built a city in the end of the world

With the descent of the evolution code, the world would change and everything would be overturned. Was it evolution and rebirth, or destruction and extinction? Is this what you think? NO! What if they were homeless and had nowhere to live? "Sister, don't worry. We can build a city." The price of land was sky-high. What if there were not enough resources? "Sister, look, I got a coupon. It's a 10% discount!" … A certain someone thought,"Hmph, no matter how powerful the apocalypse is, it can't be as powerful as me, the European King." Facing the sudden changes in the world, the birth of new species, and the dangerous apocalypse. Ye Xingyue relied on her luck to become the final winner, hehe n(* Greatest ▽ Greatest *)n -- Fragment: Ye Xingyue had nothing left to live for."As the City Lord, I'm actually heavily in debt. It's too difficult for me!" In the next second, the butler elf congratulated the City Lord. The debt had been paid off. Looking at the barren scenery, Ye Xingyue cried."There's only the City Lord's Mansion, but there's no place to live. Can it be any worse?" In the next second, the City Lord's Mansion was completely renewed. It was ancient and beautiful. Ye Xingyue was in a sorry state."These wild beasts are getting harder and harder to fight. Their equipment is getting harder and harder to drop." A certain someone looked at the pile of resource equipment that had just dropped in his backpack and silently clicked send. -- A different apocalypse, a different female lead, a different path to becoming king.

Wen Qingxin

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About me being the boss at Muye

How could the orderly and evil pommel horse Jiji survive in the orderly and kind Woodleaf Village? Naturally, she relied on her smile and cross-dressing.

Husky Xia

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