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Hi, I'm 18 and have never read a book in English
English is my third language and it's not used a lot here so growing up I only had access to my English school books and some old English/American books that were translated to French (Honnestly, even in my first and second language I didn't read a lot, I've always felt that reading was related to homework and school so I didn't include it in my free time.)
Lately my english teacher gave my class a long lovely speech about how reading is neglected by our generation and how most of us have a poor lexical field, that speech motivated me to read, and i'm asking you to help me pick my first book..
I like mysteries, thrillers, and adore noir and neo-noir genres, I'm searching for a book with a confiedent, strong, mature, independant femme fatale as the protagonist (or playing a major role in the story)
Thank you

And then I met margrete is a good book

Attachments by Rainbow Rowell is a good read.
It is the first English book I bought for reading.
English is also my third language. We don't talk in English at home. After reading it, I was feeling good as if I read about some real friend's life story.

Small Island is fantastic. There are so many different ideas and perspectives and the fact that it is historical allows you to consider how the past shaped our present.

The first book i read was The fault in our stars. Also, English is my third language too, and that book was easy to understand.

I don't know how it would be for a first book in English, but if you like neo-noir with a strong female lead, Winter's Bone by Daniel Woodrell is good. You might also try the Veronica Mars books, The Thousand Dollar Tan Line and Mr. Kiss and Tell.