Friday, January 19, 2018

First Line Fridays


Everyone knows I love mysteries, so I am excited to highlight a new book by Ellery Adams this week.  :)  I've read several of her books, and they are always very good.  My favorite series of books from Adams would have to be The Book Retreat Mysteries.  The title alone is wonderful!  The setting takes place at Storyton Hall--where book lovers come to read and relax--what could be more perfect?!    

Grab the book nearest to you and leave a comment with the first line!

Today I am going to post a line from: 

  The Secret, Book, and Scone Society
by Ellery Adams 



And the first line is...

A book must be an ice-axe to break the seas frozen inside our soul.  ~Franz Kafka  

"The man on the park bench stared at the empty space above the knuckle of Nora Pennington's pinkie finger." 

Happy reading and happy Friday!  


Let me know your first line in the comments & then head over to Hoarding Books  to see who else is participating! 







18 comments:

  1. Happy Friday!

    Today, my First Line Friday comes from the next book on my TBR mountain, Coming Home to Island House by Erica James…..

    There she is, the scarlet woman herself.’
    ‘She’s back then.’
    ‘Back to flaunt herself right under our noses. She’s no shame, that one.’
    ‘No shame at all.’

    Have a great weekend!

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    1. Oh my! The first lines from this book remind me of the Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne. Happy a great weekend too Susan!

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  2. My first line today (that I’m also sharing on my blog) is from Melissa Tagg’s From the Start. “How in the world had rain earned such a romantic rep?”

    I hope you have a great weekend!

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    1. Haha...hilarious first line! Have a great weekend too Ellie!

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    1. Lovely! I can't wait to finish reading it. :) Happy Saturday Carrie!

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  4. Happy Friday! My first line is from Callum's Compass by Sara L. Foust:

    "A persistent knock at the front door dragged Kat Williams awake."

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    1. Love this first line! What happens next?! Happy Saturday Becky!

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  5. That title! And that line! Definitely intrigued now. :)

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    1. Awesome! I'm happy you have found a new book to read! :) Happy Saturday Kara!

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  6. I'd love to be a part of a "book and scone society"!

    PROLOGUE

    Two Years Earlier

    Renee huddled in the garden shed in her pajamas and tried to hear him over the pounding of her heart in her ears. - Beneath Copper Falls by Colleen Coble

    Happy Friday and happy reading!

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  7. Happy Friday!

    Over on my blog, I am featuring Brett Armstrong's novel Destitutio Quod Remissio. It's an interesting read so far. Here I will post the first lines from chapter four of this book.

    "The streets were filled beyond the usual that day, or perhaps it only appeared so to Marcus. The market district was expansive enough to accommodate thousands. Over it looked the tall stone buildings surrounding the huge open Forum that was the city's center for centuries. All of the grand structures were washed white by the noon's radiance and loomed large over the transactions of Rome's citizens."

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    1. Observant details--I can only imagine that this must be a sobering read. Happy Saturday Nicole!

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  8. That's definitely a first line that makes me want to keep reading, because it raises several questions. Thanks for sharing.

    I’m about to start reading The Boy in the Hoodie, a young adult novel by debut Australian author Catriona McKewon. Here’s the first line:

    Before I met him, there wasn’t much I knew about the boy in the hoodie.He seemed to live above the rules.

    Have a great weekend!

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    1. Wonderful! I'm glad you found a new book to read. :) Happy Saturday Iola!

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  9. I do love a good mystery. I wish I had time for more of them. Happy Saturday!

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    1. I know! I wish I could just read for hours everyday. :) Happy Thursday friend! :)

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