First Lines Friday

Hello, hello my lovelies,

I hope you are all well.

Today is Friday - in fact it's Good Friday so happy Easter to you.

First lines Friday is run by Wandering Words

What if instead of judging a book by its cover, its author or its prestige, we judged it by its opening lines?  If you want to make your own post, feel free to use or edit the banner above, and follow the rules below:

• Pick a book off your shelf (it could be your current read or on your TBR) and open to the first page
• Copy the first few lines, but don’t give anything else about the book away just yet – you need to hook the reader first
• Finally… reveal the book!

So, here we go:

Like a man-made magic wish, the aeroplane began to rise.

The boy sitting in the cock pit gripped his seat and held his breath as the plane climbed into the arms of the sky. Fred's jaw was set with concentration, and his fingers twitched, following the movements of the pilot beside him: joystick, throttle.

Any ideas?

This is The Explorer by Katherine Rundell

Did you get it right?

If you haven't read this yet, I hope this has inspired you to.

Happy reading

Allison xx

First Lines Friday

Hello, hello my lovelies,

It's Friday so it must be time for First Lines Friday.

First Lines Fridays is a weekly feature for book lovers hosted by Wandering Words. What if instead of judging a book by its cover, its author or its prestige, we judged it by its opening lines?  If you want to make your own post, feel free to use or edit the banner above, and follow the rules below:

• Pick a book off your shelf (it could be your current read or on your TBR) and open to the first page
• Copy the first few lines, but don’t give anything else about the book away just yet – you need to hook the reader first
• Finally… reveal the book!

So here is today's snippet ...

I read the sign again, glowing in front of me:

Type of organism: human female

Origin: Earth

 Age: about twelve years

This brand new exhibit will be introduced to the wider Earth Zone exhibition when emotional stability has been achieved.

There you go! Any ideas?

Today's opening is from The Kid Who Came From Space by Ross Welford.

I hope this has inspired you to go and read the book.

Happy reading

Allison xx

First lines Friday

Hello, hello my lovelies,

I hope you are all well.

Today is Friday - in fact it's Good Friday so happy Easter to you.

First lines Friday is run by Wandering Words

What if instead of judging a book by its cover, its author or its prestige, we judged it by its opening lines?  If you want to make your own post, feel free to use or edit the banner above, and follow the rules below:

• Pick a book off your shelf (it could be your current read or on your TBR) and open to the first page
• Copy the first few lines, but don’t give anything else about the book away just yet – you need to hook the reader first
• Finally… reveal the book!

So, here we go:

There was a man made of midnight and his name was Shadow Jack.

The name suited him well; his clothes were dark and his hair was darker. His eyes were pools of shadow. As he slipped through the winding labyrinth of the slums on the night our story begins, his intentions were darkest of all.

Ooh, I think this is a really good one. Any ideas?

This is the fantastic Evernight by Ross Mackenzie.

I haven't read this yet but how good is that opening paragraph! 

Hope this has inspired you to read it.

Happy reading

Allison xx

#FirstLinesFriday

Hello, hello my lovelies,

I hope you are all staying safe and well.

So today I thought I would take part in First Lines Friday again which is run by Becky's Book Blog.

This is what you have to do:

First Lines Fridays is a weekly feature for book lovers hosted by Wandering Words. What if instead of judging a book by its cover, its author or its prestige, we judged it by its opening lines?

• Pick a book off your shelf (it could be your current read or on your TBR) and open to the first page

• Copy the first few lines, but don’t give anything else about the book away just yet – you need to hook the reader first

• Finally… reveal the book!

So here we go ...

My name is Hazel Wong and I never expected a murder on my summer holiday - but then nothing about the English seaside was as I'd imagined it.

Any ideas?

It was the World Book Day book by Robin Stevens, The Case of the Drowned Pearl.

Synopsis:

While on a seaside holiday with their friends George and Alexander, the Detective Society discover the body of famous swimmer Antonia Braithwaite - nicknamed The Pearl - on the beach.

Everyone presumes that she drowned accidentally - but how could such a famous swimmer have struggled to swim?

Even more mysteriously, three guests at the girls' hotel all wanted Antonia dead...

Can the Detective Society solve this mystery? Or will they sink under the pressure?

I hope you enjoyed that. 

Happy reading,

Allison xx

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