Currently Reading First Lines

[Peggy]

Janice wrote: "Sandra wrote: ""progris riport 1 martch 3
Dr Strauss says I shoud rite down what I think and remembir and evrey thing that happins to me from now on. I dont no why but he says its importint so they..."

Same here.

[Peggy]

Mariab wrote: ""The body you are wearing used to be mine."
from The Rook"

Huh? What? Definitely want to know what's going on here!

[Peggy]

Lusie and Sarah: those don't make me as curious as the one posted by Mariab, but I would keep reading.

[Peggy]

"Major Pettigrew was still upset about the phone call from his brother's wife and so he answered the doorbell without thinking."

Major Pettigrew's Last Stand

[Lisa]

Lusie wrote: ""At a place where two tracks met, the carter brought his horse to a sudden halt."

Heart's Blood by Juliet Marillier"

Great beginning! I'm going to be reading this in February and now I can't wait!

[Margo]

Peggy wrote: ""Major Pettigrew was still upset about the phone call from his brother's wife and so he answered the doorbell without thinking."

Major Pettigrew's Last Stand"

Not bad. Immediately makes you what the phone call was about.

[Peggy]

I think the whole first paragraph is even more interesting, but unfortunately this is a first sentence thread ;-)

[Janice, Moderator]

Lusie wrote: ""At a place where two tracks met, the carter brought his horse to a sudden halt."

Heart's Blood by Juliet Marillier"

I have this one on my wishlist and was hoping it would have been one of our February group reads. I will read it someday once I finish her Sevenwaters series.

[Janice, Moderator]

Sarah wrote: ""She dipped her hand in the barrel of ice-cold water and held it down, watching hairs rise on her forearm."
Kin"

Added!

[Janice, Moderator]

Peggy wrote: "I think the whole first paragraph is even more interesting, but unfortunately this is a first sentence thread ;-)"

I've broken that rule...

[Peggy]

I was thinking about breaking the rule but then I didn't feel like typing so much ;-)

[Cherie]

"The morning after I arrived at Camp Eden, I drowned for the first time."

This was from the first book in The Atlanteans trilogy, The Lost Code. Good first line, but meh story. I am only finishing it for my ZZ challenge.

[Mariab]

I'll let you all know how it is!

So far, it's a mixture between cop/mistery/conspiracy, with paranormal elements

[Janice, Moderator]

Cherie wrote: ""The morning after I arrived at Camp Eden, I drowned for the first time."

This was from the first book in The Atlanteans trilogy, The Lost Code. Good first line, but meh story. I ..."

That has a punch!

[Margo]

Cherie wrote: ""The morning after I arrived at Camp Eden, I drowned for the first time."

This was from the first book in The Atlanteans trilogy, The Lost Code. Good first line, but meh story. I ..."

I would definitly want to keep reading that! Pity it didn't live up to the start.

[Lisette]

Rusalka wrote: "Lusie wrote: ""At a place where two tracks met, the carter brought his horse to a sudden halt."

Heart's Blood by Juliet Marillier"

So many possibilities! I had to loo..."

This opening title could fit for many different types of stories. It was a good book, though a bit slow paced at first.

[Lisette]

"Kalak rounded a rocky stone ridge and stumbled to a stop before the body of a dying thunderclast. "

The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson

[Lisette]

Rusalka wrote: "Mariab wrote: ""The body you are wearing used to be mine."
from The Rook"

I soooo want to know what you think of this."

Me too! The first line is great and really makes you want to read the rest.

[Peggy]

I hope you'll enjoy Way of Kings Lusie! I'm reading the third book now :)

[Sarah]

Lusie wrote: ""Kalak rounded a rocky stone ridge and stumbled to a stop before the body of a dying thunderclast. "

The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson"

Great start!

[Sarah]

"There are places you can go," Ariana tells him, "and a guy as smart as you has a decent chance of surviving to eighteen."

Unwind

[Margo]

Sarah wrote: ""There are places you can go," Ariana tells him, "and a guy as smart as you has a decent chance of surviving to eighteen."

Unwind"

Sounds grim!

[Rusalka, Moderator]

Lusie wrote: "Rusalka wrote: "Mariab wrote: ""The body you are wearing used to be mine."
from The Rook"

I soooo want to know what you think of this."

Me too! The first line is great and really makes you want to read the rest."

I really need to read the sequel this year (Stiletto)

[Janice, Moderator]

I agree with Margo about Unwind. It sounds ominous.

[Sarah]

Janice wrote: "I agree with Margo about Unwind. It sounds ominous."

I'm quite enjoying it so far. It's pretty action packed right from the start.

[Lisa]

I have just started The Haunting of Henry Twist by Rebecca F. John
"It is not only because of the smog that Ruby Twist fails to notice the grumbling approach of the bus on this cold, spooky morning."

[Margo]

Ooh, I like it! I can taste that smog :-0

[Janice, Moderator]

I finished Trouble in Mudbug, and at a loss for what I'll start tonight. I have 3 books on hold at the library, for various challenges or other. They'll probably come through in the next day or two and all at once.

Oops - wrong thread. Sheesh!

[Lilisa]

"It was the worst of times, it was the worst of times." - Autumn by Ali Smith.

[Janice, Moderator]

Lilisa wrote: ""It was the worst of times, it was the worst of times." - Autumn by Ali Smith."

Sounds intriguing!

[Margo]

Lilisa wrote: ""It was the worst of times, it was the worst of times." - Autumn by Ali Smith."

Great mis-quote! I'll be interested to see what you think of the book Lilisa.

[Peggy]

I like it!

[Lisa]

I'm currently reading The Toymakers by Robert Dinsdale
"The Emporium opens with the first frost of winter. It is the same every year. Across the city, when children wake to see ferns of white stretched across their windows, or walk to school to hear ice crackling underfoot, the whispers begin: The Emporium is open! Christmas is coming, and the goose is getting fat..."

[Peggy]

Love that start Lisa!

[Margo]

Lisa wrote: "I'm currently reading The Toymakers by Robert Dinsdale
"The Emporium opens with the first frost of winter. It is the same every y..."

Great start!

[Sarah]

"The island of Gont, a single mountain that lifts its peak a mile above the storm-racked Northeast Sea, is a land famous for wizards."

A Wizard of Earthsea

[Margo]

beautiful writing!

[Peggy]

I like that too Sarah.

[Cherie]

I like that too, Sarah.

[Sarah]

I highly recommend the book. I'm only 30% in but, like Margo has already said, the writing is beautiful and it's a magical tale.

[Lilisa]

"The pieces I pulled the day before were lined up in my dressing room with military precision, in the order I planned to present them to my client - a very tailored woman who typically wore extremely expensive clothing - were a cashmere double-breasted jacket, various tops in crisp white percale, cropped khaki pants, and dresses categorized into ones for day and others for night."

This first sentence is waaay too long from: I'll Drink to That: A Life in Style, with a Twist

[Sandra, Moderator]

"I am writing this at the behest of my advocate, Mr Andrew Sinclair, who since my incarceration here in Inverness has treated me with a degree of civility I in no way deserve."

His Bloody Project: Documents Relating to the Case of Roderick Macrae

[Margo]

Sandra, unfortunatly in the audio version this opening letter is narrated by thr author who has a very thick, unpleasant scottish accent! And this is what audible chose to use for its sample :( Took me a long time, and a lot of friend reviews, to be persuaded to buy it.

[Sandra, Moderator]

I hope you enjoy it when you finally get to it. I am around 1/3 into it, and so far it is a very good book. :)

[Margo]

I haven't started yet.

[Sandra, Moderator]

Do you plan to read it for this month challenge?

[Cherie]

"Later, the four remaining women could fully agree on only two things. One: No one saw the bushland swallow up Alice Russell. And two: Alice had a mean streak so sharp it could cut you."

This is from the prologue of Force of Nature by Jane Harper, which I just started reading this morning. Sorry if it has already been entered. I couldn't find it.

[Margo]

Sandra wrote: "Do you plan to read it for this month challenge?"

Yes - that's my plan :-)

[Margo]

Cherie wrote: ""Later, the four remaining women could fully agree on only two things. One: No one saw the bushland swallow up Alice Russell. And two: Alice had a mean streak so sharp it could cut you."

This is f..."

I like the sound of that - it raises so many questions!

[Sandra, Moderator]

Cherie wrote: ""Later, the four remaining women could fully agree on only two things. One: No one saw the bushland swallow up Alice Russell. And two: Alice had a mean streak so sharp it could cut you."
."

Sounds good, Cherie.