Game: Find that sentence!

[Yz the Whyz, Moderator]

Except for the title, this is similar to a game(The Book Excerpt Game) I found in a group called Gigi's company.

The idea is to post a sentence that fits the instructions of the previous poster from a book that you are currently reading.

Be sure to share the name of the book where you got the sentence from.

Then be sure to leave instructions for the next person.

EX:
First post: Turn to page 100, post the last sentence on the page.

[Yz the Whyz, Moderator]

"What they don't take well, I'm afraid, is callousness."

From Lisa Kleypas'


Next post: Turn to page 45, post the 10th sentence from the top.

[Jim son of Jim (formerly PhotoJim)]

"Balancing on the porcelain lip of the claw-footed tub, she peeped out the window, which offered a partial view of the pool." Star Island by Carl Hiaasen.



Post the first sentence uttered by the hero after he see's the heroine for the first time. (if that is too difficult or your book has no strictly defined hero/heroine then post the first sentence of the second paragraph on page one hundred and nine.)

[KimKirt]

"What do you want?" he rasped, his voice low and husky as if from disuse or strain. His accent was cultured, but the tone was far from welcoming.

To Beguile a Beast by Elizabeth Hoyt

Turn to the last page of the book you just finished and post the last sentence.

[Yz the Whyz, Moderator]

"Catch me if you can, boys."

Texas Tangle by Leah Braemel

Next post: Turn to page 147 and post the 1st sentence from the top that includes a character's name.

[Sandra J]

Gwen usually hated being around crowds of canines, but maybe it was the wolves she didn't favor as much because the wild dogs weren't that bad.

The Mane Squeeze by Shelly Laurenston

Next post:Turn to page 237 and post the last sentence in the fourth paragraph from the top.

[Melinda]

Whoever's in charge of maintenance is doing a shitty job.







Turn to page 88 and post the next to last sentence on the page.

[Denise]

"He tilted his neck to the left, then the right, then circled his shoulders." from Her Best Friend by Sarah Mayberry

Pick up the book you are currently reading and post the last sentence you read (wherever it is).

[Wendy]

"He wouldn't show her what he bought, but he was grinning."

Whiplashby Catherine Coulter.




Go to page 150, first dialogue sentence on the page.

[Melinda]

"I can't believe she knew. I can't believe she knew! She probably knew the minute she laid eyes on you, since you apparently look like her dead alcoholic mother. And she just. . .just let us come over and baby-sit! All those times! And you were at the baby shower! You brought her a f*cking present from Tiffany!"









Closest romance novel to you. The first thing the main male or female character says after they kiss for the first time.

[Yz the Whyz, Moderator]

"Don't" she whispered against his mouth. "Don't get mixed up with me, Jack."

from: Virgin River by Robyn Carr

Next post: Turn to page 106 and post the first spoken dialogue.

[Jim son of Jim (formerly PhotoJim)]

"What do you know of her?" Moira shot back. "You were a baby."

Moira O'Bannion to Roarke in Portrait in Death



The first sentence of Chapter Six of the book you are currently reading please.

[Sandra J]

Of course we had to go the long way round.

From


The first sentence of the sixth paragraph on page 144 of the book you are reading now.

[Someoneyouknow]

"Service is over," I announced.

Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë

The tenth sentence on page 200 of a book whose title starts with "A".

[Melinda]

Giving the one-eyed monster a scowl, he shook his head.





Page 175, the third paragraph from a book by your favorite author.

[Diane ~Firefly~]

"You can hang it back up on the wall.", he had told her without much interest, "or throw it over a cliff. Hell, I don't care what you do with it. I won't be spending another night here, so it doesn't matter where the rapier winds up."



The 15th sentence on page 99 of a book written by an author whose name (first or last) starts with T

[Yz the Whyz, Moderator]

"He hasn't." Sophia fitted another arrow to her bow, her eyebrow arching to match her bowstring.

Goddess of the Hunt by Tessa Dare

Next Post: Turn to page 76 of a book you are currently reading. First sentence of the third paragraph.

[Sandra J]

If you are familiar with peyote stitch, netting might feel like peyote stitch with additional beads before and after each bead.



The first sentence in the fifth paragraph on page 200 of the book you are currently reading.

[Jim son of Jim (formerly PhotoJim)]

Pia braced herself for a warm, enveloping hug.

actually page 201 as page 200 was the end of a chapter and only had two sentences on it.

Finding Perfect by Susan Mallery



The last sentence from the book you just finished.

[Melinda]

Rather appropriate that now it was theirs.








First sentence of dialogue in the book in your library you hate the most.

[Jim son of Jim (formerly PhotoJim)]

"Well, Bettina, this will not take long," Andre Verlaine finally said brusquely.

I still have the book from the library A Pirate's Love by Johanna Lindsey.


the first line of dialog from the closest SF book.

[Diane ~Firefly~]

"Interplanetary call for Mr. Fisk Centers," the cute operator said.



Pg 66, line 6 of the book you are currently reading.

[Yz the Whyz, Moderator]

"What's that?" said Charlie.

From The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield

Next post: Nearest book beside you. Turn to page 200. First sentence of the third paragraph from the top.

[~Megan~]

"Soldiers!" Valerie said between gulps.

From To Wed in Texas by Jodi Thomas

Chapter 7, 7th sentence from the book you are currently reading.

[Melinda]

"What the fuck
are you doing
here?"






Book in your library you've read at least twice - page 88, 8th sentence from the top.

[[deleted user]]

"Winter, year before last, I was livin' rough-ye know, in the woods-with the...with a group of the lads, raidin' over the Border.


Book you last gave a 5 star rating, 8th chapter, 4th sentence down.

[Yz the Whyz, Moderator]

Clouds sulked across the humid sky, while torchlight sent a brisk dance of light across the ground.

Mine Till Midnight by Lisa Kleypas

Next Post: First spoken dialogue in the book you are currently reading.

[Sandra J]

"What does Christmas taste like?"




First sentence in the fifth chapter in the book you're reading.

[~Megan~]

Rule slid behind the wheel of his Mercedes.

From by Eileen Wilks

Third sentence in the last chapter of the book you just finished.

[[deleted user]]

Not missing, he corrected, planted like a seed deep in the heart of his enemy, ready to take root when the time had come.

First sentence of the fourth chapter of the book you just finished.

[Someoneyouknow]

"What vain weathercocks we are!"

Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë

Third sentence of the thirteenth chapter of the book you last gave 1 star rating.

[Charlotte]

Sophie glanced worriedly at the well-dressed, chattering crowd.
by Diana Wynne Jones

The last sentence you read from a book you're currently reading before you had to put it down. (let me know if that's confusing)

[Wendy]

Then again, Duncan thought, there were times when it was more interesting, and certainly more rewarding, just to be dumb.



Seventh sentence of the seventh chapter of the last 5 star read you read.

[Danyelle]

Many of his questions over the last half hour were making her feel stupid, and for some reson she felt it vital that he didn't think that.




open to pg 75-100 of the most resont vampire book you read and pick a qoute

[Yz the Whyz, Moderator]

"After I'd awakened, I discovered being a vampire freed some wild thing in me."



Fifth sentence of the fifth chapter of the book you are currently reading.

[Danna]

Sounds like a cool name, let me see if I got it right...
I will quote the sentence not from the book I am currently reading, because it is in Hebrew - but from the last book I have read in English.

"She had posters of them on her walls, and her computer screen saver ws one, a dolphim with warm eyes and a sweet grin gleaming out at you."



Last sentence of the 16th chpater of the nearest book to you.

[Wendy]

ooooh hadn't got to it yet but...

"I've found that imitations can sometimes become damned attractive, when one can't afford the real thing."




First sentence, third paragraph of page 200 of your current read.

[Danyelle]

Bowe drained his glass,then contemplated the bottom of it.




the book you last read and pick you fav line.

[Someoneyouknow]

"But you know you mustn't allow yourself to be awed, that among them there extend for acres and acres the Books You Needn't Read, the Books Made For Purposes Other Than Reading, Books Read Even Before You Open Them Since They Belong To The Category Of Books Read Before Being Written."

If on a Winter's Night a Traveller by Italo Calvino

Second sentence of the 10th chapter of a book you've read that is set in the 19th century

[Karen K.]

"We shall t-t-talk and learn to know each other better," she said primly.

Love Be Mine by Shirlee Busbee



Last sentence of the seventh chapter of a book you gave 5 stars

[Someoneyouknow]

"Uh - would you pass the sugar, please."

Love Story by Erich Segal

Tenth sentence of the 2nd chapter of a novel by your favorite author

[Charlotte]

"My housekeeper informs me that you have called to discuss a matter that you seem to believe is of grave importance to both of us."

Wait Until Midnight by Amanda Quick

Seventh sentence from the top of page 77 of the last book you read and loved.

[Someoneyouknow]

"The pain was like the end of the world."

Misery by Stephen King

Eleventh sentence of the 11th chapter of a suspense/mystery book.

[RedEye_Witch]

'As the blast stripped away everything that he'd thought of as me'
From The Amazing Maurice And His Educated Rodents by Terry Pratchett

Next post: the 8th sentence of the 11th chapter of your current read.

[Someoneyouknow]

"And if I didn't listen to her, she said my ear would bend too easily to other people, all saying words that had no lasting meaning, because they came from the bottom of their hearts, where their own desires lived, a place where I could not belong."

The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan

Next post: 3rd sentence of the 2nd chapter of a book you finished last week

[Macwolf01 [Elise]]

I was starving after nearly two days of grabbing whatever was available, whatever was cheap, at whatever bus stop we rolled into along the lengthy, diverse and winding roads between San Diego and Bent Tree Creek.

I'll Be Home for Christmas by Linda Lael Miller, Catherine Mulvany, Julie Leto and Roxanne St. Claire


Next post: 12th sentence of the 133rd page of a Christmas book you're reading or have read.

[PepperP0t]

I've got your back!



5th sentence, page 144

[Chloe]

I thought this was awesome because I opened the book right to page 144. :)

"We flew back toward Manhattan, staying low to the water in case any other dado pilots came looking for us."

Second to last sentence of the page you're on in the book you're currently reading.

[Maritza]

"But in the back of his mind he still hadn't forgotten that punch from yesterday."

The 7th sentence of the 7th chapter of the current book you are reading.

[Irina]

"What a proper English lady doesn't write from time to time?"


Last chapter, second last sentence of the book you are currently reading.