GreatFirstLine

Queenie | Candice Carty-Williams

My current book has an opening sentence of 5 words or less @ShyBookOwl #BookHunt
“In the stirrups now.”
How‘s that for a #GreatFirstLine⁉️‼️
Also counts towards #ReadWithMrBook #DebutAuthor

erzascarletbookgasm Look forward to your thoughts on this book. I enjoyed it. 5y

Cinfhen So far I‘m loving it @erzascarletbookgasm 💕 5y

Megabooks I loved this book, but it made me very sad. 5y

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BarbaraBB Oooh I have a copy of this one on my shelves! 5y

Cinfhen Read it @BarbaraBB I think you‘re gonna like it! I‘m only 100 pages in but it‘s a page turner. @KarenUK said it made her sad too, @Megabooks but I‘m not at that point yet...although I can see Queenie‘s pattern of bad decisions. 5y

BarbaraBB Is it YA? 5y

Cinfhen No!!! @BarbaraBB contemporary literary fiction 💓 5y

BarbaraBB I was actually looking for YA (PoC) this time for one of the challenges 😀 5y

Megabooks @Cinfhen there was a point near the end where her self destructive decisions just really got to me. 5y

TrishB It made me sad and shout at the book a couple of times. But I enjoyed it and think it tackled a lot of issues. 5y

Cinfhen Hmmmm, I don‘t think it works for YA @BarbaraBB 🤪you could ask @Megabooks @TrishB or @erzascarletbookgasm if they think so... 5y

TrishB I definitely don‘t think so! 5y

BarbaraBB Then I will just read it because I want to instead of for one of the challenges 😃 5y

erzascarletbookgasm @Cinfhen @BarbaraBB nope, not YA. @TrishB I definitely wanted to shout and shake Queenie up! But she‘s a complex character. 5y

Megabooks @BarbaraBB good idea! It‘s a great book! @TrishB @erzascarletbookgasm totally agree about shouting and shaking Queenie!! 5y

KarenUK I just wanted to give her a big hug! @erzascarletbookgasm @megabooks @TrishB Definitely not YA... @BarbaraBB .... I read this one for that prompt, and thought it was good

The Poet X

KarenUK And definitely #greatfirstline 😂💕 @cinfhen 5y

erzascarletbookgasm @KarenUK Queenie deserves a big hug! But at some point in the story I just wanted her wake up! 5y

BarbaraBB @KarenUK Thanks for the suggestion! 5y

Cinfhen I read the other book by the same author @BarbaraBB and it was really fun but VERY YA

With the Fire on High

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Reviewsbylola

The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne | Brian Moore

#movember was an #amazing reading month for me.

7 audiobooks
1 ebook
11 physical books

If I push even harder next month maybe I‘ll actually make my GR goal. Only 23 books to go!

Cinfhen

Cinfhen That is an #Amazing month 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 5y

Cinfhen Steph, I read the first line (paragraph) of Black Water. And it‘s really good!! I want to save it for #Pop20 #GreatFirstLine 😉can we put off our buddyread until January?? It‘s also super short and it will probably be a #OneSittingRead #Booked2020

Black Water

Kalalalatja You go go go 🙌👏🙌👏 5y

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BarbaraBB 😂 @Cinfhen that‘s how I‘m thinking all the time these days too! 5y

Reviewsbylola That works for me! @cinfhen 5y

Cinfhen I feel like December is book purgatory/ so many books I want to read but I need to “save” them @BarbaraBB 😂 5y

Mdargusch Great month! Good luck in December 🤞🏼 5y

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Lizpixie

Neuromancer | William Gibson

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Wow. I totally get why this is a sci-fi classic, this just blew my mind! It has the same sense of bleakness & future dread as Bladerunner with the blood lust of a Tarantino movie. Why have I waited so long to read it? If you love SciFi & you haven‘t read this yet, what are you waiting for?? My #LitsyAtoZ2019 #LetterN #LLB19 #GreatFirstLine & #Pop19 #BookThatsInspiredACommonPhraseOrIdiom

BookishMarginalia

vivastory The upside down titles on these spines drive me crazy. I have this same edition & I keep meaning to read it. 6y

Lizpixie @vivastory me too! I thought it must have been a misprint until my copy of Dune came with the same spine. How do you display them on your shelf? 6y

Avanders Hey Liz - checking in re #sffs — have you shipped your package yet? I‘ll email if I don‘t hear back 🤗 6y

CarolynM Hi Liz, just checking in with you. I've missed seeing you around. Hope all is well😘 6y

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Hooked_on_books

Little Fires Everywhere | Celeste Ng

#Greatfirstline

Celeste Ng has succeeded in pulling me right in to both of her books with her first lines. I‘m thinking she will be an auto buy for me from now on.

Librariana She is for me, too!! 😁 She had me after chapter 1 of

Everything I Never Told You: A Novel

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PolaroidPoet

Lilac Girls: A Novel | Martha Hall Kelly

I‘m already 1/3 of the way through, but I still love this #greatfirstline Im really liking this novel so far...

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Love this!!! 7y

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Maria514626

War Hospital: A True Story Of Surgery And Survival | Sheri Lee Fink

#greatfirstline #24in48

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Christyco125

Marlena | Julie Buntin

Tell me what you can‘t forget, and I‘ll tell you who you are.
#greatfirstline

Cinfhen That's a good one! 7y

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monalyisha

How to Set a Fire and Why: A Novel | Jesse Ball

"Some people hate cats."

#greatfirstline

Note: I tried to convince myself that I hated cats for awhile. I'm allergic, and was trying to make *not* petting kittens a choice that I made instead of a choice that was made for me. But they're adorable. Whatever. I admit it. Bring on the hives.

(I do still prefer rabbits & dogs, though. There aren't enough rabbit memes in the world. Cat people have all the luck. ?)

Rachel.Rencher I'm so allergic to cats, and I feel like all they ever wanna do is scratch me. 😂 8y

monalyisha @Rachel.Rencher They usually just want to rub up against my face. 😩And part of me wants to let them. Devious creatures! 8y

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Matilda

The Birdwatcher | William Shaw

I'm listening! #greatfirstline

RealBooks4ever I need to know why!! 😳😳😆 8y

Soubhiville Hooked! What are they?!?! 8y

zsuzsanna_reads Great first line! 8y

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