First Line Friday is a meme created by Hoarding Books. Feel free to head over there, have a look around, grab your nearest book and post its first line in the comments there and in your blog.
I started reading Winter’s Orbit by Everina Maxwell this week. I am a quarter into it now. Quick summary of what it feels like so far: m/m romance in an SF setting, marriage of convenience, potentially a murder mystery and court intrigue, hints of space opera. It‘s also one of my overdue NetGalleys.
Ancillary Justice meets Red, White & Royal Blue in Everina Maxwell’s exciting debut.
from the book blurb
Both of those are excellent books. I recommend the audioversion of Ancillary Justice. Adjoa Andoh does an excellent job. She seems to be Leckie‘s standard audiobook narrator. I also listened to her narration of The Raven Tower — or was that Provenance? — not sure which right now. And she plays a role in Bridgerton — one more reason to finally check that out.
Anyway, I am rambling, back to First Line Friday…
“Well, someone has to marry the man,“ the Emperor said.
First line of the book
As first lines go, that is a pretty good one! I also like the cover.
I received this free e-copy from the publisher/author via NetGalley, in exchange for an honest review, thank you!
Cathy's Reading Bonanza 
My daughter didn’t like the book at all. But that first line is something special indeed!
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Some reviews say that it reads too much like fanfiction. Which can be equally good or bad. Those are probably readers that have issues with self-published books as well.
Why didn‘t your daughter like it?
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Now that you‘ve read it, you might want to check out her review: https://reiszwolf.wordpress.com/2021/02/02/winters-orbit-2021-sci-fi-novel-by-everina-maxwell/
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I haven‘t finished yet, I will check out that link afterwards… 😏
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Fair enough!
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That’s a fun first line! Here’s the first line from my current read:
“There was a dead girl in my aunt’s bakery.”
(From T. Kingfisher’s “A Wizard’s Guide To Defensive Baking”)
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That book sounds good, too!
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My first line is from Braced for Love by Mary Connealy
August 1870 Bear Claw Pass, Wyoming
Kevin Hunt came awake with a snap. A metallic clink. He didn’t need to figure out more.
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Suspense with the first line!
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Happy Friday!
Today on my blog I’m sharing the first line from A Captain for Caroline Grey by Julie Wright: https://christianfictiongirl.blog/2021/03/12/first-line-friday-175/. It’s such a good book!!!! Currently, I’m reading To Love a Prince by Rachel Hauck, so I’ll share a line from there.
“Today was one of those Mondays that stretched the limits of her royal demeanor.”
Hope you have a great weekend! 😀❤📚
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I know those Mondays! 😝
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Happy Weekend! My first line is from “Sing Me Back Home” by Amanda Mason:
“Lane McCay strummed his fingertips against the steering wheel to the beat of the country music blaring from his truck’s radio – his fingertips being the only part of his body that he could move without regret.”
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Wow, that is a pretty long sentence…
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