Happy Friday, bookworms, and welcome to First Line Friday!
The rules are simple: grab the closest book to you (or one from your ever-growing TBR pile), flip to the first page, and share its opening sentence in the comments.
This fun weekly event is hosted by Reading is my Superpower: Link-Up—and a huge shoutout to One Book More where I first spotted it! The goal? Hook your fellow readers using only the book’s very first line before you reveal the title.
Want to play along? It’s incredibly easy:
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Grab a book: Pick up your current read or a random choice from your shelves.
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Share the line: Copy the first few sentences in the comments, but keep the title a secret at first to tease us!
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The Reveal: Finally… let us know what book it is!
I SAT AT A TABLE IN MY SHADOWY KITCHEN, STARING down a bottle of Boone’s Farm Hard Lemonade, when a magic fluc- tuation hit.
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Ilona Andrews invites you to experience the first novel in the #1 New York Times bestselling series featuring the intriguing fantasy world of mercenary Kate Daniels…
Kate Daniels is a down-on-her-luck mercenary who makes her living cleaning up magical problems. But when Kate’s guardian is murdered, her quest for justice draws her into a power struggle between two strong factions within Atlanta’s magic circles. Pressured by both sides to find the killer, Kate realizes she’s way our of her league—but she wouldn’t want it any other way…
This edition includes in-depth information about the world of Kate Daniels with descriptions of its characters and factions. Explore Kate’s Atlanta like never before with a quiz to find your place there and with answers to frequently asked questions. And don’t miss the prequel story “A Questionable Client” as well as scenes of events in Magic Bites from Curran’s point of view.
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Good one! I guessed it when I read the quote and the mention of the magic fluctuation. Such a good series!
I couldn’t agree more—it’s such an amazing series, and that first line grabbed me instantly! Thanks for visiting!
I have read this book and enjoyed it although I didn’t keep up with the series – I think I just had too many on the go.
Lynn 😀
I total get it! Having too many series on the go at once is such a common struggle. If you ever decide to jump back in, it’s so worth it—it’s one of my all-time favorites, and I’ve re-read and relistened to it more times than I can count!