It’s Top Ten Tuesday time again! This week the prompt is just a quote freebie, I am not the kind of reader that annotates my books or highlights my favourite quotes or anything like that. So I decided for this week I am going to look back through the 40 or so books I have read so far this year and pick out ten that have my favourite first lines!
My favourite opening lines so far in 2022 are:
All’s Well by Mona Awad
“I’m lying on the floor watching, against my will, a bad actress in a drug commercial tell me about her fake pain”
Blade of Secrets by Tricia Levenseller
“I prefer metal to people, which is why the forge is my safe space.”
Daughter of the Siren Queen by Tricia Levenseller
The sound of my knife slitting across a throat feels much too loud in the darkness
Queen of Volts by Amanda Foody
“It was early morning when Harvey Gabbiano dug the grave.”
Reckless Girls by Rachel Hawkins
“Salt water and blood taste the same.”
The Monarchs by Danielle Morgan & Danielle Paige
“Long-dead eyes blink open in the crypt.”
A Flicker in the Dark by Stacy Willingham
“My throat tickles.”
Ring Shout by P. Djeli Clark
“You ever seen a Klan march?”
Local Woman Missing by Mary Kubica
“There’s a smudge of lipstick on the collar of his shirt.”
Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn
“My sweater was new, stinging red and ugly.”
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All’s Well looks like a very interesting read.
My post: https://lydiaschoch.com/top-ten-tuesday-humorous-quotes-from-books/
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Oh it was a wild ride 😊
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These are some great opening lines 💜
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Thanks, I thought so too 😊
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Tricia Levenseller knows how to grab your attention, if I remember right, The Shadows Between Us is also a good one.
My post: https://susanlynknits.com/2022/05/24/top-ten-tuesday-quotes-from-my-favorite-books/
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That was one of my favourite books of 2020 ☺️
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Ooo that opener to Reckless Girls has grabbed me by the throat.
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Right?! How could you not want to read on 😅
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Sharp Objects and Local Woman Missing were both so good! And I have A Flicker in the Dark in my pile to read soon.
Here is our Top Ten Tuesday. Thank you!
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Oooh I would highly recommend it, I flew through it in a day! ☺️
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That one from Daughter of The Siren Queen really makes me want to read it even more, I enjoyed the first one but I read that a few years back!
My TTT: https://jjbookblog.wordpress.com/2022/05/24/top-ten-tuesday-369/
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The first was a little bit better in my opinion but a great ending to the duology I thought 😊
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That’s good to hear 🙂
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Ooh I love a good opening line. I always think of Heroine by Mindy McGinnis: “When I woke up, all my friends were dead.”
Lauren @ http://www.shootingstarsmag.net
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What an opening line! Have yet to pick up a Mindy McGinnis book so I am now intrigued 🤔
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I love Levenseller and I can’t wait to read Blade of Secrets! Great list.
My Top Ten!
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She’s quickly becoming one of my favourite ya authors for sure ☺️
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Yes, I’ll read anything she puts out!
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I’m the same at this point ☺️
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Ring Shout is a really good book!
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Oh agreed, wasn’t what I was expecting for sure ☺️
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These are some intriguing opening lines!
Pam @ Read! Bake! Create!
https://readbakecreate.com/10-most-recent-additions-to-my-physical-tbr/
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I thought so too 😊
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Wow, these are some evocative opening lines! I haven’t read any of these books, but you’ve definitely got me curious about them now. LOL.
Happy TTT!
Susan
http://www.blogginboutbooks.com
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Oh well I recommend them all for sure ☺️
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You’ve got some great quotes here! 🙂 The only book on here I’ve actually read is ‘Ring Shout’ but I don’t remember it that well.
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Thank you! I had to go back through and refresh my memory on a couple as well ☺️
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