First Lines Friday 9/11/20

September 11, 2020.Reading time 2 minutes.

Henry Page has never been in love. He fancies himself a hopeless romantic, but the slo-mo, heart palpitating, can’t-eat-can’t-sleep kind of love that he’s been hoping for just hasn’t been in the cards for him-at least not yet. Instead, he’s been happy to focus on his grades, on getting into a semi-decent college and finally […]

First Line Friday 9/04/20 The Fell of Dark- Caleb Roehrig

September 4, 2020.Reading time 1 minute.

The only thing August Pfeiffer hates more than algebra is living in a vampire town. Located at a nexus of mystical energy fields, Fulton Heights is practically an electromagnet for supernatural drama. And when a mysterious (and annoyingly hot) vampire boy arrives with a cryptic warning, Auggie suddenly finds himself at the center of […]

First Line Friday 7/3/20 The Falling in Love Montage- Ciara Smyth

July 3, 2020.Reading time 1 minute.

Saoirse doesn’t believe in love at first sight or happy endings. If they were real, her mother would still be able to remember her name and not in a care home with early onset dementia. A condition that Saoirse may one day turn out to have inherited. So she’s not looking for a relationship. She […]

First Line Friday 6/26/20 The Kinder Poison (The Kinder Poison #1)-Natalie Mae

June 26, 2020.Reading time 2 minutes.

Perfect for fans of Victoria Aveyard and Holly Black, this enthralling fantasy adventure follows a teenage girl chosen to be the human sacrifice in a deadly game between three heirs who will do anything for the crown. Zahru has long dreamed of leaving the kingdom of Orkena and having the kinds of adventures she’s only […]

First Line Friday 6/19/20 The Court of Miracles- Kester Grant

June 19, 2020.Reading time 1 minute.

Les Misérables meets Six of Crows in this page-turning adventure as a young thief finds herself going head to head with leaders of Paris’s criminal underground in the wake of the French Revolution. In the violent urban jungle of an alternate 1828 Paris, the French Revolution has failed and the city is divided between merciless royalty and nine […]

First Line Friday 6/12/20 The Faithless Hawk (The Merciful Crow #2)- Margaret Owen

June 12, 2020.Reading time 1 minute.

Dangerous magic, a tormented romance, and lethal betrayals come to a head in the thrilling sequel to Margaret Owen’s The Merciful Crow. As the new chieftain of the Crows, Fie knows better than to expect a royal to keep his word. Still she?s hopeful that Prince Jasimir will fulfill his oath to protect her fellow […]

First Line Friday 6/5/20 Lightbringer (Empirium #3)- Claire Legrand

June 5, 2020.Reading time 2 minutes.

The incredible conclusion to the trilogy that started with the instant New York Times bestsellers Furyborn and Kingsbane! In this epic finale to the Empirium Trilogy from New York Times bestselling author Claire Legrand, two queens, separated by a thousand years must face their ultimate destinies. Queen Rielle, pushed away from everything she loves, turns to Corien […]

First Line Friday 5/22/20 Aurora Burning (Aurora Cycle #2)- Amie Kaufman & Jay Kristoff

May 22, 2020.Reading time 2 minutes.

Our heroes are back… kind of. From the bestselling co-authors of the Illuminae Files comes the second book in the epic series about a squad of misfits, losers, and discipline cases who just might be the galaxy’s best hope for survival. First, the bad news: an ancient evil—you know, your standard consume-all-life-in-the-galaxy deal—is about to […]

First Line Friday 5/15/20 White Rabbit- Caleb Roehrig

May 15, 2020.Reading time 1 minute.

Rufus Holt is having the worst night of his life. It begins with the reappearance of his ex-boyfriend, Sebastian—the guy who stomped his heart out like a spent cigarette. Just as Rufus is getting ready to move on, Sebastian turns up out of the blue, saying they need to “talk.” Things couldn’t get much worse, […]

First Lines Friday 5/8/20 Dark Skies (Dark Shores #2)- Danielle L. Jensen

May 8, 2020.Reading time 2 minutes.

A RUNAWAY WITH A HIDDEN PAST Lydia is a scholar, but books are her downfall when she meddles in the plots of the most powerful man in the Celendor Empire. Her life in danger, she flees west to the far side of the Endless Seas and finds herself entangled in a foreign war where her […]