First Lines Fridays is a weekly feature for book lovers hosted by Wandering Words. What if instead of judging a book by its cover, its author or its prestige, we judged it by its opening lines? If you want to make your own post, feel free to use or edit the banner above, and follow the rules below:
- Pick a book off your shelf (it could be your current read or on your TBR) and open to the first page
- Copy the first few lines, but don’t give anything else about the book away just yet – you need to hook the reader first
- Finally… reveal the book!
First Lines…
Harper Grayson had seen lots of people burn on TV, everyone had, but the first person she saw burn for real was in the playground behind the school.
Schools were closed in Boston and some other parts of Massachusetts, but here in New Hampshire they were still open. There had been cases in New Hampshire, but only a few. Harper had heard that half a dozen patients were being held in a secure wing of Concord Hospital, looked after by a medical team outfitted in full-body protective gear, every nurse armed with a fire extinguisher.
Any guesses???
I kind of have a theme going on right now, due to current world events.
There’s also a familial theme that can really help you in your guesses.
Such an amazing study in human nature.
The Fireman by Joe Hill
Thought I’d have a bit of fun and prop this one up with some of my Stephen King books. (He’s King’s son, if you didn’t know that tidbit.) I’ve never read any of Joe Hill’s graphic novels, which he’s more known for I think, but have enjoyed his novels that I read. Great writing runs in that family for sure!
All In Good Time 