tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5080051275665594538.post6478565203923292705..comments2024-03-26T03:39:23.016-05:00Comments on All The Book Blog Names Are Taken: First Line Friday: The Day Sonny DiedSarah @ All The Book Blog Names Are Takenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12507006809241347635noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5080051275665594538.post-75054494577613236742018-02-10T19:13:07.517-06:002018-02-10T19:13:07.517-06:00It was, it was such a good book, even if it was a ...It was, it was such a good book, even if it was a hard book and a tragic book. Also as a side note - somehow your comment was marked as spam and I did not see that until tonight! So weird, because you comment on my blog all the time and have never been marked that way before. Oh, Blogger!Sarah @ All The Book Blog Names Are Takenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12507006809241347635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5080051275665594538.post-29304119405754959222018-01-27T14:35:03.181-06:002018-01-27T14:35:03.181-06:00What a description! Happy Saturday Carrie!What a description! Happy Saturday Carrie!Sarah @ All The Book Blog Names Are Takenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12507006809241347635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5080051275665594538.post-25972919439790724032018-01-27T13:52:36.837-06:002018-01-27T13:52:36.837-06:00That looks like a powerful read! My current first ...That looks like a powerful read! My current first line is from Cathy Gohlke's Until We Find Home: "Lightning crackled, splitting the night sky over Paris, illuminating letters painted on the bookstore window across the street: La Maison des Amis des Livres."MeezCarriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09082724442387837601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5080051275665594538.post-797885397787123532018-01-27T09:05:52.756-06:002018-01-27T09:05:52.756-06:00It is a very good read and I think you would like ...It is a very good read and I think you would like it. Even within all that sadness and tragedy, the message is still of hope and even though Sonny missed out, his children would not have to. Hope is powerful. Happy Saturday!Sarah @ All The Book Blog Names Are Takenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12507006809241347635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5080051275665594538.post-10118334041620157672018-01-27T09:04:51.313-06:002018-01-27T09:04:51.313-06:00Ha, no worries, sometimes I post whole first PARAG...Ha, no worries, sometimes I post whole first PARAGRAPHS :) Happy Saturday, thanks for coming by!Sarah @ All The Book Blog Names Are Takenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12507006809241347635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5080051275665594538.post-24874407281079145332018-01-27T09:04:16.079-06:002018-01-27T09:04:16.079-06:00Hey Anneliese, thank you for coming by to share yo...Hey Anneliese, thank you for coming by to share your line. As you might imagine given the line and the title of the book alone, life will not be easy for Sonny. If you get a chance to read this one I'd love to chat about it with you. Happy Saturday!Sarah @ All The Book Blog Names Are Takenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12507006809241347635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5080051275665594538.post-27651329003973295462018-01-27T08:57:44.159-06:002018-01-27T08:57:44.159-06:00Thanks for coming by Alicia, and yes! Very thought...Thanks for coming by Alicia, and yes! Very thought-provoking. Simone and her father have written a great book and I hope to help spread the word about it. Ultimately the message is hope, and even those Sonny missed it, that does not mean anyone else has to. Blessings to you as well, have a wonderful weekend.Sarah @ All The Book Blog Names Are Takenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12507006809241347635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5080051275665594538.post-78973543511872541472018-01-27T08:55:58.638-06:002018-01-27T08:55:58.638-06:00Right?? heather, you HAVE to read this one. Then o...Right?? heather, you HAVE to read this one. Then of course we ca talk about it and be sad and hopeful together. It makes it all the more sad that Sonny was only three at the beginning of the story. Simone and her father have written a very good book that, while there is so much tragedy, shows that God is always there for us, but we constantly make the choices to accept or reject Him. Really good read, Happy Saturday!Sarah @ All The Book Blog Names Are Takenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12507006809241347635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5080051275665594538.post-94146950841911402018-01-27T08:53:51.686-06:002018-01-27T08:53:51.686-06:00Thanks for coming by this week, it is a beautiful ...Thanks for coming by this week, it is a beautiful message, even among all the despair. If you read it, I'd love to know what you think. Happy Saturday!Sarah @ All The Book Blog Names Are Takenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12507006809241347635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5080051275665594538.post-33624443717508048052018-01-27T08:52:59.346-06:002018-01-27T08:52:59.346-06:00Thank you Iola, I hope to have it up this weekend,...Thank you Iola, I hope to have it up this weekend, I definitely needed some time to decompress after finishing the book, as my emotions were very much on the surface. I saw so much of my own students in Sonny, though they are much younger than he was when he died. Thanks for sharing your line, Happy Reading!Sarah @ All The Book Blog Names Are Takenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12507006809241347635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5080051275665594538.post-30668269598910532712018-01-27T08:51:12.612-06:002018-01-27T08:51:12.612-06:00I have been given so many recommendations to read ...I have been given so many recommendations to read Dekker but have not yet gotten around to it. I should probably do so at some point. Happy Reading!Sarah @ All The Book Blog Names Are Takenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12507006809241347635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5080051275665594538.post-56294970841798622762018-01-27T08:50:21.560-06:002018-01-27T08:50:21.560-06:00hey Susan, thanks for coming by and sharing your l...hey Susan, thanks for coming by and sharing your line this week! what is going on with Lisa and her husband??!! Happy Saturday!Sarah @ All The Book Blog Names Are Takenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12507006809241347635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5080051275665594538.post-83880162872834129162018-01-27T08:49:40.217-06:002018-01-27T08:49:40.217-06:00It was a very easy book to get pulled-in by. Sonny...It was a very easy book to get pulled-in by. Sonny spoke to my heart because just in reading the summary, I saw so many of my students in him. I knew obviously given the title, he would not survive his own life and circumstances, but I read nonetheless. Very powerful read.Sarah @ All The Book Blog Names Are Takenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12507006809241347635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5080051275665594538.post-16157829118422264382018-01-27T08:48:22.006-06:002018-01-27T08:48:22.006-06:00Yes!! I am so glad I found the book and Simone. Ho...Yes!! I am so glad I found the book and Simone. Hope you get to this book this weekend, happy reading!Sarah @ All The Book Blog Names Are Takenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12507006809241347635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5080051275665594538.post-61980298722310537562018-01-26T22:56:07.377-06:002018-01-26T22:56:07.377-06:00Sounds intriguing, even if it is sad!
I have the ...Sounds intriguing, even if it is sad!<br /><br />I have the first line from Tamara Leigh's latest release, The Awakening, on my blog, but here I'm going to share the first line from my current read, 'Weaver's Needle' by Robin Caroll:<br /><br />"Unless you get one of those miracles they're always talking about in church, I don't see how you'll be able to keep the business open into spring."<br /><br />Have a great weekend. :-)Fiction Aficionadohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08175091173125877044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5080051275665594538.post-90709432949551139342018-01-26T21:41:23.247-06:002018-01-26T21:41:23.247-06:00Happy Friday! (What's left!) My first lines (...Happy Friday! (What's left!) My first lines (sorry, but I included the 2nd) is from These Healing Hills by Ann H. Gabhart:<br /><br />"Francine Howard stepped off the bus into another world. She should have been prepared."Beckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11672101774806024667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5080051275665594538.post-182955569743308762018-01-26T21:25:48.568-06:002018-01-26T21:25:48.568-06:00Hey Anneliese! Thank you for the kind words.
I s...Hey Anneliese! Thank you for the kind words. <br /><br />I stopped by your blog and really love what you said about the unnecessary pressure for young girls to have a boyfriends. Such good advice you gave to soak up that time with girlfriends! <br /><br />I had another thought too. Not to get all preachy, but I think the heart of the matter goes to identity. And when we know who we are in Christ our relationship status simple does not matter. It's kind of a tangent, but I have so many women that I love and adore that topic of 'what no boyfriend?' just irks me sometimes... Simonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06621169469970325000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5080051275665594538.post-36063696072448584092018-01-26T21:16:10.316-06:002018-01-26T21:16:10.316-06:00Hi Alicia! Thanks a bunch, I'm excited to see ...Hi Alicia! Thanks a bunch, I'm excited to see what God does with this message. Have a great weekend!Simonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06621169469970325000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5080051275665594538.post-22032695885218368742018-01-26T21:09:23.670-06:002018-01-26T21:09:23.670-06:00Oh! I know. I *know* and I sometimes feel bad abou...Oh! I know. I *know* and I sometimes feel bad about writing such a sad story. I mean isn't there enough sadness in the world? But the hope is that the story helps illuminate some of the struggle so many of us face and remind us that there is *always* hope. Thanks for sharing your thoughts! And Happy Friday!!!Simonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06621169469970325000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5080051275665594538.post-40134915040789980492018-01-26T21:03:48.652-06:002018-01-26T21:03:48.652-06:00Thank you, Betty Louise! I'm curious what'...Thank you, Betty Louise! I'm curious what's the name of the book you mentioned? I'd never heard of that Native American tribe before...Simonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06621169469970325000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5080051275665594538.post-27244637364170268102018-01-26T21:00:22.462-06:002018-01-26T21:00:22.462-06:00Hey Iola! Thanks for the kind words.
I can absol...Hey Iola! Thanks for the kind words. <br /><br />I can absolutely picture that first line in my head and what an interesting turn of phrase "...the far end of the story."Simonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06621169469970325000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5080051275665594538.post-73128002936786344902018-01-26T20:56:40.203-06:002018-01-26T20:56:40.203-06:00Thanks, Kara, for the kind words! It was a *strugg...Thanks, Kara, for the kind words! It was a *struggle* to develop that first line. I was reading a book on craft and Sarah Domet said that "a good first line is an invitation go readers to join you." And I really wanted to extend that invitation/intrigue:-). Simonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06621169469970325000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5080051275665594538.post-2519289090154643942018-01-26T20:46:02.172-06:002018-01-26T20:46:02.172-06:00Hey Suzie! Thanks for the kind words and for intro...Hey Suzie! Thanks for the kind words and for introducing me to Sarah via your blog. Hope to see you at our next meeting!Simonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06621169469970325000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5080051275665594538.post-33506899483250927222018-01-26T20:32:32.543-06:002018-01-26T20:32:32.543-06:00Sounds powerful! The first line pulls you right in...Sounds powerful! The first line pulls you right in, curious to know what will happen next. <br /><br />The first line on my blog is from a novel by Michelle Griep, The Captive Heart. Here, I will share the first line of Chapter 5 from the book I'm currently reading, The Captivating Lady Charlotte by Carolyn Miller "It was entirely possible that the excitement of last month's come-out ball was about to be surpassed." <br /><br />Have a wonderful weekend! Anneliese Dalabahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11450699343756330421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5080051275665594538.post-10621538728171040942018-01-26T18:42:14.737-06:002018-01-26T18:42:14.737-06:00Sounds like a thought-provoking book, just from th...Sounds like a thought-provoking book, just from the first line. Have a blessed weekend! :-)Aliciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04778976206673302782noreply@blogger.com