First Line Friday is brought to you by Hoarding Books. Playing along is easy: open the book nearest you and share the first line. Then check out the link to see the other first lines offered up this week..
"The identification, about 180 years ago, of a 'Viking Age' in Scandinavia, fired the creative imaginations of novelists and painters alike."
"The identification, about 180 years ago, of a 'Viking Age' in Scandinavia, fired the creative imaginations of novelists and painters alike."
Definitely one of my favorite ages to read about. Leave a comment and let me know what you think.
Happy Reading,
Sarah
Boy, isn't that the truth! There are not enough Viking stories in fiction ;). I'm sharing the first line from One Final Breath at my blog but right now I'm reading WayFarer by Janalyn Voigt, so I'll share that line first line with you. An indrawn breath alerted Kai.
ReplyDeleteHappy Friday!
No, there are definitely not enough, haha ;) Thanks for sharing your line!
DeleteThat is a good first line! Here is mine, from The Testaments by Margaret Atwood, her brand new book which I started last night: "Only dead people are allowed to have statues, but I have been given one while still alive. Already I am petrified."
ReplyDeleteQuite an interesting thought...
DeleteI love reading books that take place in Scandinavia! Happy Friday!
ReplyDeleteThis is non-fiction, quite interesting, but dense, so far.
DeleteThis book looks super interesting! Happy reading!
ReplyDeleteIt is, Heather, thank you. Happy Reading to you too!
DeleteI remember this one! Dense, but informative. It had a sticker that tried to connect it to the HBO show, oddly enough.
ReplyDeleteIt is super dense. I don't want to DNF it, because I love reading about Vikings, but some parts are really dragging.
DeleteHappy Friday!
ReplyDeleteToday on my blog I am sharing the first line from Finders Keepers by Sarah Monzon: https://christianfictiongirl.blog/2019/09/12/first-line-friday-101/. It's such a good book. Currently, I am reading book 2 in the series, All of You, so I will share a line from there.
"England, 1944
The gangplank bounced under the weight of passengers disembarking the large transatlantic liner -- a veritable Goliath to the small David-like tugboats dotting the harbor."
Hope you have a great weekend. Happy reading!
Thanks for sharing another line with me, happy reading!
DeleteI think I've read that book - if it's the same one (obviously)...
ReplyDeleteAnyway, my first line(s):
"Those men and women are fortunate who are born at a time when a great struggle for human freedom is in progress. It is an added good fortune to have parents who take a personal part in the great movements of their time."
Suffragette: My Own Story by Emmeline Pankhurst
Ha, obviously :)
DeleteHappy Friday! My first line is from “Hold Me” by Alexa Verde:
ReplyDelete“Aileen McKenzie might not make it.”
Thanks for sharing your line Becky. Happy reading!
DeleteVikings! Love the cover too.
ReplyDeleteThat's what got me initially. The material itself is a bit dense, even for me!
DeleteHappy Friday! Today on my blog I shared the first line from Shades of Light by Sharon Garlough Brown but I'm currently reading My Dearest Dietrich by Amanda Barratt so I'll share the first line from chapter 7 here: "Like a rent in fabric formerly whole, the wake of her vater's absence yawned wide and gaping." Hope you have a great weekend!
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing your line Becca, happy reading!
DeleteI read this book years ago. I enjoyed it because I have always been fascinates with the people and cultures who lived in the first millennium.
ReplyDeleteYes!! It is one of my favorite periods, and is especially a fave when the Anglo-Saxons and Vikings are featured
DeleteHappy Saturday! Today I'm sharing the first line from The Enlightenment of Bees by Rachel Linden: "The day my world crumbles I am dreaming about pie crust."
ReplyDeletehttps://moments-of-beauty.blogspot.com/2019/09/first-line-fridays-enlightenment-of-bees.html
Thanks for sharing your line, happy reading!
DeleteHappy Friday! I'm sharing from Belinda Blake and the Wolf in Sheep's Clothing by Heather Day Gilbert on my blog today, so here is another line from the first page:
ReplyDelete"I cozied up on my blue couch, setting my warm mug of Arabica coffee on the low table in front of me."
Have a wonderful weekend!
Thank you Yvette, you too. Happy reading!
DeleteMay 1900 Washington D.C.
ReplyDeleteAnnabelle Larkin hadn’t meant to offend the world’s leading spice tycoon with her bold request, yet it seemed she had.
The Spice King by Elizabeth Camden
Thanks for sharing your line Paula, happy reading!
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