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 posted this week.
***You might have noticed an increase in recent weeks of books written by Black and African-American authors in a variety of genres. Since the murder of George Floyd and the spotlight once again shining on the mistreatment of our Black Brothers and Sisters, I am working on amplifying voices that often get shouted down. I have started a #BlackLivesMatter Reading List and would love any suggestions over on that page. My main contributions so far have been of non-fiction, big surprise, so I am looking for fiction especially.***
"Don't Nobody
believe nothing
these days
which is why I haven't
told nobody the story
I'm about to tell you."
Leave a comment and let me know what you think, and leave a link to your FLF so I can stop by to see what you've posted this week.
Happy Reading!
Sarah
"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."
ReplyDeleteThe Fireman by Joe Hill
WHAT?! That is horrible!
DeletePost-Apocalypse pandemic thing - complete with Spontaneous Human Combustion.... It *is* kinda yucky in places!
DeleteBLECH! Pass.
DeleteWell this has my interest has peaked! Have a wonderful weekend!!
ReplyDeleteIt is FANTASTIC. It is told in verse and such a quick read, but such a worthwhile one about a teenager whose older brother is gunned down on the street and he has to get revenge because that's what The Code says you do. The entire book is his ride from the floor where he and his mom have an apartment, to the ground level, where he has to decide if he is going through with getting that revenge or not. It is SO SO good. I cried a lot at the end.
Deletedefinitely caught my attention
ReplyDeletesherry @ fundinmental
It is FANTASTIC. It is told in verse and such a quick read, but such a worthwhile one about a teenager whose older brother is gunned down on the street and he has to get revenge because that's what The Code says you do. The entire book is his ride from the floor where he and his mom have an apartment, to the ground level, where he has to decide if he is going through with getting that revenge or not. It is SO SO good. I cried a lot at the end.
DeleteWoah! I'm intrigued!
ReplyDeleteIt is FANTASTIC. It is told in verse and such a quick read, but such a worthwhile one about a teenager whose older brother is gunned down on the street and he has to get revenge because that's what The Code says you do. The entire book is his ride from the floor where he and his mom have an apartment, to the ground level, where he has to decide if he is going through with getting that revenge or not. It is SO SO good. I cried a lot at the end.
DeleteIs the book you featured an elevator story?
ReplyDelete"As a diplomat I have a good record" from The Ambassador by Morris L West, a 1965 bestseller set in Vietnam.
Yes it is! It is about a teenager whose brothers was gunned down in the street and he has to follow the code and get revenge. The whole book is his experience taking the elevator down from his floor to the ground level. It's in verse, and absolutely stunning. I cried so much in the end.
DeleteSet The Stars Alight by Amanda Dykes
ReplyDeleteCandlewick Commons London, England. 2000
To step inside the watchmaker’s cottage was to step outside of time.
Thanks for sharing your line!
DeleteHappy Friday!
ReplyDeleteToday on my blog I'm sharing the first line from Love and a Little White Lie by Tammy L. Gray: https://christianfictiongirl.blog/2020/07/17/first-line-friday-144/. It's a really fun read. I'm currently on chapter 12, so I'll share from there.
"By the time Saturday rolls around, I'm convinced that Father Time has a master's degree in torture."
I hope you have a wonderful weekend filled with relaxing reading time. 😀❤📚
Thanks for sharing your line!
DeleteHappy Friday!!
ReplyDeleteOver on my blog my first line is from A Bride's Journey to Colorado Territory by Diana Lesire Brandmeyer.
"I said you need to stay away from him, Sister"
https://www.musingsofasassybookishmama.com/2020/07/first-line-fridays-brides-journey-to.html
Have and amazing weekend!
Happy Sunday, thanks for sharing your line!
DeleteHappy Friday! My first line is from “A Heart Renewed” by author Kimberly Rae Jordan:
ReplyDelete“Carter Ward stared at the woman in front of him, a sick feeling in his stomach.”
Thanks for sharing your line!
DeleteI need to read this book. The waitlist is so long!
ReplyDeleteAj @ Read All The Things!
It is so good, and worth the wait. I was bawling at the end, but I can't say why because then it completely gives away everything. I will just say that it was the last person who got on that made me completely lose it.
DeleteMy current read is Practically Married by Karin Beery. I'm just starting the second chapter, so I will share the first line of that chapter. "The sharp edge of reality sliced through Russ' heart." May you have a blessed week.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for coming by, blessings to you as well!
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