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?
- 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!
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Happy Friday readers!
This week went by super fast with a holiday on Monday and personal things going on this week. But I am so glad this weekend is almost here. My husband and I have a concert to go to this weekend and it’s going to be so much fun. My reading has been slow lately as well because our homeschool started back up this week and we’ve been busy digging into their daily lessons. Having an 8th, 5th and 2nd grader at home in school is a blessing and I’m so glad we are able to do this together as a family.
Wishing you all a peaceful reading weekend and a quick Friday to get you there!
~ Ashley
Now onto FIRST LINES FRIDAY!
“All right, Big Bird. On your feet. Let’s go.” The office who arrested me is standing in front of my cage. “Someone’s here for you.” His keys rattle against the bars as he unlocks my improvised coop.
I step over the cell’s threshold when I remember my head. “Wait a sec.” Scrambling back inside, I retrieve the top of my costume.
As we walk in silence down the hallway, the office steals glances at me. I assume it’s not every day he has the chance to arrest a giant chicken. But that’s not all I notice. This officer is tall and has strong, broad shoulders and soft strawberry-blond locks — the kind you want to run your fingers through. Or, in my case, a chicken wing. Officer Pretty Boy is easy to look at, and I sneak just as many glances his way. Only mine are not so subtle because, well, I’m Beth and nothing I do is subtle.
A deep clearing of a throat draws me out of my thoughts, and I see Officer Pretty Boy staring at me. Oh god, I’m not walking. At some point, I’ve stopped to lean against a wall and gawk at him.
Get it together, Beth. This man just arrested you. He’s your nemesis.
First Lines Friday reveal…….
A Murder Most Fowl by Carmela Dutra
Available September 9th!
A food truck run by twins serves up a clucking good murder in this cozy debut mystery, perfect for fans of Lucy Burdette and Joanne Fluke.
When their late aunt Dolly passes away, twins Beth and Seth Lloyd inherit a chicken themed food truck. Despite the challenges, the siblings rise to the occasion, even going as far as signing up their truck Kluckin’ Good to compete on a top cooking show and ruffle a few feathers for some good publicity. But the competition goes from heated to lethal when a contestant is found dead.
With the elimination competition becoming far too literal, Beth and Seth will need all the help they can get to get out of the frying pan without landing in the fire. With their loyal assistant–and Beth’s best friend–Rylie by their side, they’ll have to follow the bread crumbs to untangle a very twisted case before either one of them is put on the chopping block.
This humorous series debut with a mouthwatering mystery will charm readers and keep them guessing right until the not-so-bitter end.
Looking for book recs…
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