I missed a week, but I’m not gonna miss another one. Here’s another First Line Friday.
First Line Fridays is a weekly feature for book lovers (formerly) hosted by Wandering Words, but I saw it over at One Book More.
What if instead of judging a book by the cover, author or most everything else, we judged it by its content? Its first lines?
If you want to join in, all you gotta do is:
š Take a book off your shelf (it could be your current read or on your TBR) and open it to the first page
š Copy the first few lines, but donāt give anything else about the book away just yet ā you need to hook the reader first
š Finallyā¦ reveal the book!
Hereās the first line:
Everyone knows about the island of Sawkill Rock…
Any ideas on the novel? Here’s another hint or two if you’re having trouble figuring it out…
Still need a bit to consider it? Here’s a few beautiful pics of books to admire while you do…
Annnd the book is… š„š„ Sawkill Girls by Claire Legrand!!
(Didja guess it?)
Sawkill Girls by Claire Legrand
LENGTH: 447 pages
GENRES & DEMOGRAPHICS: Fantasy, Horror, YA, LGBT+, Fiction
PUBLISHER: Katherine Tegen Books
RELEASE DATE: 2 October 2018
BOOK DESCRIPTION:
From theĀ New York TimesĀ bestselling author ofĀ FurybornĀ comes a breathtaking and spine-tingling novel about three teenage girls who face off against an insidious monster that preys upon young women. Perfect for fans of Victoria Schwab andĀ Stranger Things.
Who are the Sawkill Girls?
Marion: The newbie. Awkward and plain, steady and dependable. Weighed down by tragedy and hungry for love she’s sure she’ll never find.
Zoey: The pariah. Luckless and lonely, hurting but hiding it. Aching with grief and dreaming of vanished girls. Maybe she’s broken–or maybe everyone else is.
Val: The queen bee. Gorgeous and privileged, ruthless and regal. Words like silk and eyes like knives; a heart made of secrets and a mouth full of lies.
Their stories come together on the island of Sawkill Rock, where gleaming horses graze in rolling pastures and cold waves crash against black cliffs. Where kids whisper the legend of an insidious monster at parties and around campfires. Where girls have been disappearing for decades, stolen away by a ravenous evil no one has dared to fight… until now.
What books have you been reading lately? Whatās on your TBR that youāre currently the most excited about?
As always, thank you for reading, and I hope you have an amazing day/night!
See ya ~Mar