Sooo… it’s been a couple of weeks… Not my fault! The power was out last Friday! But it’s been a few weeks nonetheless, since last I participated in a 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 Finally⦠reveal the book!
Here are the first lines:
Even as the only home Charlie had ever known burned to the ground, he couldn’t bring himself to regret it. His plan had worked and that’s what mattered.
D’you know what book it’s from? Look at the pretty book pics while you think about it…




Annnd the book is š„š„ā¦ The Never Heir by Courtney Millecam!!
(Didja guess it??)

The Never Heir by Courtney Millecam
SERIES:Ā The Otherworlds (Book #1)
LENGTH:Ā 350 pages
GENRES:Ā Fantasy, YA, Fiction
PUBLISHER:Ā Laurel Ink Press
RELEASE DATE:Ā 16 May 2023
BOOK DESCRIPTION:
Charlie āTootlesā Tulane risked everything to break the spell binding the lost boys to Pan and escape Neverland. Now seventeen and living in 1923 London, Charlieās freedom from the land of Faerie has never felt better. But even the noblest of actions have consequences. Neverland demands a leader, and without one, chaos spills into the mortal world.
Spending his nights as an amateur boxer, Charlie meets the āBright Young Thingsā of Londonās upper class. Part of that group is Evie, a girl whose ravings about mermaids abducting her sister got her sent to an asylum. Now that sheās back among polite society, Evieās under strict orders from her mother to avoid any further scandal and to attract a suitable match. But that proves difficult when Evieās friend and confidant from Faerie turns demanding and sinister, forcing her into a deal she canāt refuse: In exchange for locating Panās lost relics of power, the Fae will return the one thing Evie wants most.
When Charlie learns his past betrayals set off a chain reaction resulting in the abduction of Evieās sister, the two must return to the place of Charlieās nightmares in an attempt to set things right. But this time, the price for rectitude might prove too steep for either one of them to pay.
As always, thank you so much for reading, and have an excellent day/night!
See ya ~Mar