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!
First Lines:
Dear Evangeline,
Eventually, you will see him again, and when you do, do not be fooled by him.
Do you recognize the lines?
Here’s a hint:
It’s the second book in a YA fantasy series.
Still not sure? Here’s another hint:
It’s written by Stephanie Garber.
The First Lines Friday book is:
The Ballad of Never After by Stephanie Garber
About the Book:
Title: The Ballad of Never After
Author: Stephanie Garber
Series: Once Upon a Broken Heart #2
Page Length: 416
Publication Date: Sept. 13, 2022
Publisher: Flatiron Books
Synopsis: Not every love is meant to be.
After Jacks, the Prince of Hearts, betrays her, Evangeline Fox swears she’ll never trust him again. Now that she’s discovered her own magic, Evangeline believes she can use it to restore the chance at happily ever after that Jacks stole away.
But when a new terrifying curse is revealed, Evangeline finds herself entering into a tenuous partnership with the Prince of Hearts again. Only this time, the rules have changed. Jacks isn’t the only force Evangeline needs to be wary of. In fact, he might be the only one she can trust, despite her desire to despise him.
Instead of a love spell wreaking havoc on Evangeline’s life, a murderous spell has been cast. To break it, Evangeline and Jacks will have to do battle with old friends, new foes, and a magic that plays with heads and hearts. Evangeline has always trusted her heart, but this time she’s not sure she can. . . .
LINKS: Goodreads | Amazon | My Review
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Have you read The Ballad of Never After? What do you think of the first lines? Comment below!
I knew it! I loved this book. 😍
Me too!!
I still have to read the first book in this series but keep hearing great things about it. Great pick!
Thanks, Dini! I think you’d love it!
Can’t wait to read this one!!!!
It’s fantastic, Ali! If you liked Once Upon a Broken Heart, you’ll definitely love this one!