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:
“I open my eyes and choose violence.”
Do you recognize the lines?
Here’s a hint:
It’s a new fantasy
Still not sure? Here’s another hint:
It’s written by Rachel Howzell Hall.
The First Lines Friday book is:
The Last One
Title: The Last One
Author: Rachel Howzell Hall
Page Length: 512
Pub. Date: Dec. 3, 2024
Publisher: Entangled: Red Tower Books
Synopsis: Explosive and enthralling romantasy debut from New York Times bestselling author Rachel Howzell Hall…
Thrown into a desolate land of sickness and unnatural beasts, Kai wakes in the woods with no idea who she is or how she got there. All she knows is that if she cannot reach the Sea of Devour, even this hellscape will get worse. But when she sees the village blacksmith fight invaders with unspeakable skill, she decides to accept his offer of help.
Too bad he’s as skilled at annoying her as he is at fighting.
As she searches for answers, Kai only finds more questions, especially regarding the blacksmith who can ignite her body like a flame, then douse it with ice in the next breath.
And no one is what—or who—they appear to be in the kingdom of Vinevridth, including the man whose secrets might be as deadly as the land itself.
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Omg I love it? I haven’t hear of this book before but those are great first lines 🙂
I’ve seen this one on KU and I’m thinking of reading it.
Nice! I hope you enjoy it if you get a chance to read it.
LOL! It definitely had me wanting to read more!