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 should start keeping a list of all the ways fate hates me.”
Do you recognize the lines?
Here’s a hint:
It’s the second book in a series!
Still not sure? Here’s another hint:
It’s written by Brigid Kemmerer.
The First Lines Friday book is:
Carving Shadows into Gold
Title: Carving Shadows Into Gold
Author: Brigid Kemmerer
Series: Forging Silver Into Stars #2
Pub. Date: Jan. 28, 2025
Page Length: 496
Publisher: Bloomsbury YA
Synopsis: The King’s Courier Tycho has made a treacherous bargain. Now beholden to the magical scraver who saved King Gray’s life, one false move could end everything.
Jax escaped his life in Briarlock and traveled with Tycho to Emberfall. But life outside his small village brings unexpected challenges–and unlikely adversaries.
After years of hating the royal family and their magic, Callyn never expected to be at the Queen’s side, with magic on her fingertips. But at the royal court, she can’t trust anyone–including the man she thought she loved.
Cast apart, Tycho, Jax, and Callyn must learn to wield the magic that is dividing their kingdom. As the magical scravers attack from the north and the king’s rivals gain strength, time is running out.
War is looming. Love is tested. And magic could be the only answer. . .
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