First Lines Friday 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 Line:
“Boots strike the cobblestone in the alleyway, as sharp to my ears as a dagger being pulled across a whetstone.”
Do you recognize the line?
Here’s a hint:
It’s a new ya romantasy.
Still not sure? Here’s another hint:
It’s written by Elise Kova.
The First Lines Friday book is:
Dragon Cursed
Author: Elise Kova
Page Length: 464
Publisher: Entangled: Mayhem Books
Synopsis: The moment you see a dragon is usually your last…
Since the dragons emerged–along with the scourge that ravaged our lands and people–there’s only one human city that remains Vinguard.
But the hellfire from above is nothing compared to he threat from within. For there is no worse fate than being dragon cursed. Slowly and excruciatingly, you’ll be transformed into a mindless beast who destroys everything–and everyone–you love.
Any of us could be tainted. Any of us could be lying. Any of us could be caught and killed by the authorities.
And I’m terrified that I might be next.
There’s only one other person who might suspect my secret. He’s like my shadow, following me wherever I go. Part protector, part tormentor, fully annoying. Sometimes I think I am just one of the million unfathomable secrets he keeps hidden.
Because Lucan definitely knows something.
And if I’m dragon cursed, death might be the only mercy I get.
Have you read Dragon Cursed? What do you think of the first line? Comment below!
Yes! I’m reading this one right now.