I did a post with opening lines before, and I’m doing it again because I just think it’s really interesting to look at the opening lines of books!
I don’t know about you all, but I tend to just kind of gloss over the first line, in a way, and immediately forget it by the time I’m a few sentences deep. I don’t really stop to pay attention to just the opening line specifically when I’m starting a new book. Which is exactly why it’s so fun to go back and see what they actually were.
And maybe some of these will be intriguing enough to interest people in the books! I’ll link to my reviews and to Amazon, in case. All of these are books I’ve enjoyed, some are even favorites of mine, so I hope you also enjoy any if you decide to try them.
Anyway, here are ten more opening lines for you all to check out!
Steal the Light by Lexi Blake
Grief is a selfish beast.
Trailer Park Fae by Lilith Saintcrow
Summer, soft green hills and shaded dells, lay breathless under a pall of smoky apple-blossom dusk.
Starflight by Melissa Landers
What if nobody picks me?
Mazarin Blues by Al Hess
All Reed wanted was a tumbler of bourbon and some slinky jazz, but he was still here, scrubbing blood from the sink.
The Vampire’s Club by X. Aratare
Lucas Daniels felt the clerk’s bulging, unblinking eyes on him as he filled out his fifteenth employment application of the evening.
The Dichotomy of Angels by N.R. Walker
Time was a human construct that held little meaning for Saint Peter.
Incubus by Amanda Meuwissen
Nathan Grier hit the ground hard on his hands and knees, panting for breath.
No One Dies in the Garden of Syn by Michael Seidelman
Not a day goes by that Synthia Wade does not recall the night her parents disappeared.
Siren’s Song by Cynthia Diamond
Five days tied to a dirty mattress in what probably was an abandoned crack house wasn’t ideal vacation time for Adelle.
Timekeeper by Tara Sim
Two o’clock was missing.
Time to pick a favorite! Personally I find the Timekeeper opening line to be the most quirky and intriguing because how can a time be missing?? But the Mazarin Blues one also piques my interest! But of course the opening line isn’t the end all, be all of a book, and obviously all of these were enough to make me keep reading!
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I absolutely love that opening line for Trailer PArk Fae. Plus the cover, of course. I’m tempted to read those.
Starflight and Mazarin Blues are pretty good though too. 🙂
It will never stop being a great cover! Lol.
I’m with you with Timekeeper! And I SO wish there wasn’t a romance in it, because in all other respects, it’s so up my alley!
Aaaaahhhhh darn lol. What if I said it’s a good romance? 😛
Grief is a selfish beast. True. I like some of them.
Some of these are great.
I’m definitely most interested by the Mazarin Blues one – I want to know the character is scrubbing blood!
It’s definitely intriguing! Although the answer turns out to be very normal lol.
oh oh I see “angels” in the title and, since I’m a big fan of Einstein and all his time bending theories, that first line is just perfect! I’ll have to check up The Dichotomy of Angels. I’m a sucker for paranormal romance with angels 🙂
Lol I could’ve guessed that would be the one to catch your eye! It actually didn’t have much to do with time, despite the first line, but it was a fun and sweet book!
I was immediately drawn to the first line of Timekeeper when I just read it—and then I realized it’s from a book I love! (Guess the rest of the book lived up to that first line for me, even though I didn’t remember it.)
Lol it’s funny how we forget so much in the books we read!
What a great post idea! I usually don’t remember to go back and check the first line after I’ve finished a book.
Thanks! And same, makes it really interesting to go back and see!
These are great! I especially like the bloody sink one. I don’t pay much attention to opening lines unless they’re really unusual.
I like that one too!
You’ve got some good ones here. I do love Timekeeper. Siren’s Song would definitely have me intrigued too.
-Lauren
They both have good openings!