Friday Firsts

Friday Firsts is hosted at Well Read Reviews.

The first line can make or break a reader’s interest. Just how well did the author pull you in to the story with their first sentence? To participate in this weekly book meme is extremely easy.

• Grab the book you are currently reading and open to the first page.
• Write down the first sentence in the first paragraph.
• Create a blog post with this information. (Make sure to include the title & author of the book you are using. Even an ISBN helps!)
• Did this first sentence help draw you into the story? Why or why not?

This is from my current read, In the Woods by Tana French (really good, by the way!)

"Picture a summer stolen whole from some coming-of-age film set in small-town 1950s."

It's a good first sentence, and does set up the basic premise of the story, although it is a bit misleading, given the rest of the plot. It didn't exactly prepare me for what was coming!