Hey friends!! This weeks prompt for Top Ten Tuesday, hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl, is a super fun one all about opening lines! So I’ve picked out ten of my favorite opening lines from some awesome books 🙂
1. “Kell wore a very peculiar coat” – A Darker Shade of Magic by VE Shuab
2. “All children, except one, grow up.” – Peter Pan by JM Barie
3. “Pa was taking too long to cut the boys’ throats.” – The Merciful Crow by Margaret Owen
4. “Eliza Mirk is the kind of name you give to the creepy girl who clings to her ex-boyfriend for weeks after he’s dumped her because she refuses to accept that he hates her guts” – Eliza and Her Monsters by Francesca Zappia
5. “Welcome to the beautiful Sinclair family. No one is a criminal. No one is an addict. No one is a failure.” – We Were Liars by E. Lockheart
6. “Before Hannah left, she asked if I was sure I’d be okay.” – We Are Okay by Nina Lacour
7. “Is today a good day to die?” – All The Bright Places by Jennifer Niven
8. “I was raised to marry a monster.” – Cruel Beauty by Rosmund Hodge
9. “So here’s the file that almost killed me, Director.” – Illuminae by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff
10. “My mother is a bird.” – The Astonishing Color of After by Emily X.R. Pan
Have you read any of these? What’s your favorite opening line? Let me know in the comments 🙂
You have so many great picks! But I especially love Peter Pan’s 😊💗
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Aw thank you!! And Peter Pan has such an iconic opening line!
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Great list! The Astonishing Colour of After is on my TBR, I’ve heard such good things about it.
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Thanks you!! And it’s one of my favorite books of all time, so I hope you enjoy it just as much as I did 🙂
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I totally forgot about the Merciful Crow one but it’s so perfect 👌🏼 great list 🤩
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Thanks!! And I was absolutely hooked by the opening line to The Merciful Crow, so I had to include it 🙂
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Number 3 definitely made me do a double take! I loved the opening to We Were Liars too…that whole book was really atmospheric.
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It was! It’s a favorite of mine, and you should definitely check out The Merciful Crow!
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A Darker Shade of Magic and We Were Liars! Fantastic list!
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I’ve seen most of these quotes today, but #10 stands out from the rest. What is going on THERE? I definitely want to know, so maybe I’ll pick up the book 🙂
Happy TTT!
Susan
http://www.blogginboutbooks.com
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Oh man! The Astonishing Color of After is one of my all time favorite books of all time!! You should definitely check it out 🙂
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I love the first line of Illuminae. Such a good book.
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It is! It’s one of my favorite books 🙂
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Peter Pan and We were Liars are both awesome. 🙂
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They really are! Thanks for reading 🙂
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Several people have mentioned that Peter Pan quote today. I think it’s very attention grabbing.
My TTT .
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It really is! Thanks for stopping by 🙂
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Ah, I see you picked A Darker Shade of Magic too! 😀 Good choices!
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