Happy Friday book lovers! We’re back with another First Lines Friday, 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? Here are the rules:
- 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:
“Aleja was a girl so hungry for adventure that sometimes she found herself in strange places.“
Do you recognize the book these first lines come from?
*drumroll please!*
Aleja is a dreamer who longs for a life of magic and adventure. So when a mysterious ship arrives in her Spanish harbour city, crewed by a band of ruthless women, Aleja knows it’s sailed right out of a legend.
And it wants her.
But life aboard the Ship of Shadows is more than even she bargained for. It will take all of Aleja’s strength and skill to gain the trust of her fellow pirates – and discover what they are risking everything to find . . .
Please just take a moment to appreciate this gorgeous cover! The Ship of Shadows not only looks like a lot of fun but I’m liking the sound of that synopsis! I’ll be reading this MG fantasy for a blog tour and I can’t wait to dive into it!
Have you read The Ship of Shadows or is it on your TBR?
dinipandareads 
This sounds really good. I’m looking forward to your review!!
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It does, right?! I hope it’s as great as the cover is beautiful 😀
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I started this book this morning!!! So the 1st lines were fresh in my mind 😂😉
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Ooh, I can’t wait to hear your thoughts on it, Mani! I was really tempted to start reading it last night but I have to prioritize the earlier blog tour reads I have going on 😂 Happy reading!
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I have a few books that need to be prioritized but I couldn’t resist!! 😉😂 Happy Reading to you too!!
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I do love the cover and the synopsis. Can’t wait to hear what you think of it!!
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I’m so excited for it! That cover immediately made me go YEP, I’M READING IT! 😂
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Oh wow I haven’t heard of this book, it looks so nostalgic though. The cover reminds me of various 90s middle grade books that are/were always at my library. ❤ Nice choice this week!
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I don’t recall seeing these type of MG covers before but I’m here for it 😀 It’s so gorgeous 😍 I’m so glad this was put on my radar. I hope the content is just as lovely as the cover is! Lol
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Great first lines, and I’m loving that cover! Can’t wait to read your review. 🙂
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I’m hoping that the content is as good as the cover is beautiful ❤ Looking forward to it!
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That cover is amazing! I’m going to go add it to my tbr, haha.
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Yas! I hope that the story lives up to the cover hahaha I’m so excited 😀
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Okay, so, I feel like I *should* have recognized this one, since I’m supposed to be reading it soon, but … I didn’t. Oops? Guess it’s a good thing that the first lines grabbed my attention, huh? xD
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It sounds so good! I just watched a video where this book was mentioned, what a coincidence! 🙂
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