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:
“The room where they at last found him was so cold, they wondered at first if he had frozen to death. Face as white as snow, skin as cold as frost, lips as blue as ice.“
Do you recognize the book these first lines come from?
*drumroll please!*
Glimmering like a jewel behind its gateway, The Kingdom(TM) is an immersive fantasy theme park where guests soar on virtual dragons, castles loom like giants, and bioengineered species—formerly extinct—roam free. It is also home to the Fantasists: seven beautiful android-hybrid princesses whose sole purpose is to make dreams come true.
As one of the most favored Fantasists, Ana adores her life at the Park. But when she meets Owen, Ana begins to experience emotions beyond her programming, including, for the first time… love.
But the fairy tale takes a dark turn when Owen goes missing and is presumed dead. All evidence points to Ana. She is accused of Owen’s murder, igniting the trial of the century.
Through courtroom testimony, interviews, and Ana’s memories emerges wholly original, often shocking tale of love, lies, and the frightening truths that fuel our wildest dreams.
I’ve been in a bit of a slump-ish mood lately but I started reading The Kingdom on a whim last night and I’ll be finishing it tonight. It sucked me in almost immediately and I love the mixed media format the story is told in. I’m so eager to know what exactly happened. I’m really enjoying this read 🙂
Have you read The Kingdom or is it on your TBR?
dinipandareads 
Ohhh what a line. Definitely intrigued!
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It was good! I would definitely recommend it 😃
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OOO those are good first lines! And such a cool cover too
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Right!? Ngl I bought it mostly because of that 😂 But the story ended up being really good too. Really enjoyed it!
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That was very intense! Those gifs had me on the EDGE of my seat haha. Great post 🙂
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Haha thank you! Glad to know the gifs helped build the suspense 😉
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Great first lines, and I’m loving that cover!
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I didn’t have any expectations going in but it was so good! Couldn’t put it down so I finished it really quickly. Would definitely recommend 😀
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It sounds really interesting! I added it to my TBR. 🙂
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What a great opening line. I’m not familiar with this book, but I love the blurb.
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It was great! If you love Disney and are intrigued by the concept of West World, this is a great mash-up of it 😂 I couldn’t put it down!
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That’s a great first line! Haven’t read that one yet.
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It was great! I finished it so quickly coz I couldn’t put it down 😀 Would definitely recommend!
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Great opening! I’m getting Westworld vibes from that synopsis, can’t wait for your review. 🙂
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It’s described as “West World meets Disney” and it’s so accurate — even though I’ve only watched a few episodes of West World but it’s definitely that vibe! It was so good, Andie!
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I love Westworld! It’s a great show. I added it to my TBR, can’t resist it. Thanks for the rec Dini! 🙂
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this sounded like horror at first but I know you and horror lmaooo this book sounds so good and the cover is amazing
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LOL defo dialled the wrong number for horror 😂 BUT it was such an awesome read, Amanda! Went a bit darker in theme than I expected but oof, I sped through it!
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I keep meaning to get to this book!
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I feel like this is an underhyped book because it was really enjoyable (for me anyway) and it was also such a fast read! Would defo recommend 🙂
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Oh, maybe I should also start this. It sounds great and I think I got it somewhere!
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Ooh, yes! It definitely picked me up out of the slumpy feeling that I had. It was a fast-paced read too 🙂 I hope you enjoy it if you find your copy lol
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Ooh, this sounds super interesting!
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It was so good and such a fast read!
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This has been on my radar. So glad to hear that it’s really sucked you in! I’m very intrigued with the mixed media.
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It was so good, Ali! I finished it the day after I started coz I couldn’t put it down 🙈
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That’s awesome!! Especially when I know you’ve been a moody reader like me!
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It’s been awhile since I read this one so I didn’t recognize it but its such a good book!
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Huh. This first line sounded familiar to me, but I’ve never read the book? Or even started it? Weird. I do love that opening, though! Pulls you right in.
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