The Bird and the Bees
by Neena Gaynor
They say if you don’t tell the bees when someone dies, they’ll leave.
The obvious question raised by this first line is, “Who died?” And we’re already immediately drawn to the title and the (beautiful!) cover with reference to the bees.
What’s the first line of the book you’re reading? Or the book nearest to you?
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“Even in death, the boys were trouble.”
–Colson Whitehead
The Nickel Boys
I like it! Short, pithy, and pregnant with possibilities.
Huh, who did die? It’s a great opener!
You get that in the first paragraph, but still a great line.
Happy Friday!
On my blog I’m sharing the first lines from Start With Me by Kara Issac: https://christianfictiongirl.blog/2020/07/10/first-line-friday-143/. It’s a fantastic novel! Currently I’m reading The Trouble With Love by Toni Shiloh so I’ll share from there.
“If I was going on a non-date with Waldorf Emmett Bell, I wanted to look my best.”
Hope you have a wonderful weekend! 😀❤📚
Thanks, Nicole! I’d like to read Kara Isaac’s book. I enjoyed All Made Up and Then There Was you.
Happy Friday!
On my blog today my first line comes from Christmas in Bayberry by Jennifer Faye.
“Big lazy snowflakes drifted toward the ground”
https://www.musingsofasassybookishmama.com/2020/07/first-line-friday-christmas-in-bayberry.html
Have a great weekend!
Perfect beginning to a Christmas story!
My first line this week is from A BRIDE OF CONVENIENCE by Jody Hedlund:
Vancouver Island January 12, 1863
“I ain’t gonna make it, Zoe.”
Ooh! I’ve listened to the first two books in the series and am eager to listen to this one too.