Read-Along With Me discussion

Sometimes books grab you at the very beginning, others, not so much, so let's share our thoughts on the first line of the book you are currently reading at the moment. So go on, flip back to the very first page :)

"You know when you have that dream?" from Dark Star by Bethany Frenette

What can I say about that line? Well... I guess it gets the reader's attention slightly, since they'll ask "What kind of dream?" and they'll begin to read on. That's what happened for me, at least. And it's got something to do with the plot, too, not just some random line. The main character has the Knowing, which allows her to sense impending things and one of the forms of the Knowing are dreams, most probably. (Can't say definitely, since I'm not even halfway through yet.)

After a year of slavery in the Salt Mines of Endovier, Celaena Sardothien was accustomed to being escorted everywhere in shackles and at sword-point.
(Throne Of Glass)

To be honest, I think this sentence is very lengthy for the first line in the book. And I believe that books that grab your attention usually have like really short and sharp, mysterious first lines. But I guess in a way it's a good introductory statement because the reader is left wondering how come she is kept in shackles and at sword-point, it's as if the suspense has already begun.

"Under my feet, the ground was reddish and wet." (Shadow's Dangers by Cindi Mezni)

Ɲαʈαsɦα ♕ wrote: "After a year of slavery in the Salt Mines of Endovier, Celaena Sardothien was accustomed to being escorted everywhere in shackles and at sword-point.
(Throne Of Glass)

To be honest, I think this s..."

I love this book! :D Chaol <3

"I felt her fear before I heard her screams." Vampire Academy

Quite short, but intriguing. The first thought that came to mind was how the narrator felt someone else's fear--was it literal or figurative?

@Connie OMG!! IKNOW EXACTLY HOW YOU FEEL!!! CHAOL IS BEAUTIFUL!!!

Ɲαʈαsɦα ♕ wrote: "@Connie OMG!! IKNOW EXACTLY HOW YOU FEEL!!! CHAOL IS BEAUTIFUL!!!"

Aaaaaggh, YES. Chaol is the best. Why can't real boys like this exist? xD

"Just coffee, please" (City of Fallen Angels)

Seriously? Is that it? Is that supposed to convince me to keep reading? Why Cassie Clare.. Whyyy? (this is a re-read, but seriously shame on that first line...)

Hahaha! That's so true!

Johans wrote: "
"Just coffee, please"
(City of Fallen Angels)

Seriously? Is that it? Is that supposed to convince me to keep reading? Why Cassie Clare.. Whyyy? (this is a re-read, but seriously shame on that..."

I guess that's true, but the City of Fallen Angels isn't Cassandra Clare's debut book, or the first book of the series, so readers wouldn't exactly be reading it because the beginning hooked them. They'll be reading it because they want to know what happens after the previous book and that sort, so maybe Clare didn't find that she needed a better first line?

❅║▌Aʟᴇssɪᴀ wrote: "Johans wrote: "
"Just coffee, please"
(City of Fallen Angels)

Seriously? Is that it? Is that supposed to convince me to keep reading? Why Cassie Clare.. Whyyy? (this is a re-read, but seriousl..."

I actually kind of like it when a book (especially a debut) opens with dialogue. I feel like there's something interesting already going on, and if the first line of dialogue is weird enough, then it makes me more curious as to what they're talking about and what's happening. Also, if it's a debut, it's a nice way to give the reader a fun first impression of the main character.

'He collapsed right in the middle of a packed courtroom' The Monk Who Sold his Ferrari

Quite a first line :)

Kaitlyn wrote: "'He collapsed right in the middle of a packed courtroom' The Monk Who Sold his Ferrari

Quite a first line :)"

Oh, was it the lawyer who collapsed? (Actually I'm not so sure, just wanted to test my memory.)

❅║▌Aʟᴇssɪᴀ wrote: "Kaitlyn wrote: "'He collapsed right in the middle of a packed courtroom' The Monk Who Sold his Ferrari

Quite a first line :)"

Oh, was it the lawyer who collapsed? (Actually I'm no..."


I believe so, yes - Julian Mantle is his name. It's a bad thing when your lawyer just collapses in the middle of a trial

Kaitlyn wrote: "❅║▌Aʟᴇssɪᴀ wrote: "Kaitlyn wrote: "'He collapsed right in the middle of a packed courtroom' The Monk Who Sold his Ferrari

Quite a first line :)"

Oh, was it the lawyer who collapse..."

Shouldn't they teach you not to collapse in the middle of a trial in law school? smh

Kaitlyn wrote: "❅║▌Aʟᴇssɪᴀ wrote: "Kaitlyn wrote: "'He collapsed right in the middle of a packed courtroom' The Monk Who Sold his Ferrari

Quite a first line :)"

Oh, was it the lawyer who collapse..."

Was it a good book? I'm still not so sure whether I should read it yet.

Amee wrote: "Shouldn't they teach you not to collapse in the middle of a trial in law school? smh "

I think it was because of a heart attack, because you can't control those kind of things.

❅║▌Aʟᴇssɪᴀ wrote: "Was it a good book? I'm still not so sure whether I should read it yet."

Yeah, it was. It's very inspirational (in my opinion)

❅║▌Aʟᴇssɪᴀ wrote: "Amee wrote: "Shouldn't they teach you not to collapse in the middle of a trial in law school? smh "

I think it was because of a heart attack."

(I was joking about that) Well, then that's pretty bad.

@Katilyn: I suppose I should get to reading it sometime then. :)

@Amee: Yeah, I knew you were joking, just wanted you to know a bit. He survived, though. (I think.)

❅║▌Aʟᴇssɪᴀ wrote: "@Katilyn: I suppose I should get to reading it sometime then. :)

@Amee: Yeah, I knew you were joking, just wanted you to know a bit. He survived, though. (I think.)"

In that case, it sounds like a pretty interesting book ^.^

"On November 11, 1997, Veronica decided that -finally- it was time to commit suicide."

...wow, that was intense!

Dimitra wrote: ""On November 11, 1997, Veronica decided that -finally- it was time to commit suicide."

...wow, that was intense!"

Wow, what book is that from?

"Not all fairy tales end with Happy Ever After. Some begin that way."
-A Clockwork Heart by Liesel Schwarz

I don't really like the fairy's p.o.v but I guess it's important.

"I remember lying in the snow, a small red spot of warmth growing cold, surrounded by wolves." --Shiver

Eh. It sort of interested me, but not in a wow, I need to keep reading way.

"This mythical hero stole Hippolyta's girdle as one of his labors."

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"Everyone thinks it was because of the snow." --If I Stay by Gayle Forman

Okay, so that one sentence just by itself isn't extremely grabbing, but since I came in knowing a tad about what this book involved, I was interested immediately.

cool I love the saying

He began is new life standing up, surrounded by cold darkness and stale, dusty air - The Maze Runner by James Dashner

"I first discovered I was trash three days before my ninth birthday – one year after my father lost his job and moved to Secaucus to live with a woman named Crystal and four years before my mother had the car accident, started taking pills, and began exclusively wearing ballroom slippers instead of normal shoes." --Dorothy Must Die by Danielle Paige

Definitely catches attention, and creates some sympathy towards the narrator.

Divergent by Veronica Roth

"There is one mirror in my house."

Eh, kind of makes me want to know why. Nothing spectacular.