Stephanie2008 Posted December 3, 2008 Posted December 3, 2008 "Of all the ****, ****, crappy nights I've ever had in the whole of my **** life." Remember Me? by Sophie Kinsella
Ceinwenn Posted December 4, 2008 Posted December 4, 2008 My milk started leaking about thirty seconds after I realised my baby was stolen. - Blood Ties by Sam Hayes
pipread Posted December 5, 2008 Posted December 5, 2008 They called her the Queen of the Dead. Though no one ever said it to her face. The Sinner by Tess Gerritsen.
Charm Posted December 5, 2008 Posted December 5, 2008 They called her the Queen of the Dead. Though no one ever said it to her face. The Sinner by Tess Gerritsen. Oh you are gonna love this one Pipread ... Enjoy! .. you lucky thing!!
pipread Posted December 5, 2008 Posted December 5, 2008 Oh you are gonna love this one Pipread ... Enjoy! .. you lucky thing!! thank you, if it`s as good as the last two I definately will!
Charm Posted December 9, 2008 Posted December 9, 2008 On the morning of April Fools' Day, 2005, I woke up in a sexual addiction treatment centre in a suburb of Philadelphia. My Booky Wook by Russell Brand.
lexiepiper Posted December 14, 2008 Posted December 14, 2008 The boy was so pale you would have thought he was a ghost. Overheard In A Dream by Torey Hayden
lexiepiper Posted December 14, 2008 Posted December 14, 2008 They called her the Queen of the Dead. Though no one ever said it to her face. The Sinner by Tess Gerritsen. Brilliant book, brilliant series! I was addicted and read the whole series straight through, I think you'll enjoy them Pip
Stephanie2008 Posted December 15, 2008 Posted December 15, 2008 "What was the worst thing you've ever done?" Ghost Story by Peter Straub.
Chrissy Posted December 15, 2008 Posted December 15, 2008 Sometimes I still felt that I had fetched up on the edge of the world. Losing You By 'Nicci French'
pipread Posted December 15, 2008 Posted December 15, 2008 Brilliant book, brilliant series! I was addicted and read the whole series straight through, I think you'll enjoy them Pip Thanks, I am really enjoying the book, it`s the third one I`ve read and I`m hooked. Problem at the moment is Christmas preparations and work are getting in the way of my reading!
SueK Posted December 16, 2008 Posted December 16, 2008 (edited) Mr. Sherlock Holmes, who was usually very late in the mornings, save upon those not infrequent occasions when he was up all night, was seated at the breakfast table. Hound of the Baskervilles - ACD. (Not exactly the most inspiring first line first ever written:blush:) PS: great thread btw. There are some very provoking first lines that make we want to read on....... Edited December 16, 2008 by SueK
bev Posted December 17, 2008 Posted December 17, 2008 Jack Trent stared into the bathroom mirror. Through A Glass Darkly by Bill Hussey
lexiepiper Posted December 17, 2008 Posted December 17, 2008 Something woke her mid-dream. The Family Tree by Barbara Delinsky
rach.at.the.disco Posted December 17, 2008 Posted December 17, 2008 The studio was filled with the rich odour of roses, and when the light summer wind stirred amidst the trees of the garden, there came through the open door the heavy scent of lilac, or the more delicate perfume of the pink-flowering thorn. The Picture of Dorian Gray - Oscar Wilde.
Jo-Bridge Posted December 17, 2008 Posted December 17, 2008 "When I stepped out into the bright sunlight from the darkness of the movie house, I had only two things on my mind:Paul Newman and a ride home." S.E Hinton- The Outsiders
kateleopald Posted December 18, 2008 Posted December 18, 2008 The great fish moved silently through the night water, propelled by short sweeps of its crescent tale. Jaws - Peter Benchley (saw it in a second hand book shop and couldn't resist!!)
lexiepiper Posted December 18, 2008 Posted December 18, 2008 He hated the forest. Stolen - Kelley Armstrong
Suzanne123 Posted December 29, 2008 Posted December 29, 2008 "He was afriad to go to sleep. For three weeks, he had been afraid of going to sleep." Strange Meeting - Susan Hill
lexiepiper Posted December 29, 2008 Posted December 29, 2008 "Got another CSI question for you," Gloria said as Simon walked into the communication hub with an arm load of papers. Industrial Magic - Kelley Armstrong
frankie Posted December 29, 2008 Posted December 29, 2008 "Johnny never knew for certain why he started seeing the dead. The Alderman said it was probably because he was too lazy not to." Terry Pratchett - Johnny and the Dead
landevale Posted December 29, 2008 Posted December 29, 2008 "All happy families are alike; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way." Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy I love this first sentence!!
kay_loves_purple Posted December 29, 2008 Posted December 29, 2008 A mile above Oz, the Witch balanced on the wind's forward edge, as if she were a green fleck of the land itself, flung up and sent wheeling away by the turbulent air. Wicked by Gregory Maguire
Ceinwenn Posted December 29, 2008 Posted December 29, 2008 "I don't remember hearing an explosion." - The Attack by Yasmina Khadra
Charm Posted January 6, 2009 Posted January 6, 2009 Moon. Glorious moon. Full, fat, reddish moon, the night as light as day, the moonlight flooding down across the land and bringing joy, joy, joy. Darkly Dreaming Dexter ~by~ Jeff Lindsay (I know the first sentence is only one word so I added the next two too )
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