How to participate: Share the first line (or two) of the book you are currently reading on your blog or in the comments. Include the title and the author so we know what you're reading. Then, if you would like, let us know what your first impressions were based on that first line, and let us know if you liked or did not like the sentence. The link-up will be at A Few More Pages every Friday and will be open for the entire week.
Thanks to Becky at Page Turners for starting this meme and to Rose City Reader for inspiring it!
I'm reading A Sudden, Fearful Death by Anne Perry right now. Here are the first lines:When she first came into the room, Monk thought it would simply be another case of domestic petty theft, or investigating the character and prospects of some suitor. Not that he would have refused such a task; he could not afford to.I adore Anne Perry's William Monk mysteries, and this one has been quite thought-provoking considering the current political climate! The story so far has involved a rape, a murder, and talk about birth control and abortion. I've been working my way through the series and have yet to be disappointed. This is book #4 in the series.
So how does your current read begin, and what are your thoughts so far? Please leave the link to your specific post, not just to the front page of your blog.
Hey Katy- Sorry you are not feeling well; hope you get better soon! Your book sounds REALLY interesting - the description that you are giving of it. Thanks!
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ReplyDeleteSorry to hear that you have been unwell and hope that you are on the mend now.
I was disappointed to read that you are still set on giving up on the meme and presumably your blogging, you will be sadly missed, but you have to do what you feel is right for you.
I picked up the complete set to date of Anne Perry books just the other day, but when my husband knew just how many of them there were, he virtually dared me to buy them, so back on the shelf they went.
He is right, in that I have so many physical books in the house that we are in danger of becoming overwhelmed with them all, plus all the digital books I now have on my kindle, although that is solely his own fault as he bought me the kindle as a gift, without being asked.
Anyway your lines are great, but making me feel jealous.
I hope that you are enjoying the book and have a good weekend.
Yvonne
I think I have read other books by Anne Perry, but not the Monk series. It sounds interesting though.
ReplyDeleteThis one does sound good, Katy. Thanks for sharing....
ReplyDeleteThat loks like a good book.
ReplyDeleteHope you are feeling better.
I've just stumbled upon your meme and I love it! I'll be back for more. In the meantime I've enjoyed catching up on everyone else's book beginnings for this week :-)
ReplyDeleteI think you talked me into it; sounds great. Have you read Jacqueline Winspear's Maisie Dobbs series? I have a vague impression there might be similarities...
ReplyDeleteI am working my way through that series as well. They both are historical mysteries but they're pretty different. The Monk series takes place in the 1850s while the Maisie Dobbs series takes place in the early 1900s (WWI-1930s). Monk and Maisie have very different personalities as well.
DeleteNo longer read Perry. Conflicted.
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