This is another one hosted over at Should be Reading

Just one this week:

A Very Good Life ranked #1 for 26 hours on Amazon’s list of  Top 100 Free e-Books in Literature & Fiction…..Although A Very Good Life, takes place in 1970s New York City, the emotional story transcends any period. Dana McGarry is an “it” girl, living a privileged lifestyle of a well-heeled junior executive at B. Altman, a high end department store. With a storybook husband and a fairytale life, change comes swiftly and unexpectedly. Cracks begin to appear in the perfect facade. Challenged at work by unethical demands, and the growing awareness that her relationship with her distant husband is strained, Dana must deal with the unwanted changes in her life. Can she find her place in the new world where women can have a voice, or will she allow herself to be manipulated into doing things that go against her growing self-confidence?

A Very Good Life chronicles the perils and rewards of Dana’s journey, alongside some of the most legendary women of the twentieth century. From parties at Café des Artistes to the annual Rockefeller Center holiday tree lighting ceremony, from meetings with business icons like Estée Lauder to cocktail receptions with celebrity guests like legendary Vogue editor Diana Vreeland. Steward’s intimate knowledge of the period creates the perfect backdrop for this riveting story about a woman’s quest for self-fulfillment

This is another one hosted over at Should be Reading

This is another one hosted over at Should be Reading

Another short one this week because it has been busy but I am looking forward to reading these books from this Author.

The first line can make or break a reader’s interest. Just how well did the author pull you in to the story with their first sentence? To participate in this weekly book meme is extremely easy.

Grab the book you are currently reading and open to the first page.
Write down the first sentence in the first paragraph.
Create a blog post with this information. (Make sure to include the title & author of the book you are using. Even an ISBN helps!)
Did this first sentence help draw you into the story? Why or why not?
Link back to Well-Read Reviews in your blog entry.
Come back to this blog post, hosted on WellReadReviews.com and add your direct link to Mr. Linky! ** Very important!

It was hardly the time or the place to be thinking about a horse, any horse, the man decided, even Man O’ War. — Man o’ War, Walter Farley

I love horses so this first line brings me right in esp. since Man O’ War is my all time favorite race horse.

The first line can make or break a reader’s interest. Just how well did the author pull you in to the story with their first sentence? To participate in this weekly book meme is extremely easy.

Grab the book you are currently reading and open to the first page.
Write down the first sentence in the first paragraph.
Create a blog post with this information. (Make sure to include the title & author of the book you are using. Even an ISBN helps!)
Did this first sentence help draw you into the story? Why or why not?
Link back to Well-Read Reviews in your blog entry.
Come back to this blog post, hosted on WellReadReviews.com and add your direct link to Mr. Linky! ** Very important!

“Andy Bellefleur was drunk as a skunk.” Living Dead in Dallas by Charlaine Harris

So this is the same as my Teaser Tuesday but I have been a very sluggish reader this week. This month in general really. But I love the first line, it made me giggle and wonder why Andy was drunk.

The first line can make or break a reader’s interest. Just how well did the author pull you in to the story with their first sentence? To participate in this weekly book meme is extremely easy.

Grab the book you are currently reading and open to the first page.
Write down the first sentence in the first paragraph.
Create a blog post with this information. (Make sure to include the title & author of the book you are using. Even an ISBN helps!)
Did this first sentence help draw you into the story? Why or why not?
Link back to Well-Read Reviews in your blog entry.
Come back to this blog post, hosted on WellReadReviews.com and add your direct link to Mr. Linky! ** Very important!

“Moon Glorious Moon.” Darkly Dreaming Dexter by Jeff Lindsay

I have wanted to read this book before even reading the first line because I love the Showtime Show Dexter. Nevertheless, when I read the first line it made me think directly of Dexter and beckons me to keep reading to find out what he is doing tonight.

The first line can make or break a reader’s interest. Just how well did the author pull you in to the story with their first sentence? To participate in this weekly book meme is extremely easy.

Grab the book you are currently reading and open to the first page.
Write down the first sentence in the first paragraph.
Create a blog post with this information. (Make sure to include the title & author of the book you are using. Even an ISBN helps!)
Did this first sentence help draw you into the story? Why or why not?
Link back to Well-Read Reviews in your blog entry.
Come back to this blog post, hosted on WellReadReviews.com and add your direct link to Mr. Linky! ** Very important!

“When I was Nine, in the city now called Kyoto, I changed my fate.” ~ The Teahouse Fire by Ellis Avery

I picked this book up at a bargain price at Borders over a year ago and on a whim. Tonight when I was trying to decide what book to read next I picked it up and read this line. Knowing I had to do my Friday Firsts and needed a new book to read. And even though I had 4 other maybes in my lap after reading that first line, I continued to read the first several pages. This book became my next choice. The first line pulled me in for sure and made me hook onto the story. I want to know how she changed her fate and what happens.

The first line can make or break a reader’s interest. Just how well did the author pull you in to the story with their first sentence? To participate in this weekly book meme is extremely easy.

Grab the book you are currently reading and open to the first page.
Write down the first sentence in the first paragraph.
Create a blog post with this information. (Make sure to include the title & author of the book you are using. Even an ISBN helps!)
Did this first sentence help draw you into the story? Why or why not?
Link back to Well-Read Reviews in your blog entry.
Come back to this blog post, hosted on WellReadReviews.com and add your direct link to Mr. Linky! ** Very important!

Competence can be a curse. ~ Free Food for Millionaires by Min Jin Lee

Well now, that is one heck of a statement for your first sentence isn’t it. It is brazen and bold and it sucked me in right away. Any book that can start out that bold and curious is going to keep my attention for a while.

The first line can make or break a reader’s interest. Just how well did the author pull you in to the story with their first sentence? To participate in this weekly book meme is extremely easy.

Grab the book you are currently reading and open to the first page.
Write down the first sentence in the first paragraph.
Create a blog post with this information. (Make sure to include the title & author of the book you are using. Even an ISBN helps!)
Did this first sentence help draw you into the story? Why or why not?
Link back to Well-Read Reviews in your blog entry.
Come back to this blog post, hosted on WellReadReviews.com and add your direct link to Mr. Linky! ** Very important!

“Close your eyes and stare into the dark.” ~ Thanks for the Memories by Cecila A Hern.

This line has me curious. And since this is the first time I have picked up this book since I ordered it over a year ago I am glad I read the line. I am very curious at what we are going to be seeing next, I can’t wait til I get back from grocery store shopping.

The first line can make or break a reader’s interest. Just how well did the author pull you in to the story with their first sentence? To participate in this weekly book meme is extremely easy.

Grab the book you are currently reading and open to the first page.
Write down the first sentence in the first paragraph.
Create a blog post with this information. (Make sure to include the title & author of the book you are using. Even an ISBN helps!)
Did this first sentence help draw you into the story? Why or why not?
Link back to Well-Read Reviews in your blog entry.
Come back to this blog post, hosted on WellReadReviews.com and add your direct link to Mr. Linky! ** Very important!

I am sorry I missed this one this week. I had a very bad Friday. But I promise I will be back on my game next week 🙂