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Book Beginnings is a weekly meme hosted by Rose City Reader . Share the first sentence (or so) of the book you are reading, along with your initial thoughts about the sentence, impressions of the book, or anything else the opener inspires. “I’m sure I can tell this story.  I’m also sure no one will believe me.  That’s fine with me.”  FAIRY TALE BY STEPHEN KING Fantasy, Fiction, Horror, Thriller, Adventure, Adult, Science Fiction, Magic 599 pages, Hardcover First published September 6 , 2022 Legendary storyteller Stephen King goes deep into the well of his imagination in this spellbinding novel about a seventeen-year-old boy who inherits the keys to a parallel world where good and evil are at war, and the stakes could not be higher—for their world or ours.   Charlie Reade looks like a regular high school kid, great at baseball and football, a decent student. But he carries a heavy load. His mom was killed in a hit-and-run accident when he was ten, and grief drove his dad to drink. Char

Book Beginnings is a weekly meme hosted by Rose City Reader .  Share the first sentence (or so) of the book you are reading, along with your initial thoughts about the sentence, impressions of the book, or anything else the opener inspires. You can find more information on how to participate on your blog HERE!    “I stare down at my shoes, watching as a fine layer of ash settles on the worn leather.”  Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins Young Adult, Dystopian, Fiction, Fantasy, Science Fiction, Romance, Adventure 390 pages, Hardcover First published August 24, 2010 My name is Katniss Everdeen. Why am I not dead? I should be dead. Katniss Everdeen, girl on fire, has survived, even though her home has been destroyed. Gale has escaped. Katniss's family is safe. Peeta has been captured by the Capitol. District 13 really does exist. There are rebels. There are new leaders. A revolution is unfolding. It is by design that Katniss was rescued from the arena in the cruel and haunting Quarter Q

Book Beginnings is a weekly meme hosted by  Rose City Reader .  Share the first sentence (or so) of the book you are reading, along with your initial thoughts about the sentence, impressions of the book, or anything else the opener inspires. You can find more information and how to participate on your blog  HERE!    "My father was a king and the son of kings. He was a short man, as most of us were, and built like a bull, all shoulders.  He married my mother when she was fourteen and sworn by the priestess to be fruitful." Title:  The Song of Achilles Author:  Madeline Miller Genre:  Historical Fiction/Fantasy Greece in the age of heroes. Patroclus, an awkward young prince, has been exiled to the court of King Peleus and his perfect son Achilles. By all rights their paths should never cross, but Achilles takes the shamed prince as his friend, and as they grow into young men skilled in the arts of war and medicine their bond blossoms into somethi

Book Beginnings is a weekly meme hosted by Rose City Reader . Share the first sentence (or so) of the book you are reading, along with your initial thoughts about the sentence, impressions of the book, or anything else the opener inspires. You can find more information and how to participate on your blog HERE!   I was sitting in a taxi, wondering if I had overdressed for the evening, when I looked out the window and saw Mom rooting through a Dumpster. Title:  The Glass Castle Author:  Jeannette Walls   Genre: Non-Fiction/Autobiography/Memior The Glass Castle is a remarkable memoir of resilience and redemption, and a revelatory look into a family at once deeply dysfunctional and uniquely vibrant. When sober, Jeannette's brilliant and charismatic father captured his children's imagination, teaching them physics, geology, and how to embrace life fearlessly. But when he drank, he was dishonest and destructive. Her mother was a free spirit who abhor

Book Beginnings is a weekly meme hosted by Rose City Reader .  Share the first sentence (or so) of the book you are reading, along with your initial thoughts about the sentence, impressions of the book, or anything else the opener inspires. You can find more information and how to participate on your blog HERE!   I knew I was in trouble as soon as I saw the obituary.  The fact that it had my name on it was sort of a clue.  Title:   Touch the Dark Series:   Cassandra Palmer #1 Author:   Karen Chance Genre:  Urban Fantasy Mass Market Paperback , 1st Edition , 307 pages Published June 6th 2006 by Roc   Cassandra Palmer can see the future and communicate with spirits—talents that make her attractive to the dead and the undead. The ghosts of the dead aren’t usually dangerous; they just like to talk…a lot. The undead are another matter. Like any sensible girl, Cassie tries to avoid vampires. But when

Book Beginnings is a weekly meme hosted by Rose City Reader .  Share the first sentence (or so) of the book you are reading, along with your initial thoughts about the sentence, impressions of the book, or anything else the opener inspires. You can find more information and how to participate on your blog HERE!   The funny thing about facing imminent death is that it really snaps everything else into perspective.  Take right now, for instance.  Run!  Come on, run!  You know you can do it. I gulped deep lungfuls of air.  My brain was on hyperdrive; I was racing for my life.  My one goal was to escape.  Nothing else mattered.  Title: The Angel Experiment Series: Maximum Ride #1 Author: James Patterson   YA Urban Fantasy Mass Market Paperback , First Edition , 413 pages Published May 1st 2006 by Warner Vision Books Six unforgettable kids — with no families, no homes — are running for their lives. Max Ride and her best f