First Line Fridays is a weekly feature hosted by Hording Books.
Happy Friday! I hope all of you are doing well. Today I’m going to be featuring the first couple of lines from a book I recently finished.
Galloping her horse past the big oak tree, Mulan pulled the bowstring with one eye closed and sent the arrow flying toward the target. It struck the tree but missed the knothole.
“Don’t shoot behind you!” Andrei flailed his skinny arms. “Keep the target in front of you.” Shooting from a moving horse was much more difficult than when standing still, but she was improving. At least she’d escaped, for the moment, the cooking and cleaning chores. And practicing war skills kept her from facing the uncertain future – and her mother’s grief. Her stomach churned.
I enjoyed this Mulan re-telling and how the author incorporated it into her Hagenheim series. This is my first Melanie Dickerson book and I must admit it piqued my interest, makes me want to check out the rest of the books from this series.
The Warrior Maiden releases on February 5. I’m part of The Fantastic Flying Book Club‘s blog tour for this lovely book. Check out the blog schedule below and check out the rest of the participating book bloggers.
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I have long enjoyed reading Melanie Dickerson’s stories. I’m looking forward to reading this one also!
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Happy Friday! My first line is from “Yesterday’s Promises” by Kimberly Rae Jordan:
“Danica Callaghan sank down on the lowest of the wide, built-in, carpeted risers and surveyed her handiwork.”
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Thank you for sharing! Have a wonderful weekend! 😀
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I love Melanie’s books! Happy reading!
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Thank you, Beth. This book has made me curious about the rest of the series.
Thanks for dropping by my blog today. Have a wonderful weekend! 😀
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I chose this book for today’s first line friday as well! Have a great weekend and happy reading!
https://moments-of-beauty.blogspot.com/2019/01/first-line-fridays-warrior-maiden.html
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What a coincidence! I hope you enjoyed it as well. Have a wonderful weekend! 😀
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I love the Fairy Tale Stories by Melanie Dickerson! Happy reading!
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This book definitely made me curious about the rest of the series. Thinking of lining them up for me to read. Thank you for dropping by my blog. Have a wonderful weekend! 😀
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I’ve seen this one on a couple of FLF today. I’ll add it to my wish list. Thanks for sharing it. I’m featuring Emma Rous’ The Au Pair if you’d like to stop by! I’m also a blog follower/subscriber.
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I read and enjoyed The Au Pair! It was so good, kind of had a gothic vibe to it. I hope you enjoy it.
Thank you for following my blog. I also subscribed to your blog via email 😀 Have a wonderful weekend, Molly.
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Oh, this sounds really good, Rach! A Mulan retelling! I will be watching for your full review for the blog tour!
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Thank you, Jen! My stop is set on the book’s release date on the 5th of next month. 😀 Have a wonderful weekend!
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Happy Friday!
On my blog today I shared the first line from The Forgiving Jar by Wanda E Brunstetter but I’m currently about to start Breach of Trust by Rachel Dylan so I’ll share the first line from that book here: “Mia Shaw gripped a bundle of brightly colored helium balloons with the word congratulations splashed all over them.” Hope you have a great weekend with plenty of quality reading time!
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Thank you for sharing! Hope you enjoy you new book, Becca! Have a wonderful weekend 😀
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