First Line Friday (4)

First Line Friday is a feature created by me, where I post five first lines from some books that I have on my TBR pile.  You guys then get to vote, based on the first lines, for the book that I will read next. =)

Title:  Knightley Academy (Knightley Academy #1)
Author:  Violet Haberdasher
Release date:  March 9, 2010

The Midsummer School for Boys sat on top of a steep but rather flat hill, staring down its nose at the village below.  You see, the Midsummer School for Boys was a grand place, where sons of Gentry and Quality learned how to stare down their noses at anyone beneath them. They also learned mathematics and science and history and how to steal food from the kitchens and torment the serving staff.  But I’m getting ahead of myself.

Title:  Slice Of Cherry
Author:  Dia Reeves
Release date:  January 4, 2011

FROM FANCY’S DREAM DIARY:

Daddy stood at the front door screaming for Kit and me to let him in.  Kit told me to run and get Madda, so I tried, but Madda wasn’t in her room. Her bed was unmade and spits of blood stained her sheets.  I ran back to the front door, but now Kit was gone, and the door was wide open.  And Daddy was dragging her down into the storm cellar by her feet.

Title: The Near Witch
Author: Victoria Schwab
Release date:  August 2, 2011

It starts with a crack, a sputter, and a spark.  The match hisses to life.

“Please,” comes the small voice behind me. 

Title:  Between
Author:  Jessica Warman
Release date:  August 2, 2011

It’s a little after two a.m.  Outside the Elizabeth, things are relatively quiet.  Boats–yachts, really–are tied to the docks, clean white buoys protecting their fiberglass and porcelain exteriors from the wood. The slosh of the Long Island Sound, water beating against boats and shore, is a constant in the background.  In most of the other boats–with names like Well Deserved, Privacy, Good Life–there is peace.

Title:  Want To Go Private?
Author:  Sarah Darer Littman
Release date:  August 1, 2011

“How can you not be excited?”

Faith, my best friend since second grade, is lying on the edge of the swimming pool watching the ripples as she trails her slim fingers through the water.  “I mean, come on, Abby.  We’re starting high school tomorrow.  It’ll be so much better than middle school.”

So based on these first lines, which book do you think I should read and review next?

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  1. I’m voting for Slice Of Cherry–just those brief lines totally have me hooked!

    Either way, I think this one’s definitely going on my TBR list. Thanks for the rec!

    Smiles!
    Lori