Bookish Musings: Opening Lines (4)

Bookish Musings: Opening Lines (4)

I'm back with more first lines of books! As I have said many times, I don't think the first line is the most important. I don't think most people are going to stop reading if the first line isn't amazing. But I still think it can be fun and interesting to look at them. And I think an interesting one presented without context in a post like this might grab someone's attention enough to try a book....
 
Update: Life and Books (Apr 2023)

Update: Life and Books (Apr 2023)

Let's see. What did I do in April... I played more games because they're a great distraction from real life. Which means I also got a lot of headaches, but eh, that's not fun to talk about. I've been having a lot of fun with Sun Haven! It's the first cutesy farming/crafting sim I've played, and it's full of fantasy stuff, and my character is a naga with four boyfriends :-) I want to stop for a...
 
Book Review: Catch and Release by Isabel Murray

Book Review: Catch and Release by Isabel Murray

Joe and his friend Jerry find a merman washed up on the beach, but he turns out to be very much alive and interested in Joe, though not so fond of Jerry, judging from the way he tries to kill him. After a seduction involving lots of frustration and dead sea creatures, Joe finds himself falling for the man, but their communication barrier and differing survival needs complicate...
 
Update: Life and Books (Jan 2022)

Update: Life and Books (Jan 2022)

New year, same old everything else? For me, at least. I don't really have any news to report. I sent my sims on another vacation, since there was a Sims 4 Snowy Escape free trial. Unlike their Island Living vacation which was pretty chill, this one was full of snowboarding, skiing, hiking, and mountain climbing. But my sims are active sims, so they had an absolute blast. Every time a new Sims...