Welcome first liners! It’s la fête nationale today and my mother’s birthday! Crepes and croissants all round, and happy birthday Mum! ❤
Taking the theme of revolution today, I’m featuring the second book in J. Rodes’ YA dystopian series The Uncloaked Trilogy. Tearing the Veil releases on Monday (17 July), and the Uncloaked are preparing to go on the offensive!
~ About the Book ~
Now a part of the Den, he’s determined to make good on Eliza Knight’s faith in him—to be more than what he’d settled for when the Party had taken over. But his goal is dangerous, and not just for him. As he searches for a way to protect the silent, invisible victims of the new government, Braxton’s mission—which includes finding a way to rescue Eliza from the Reformation Camp—becomes even more complicated. Hannah Knight, Eliza’s sister, is simply too much like him.
Tired of standing in her perfect sister’s shadow, Hannah determines to find her own place in the world. If that place is with the Pride—the girls’ home and training center provided by the Party—so be it. When she leaves the hopelessness of the cellar, that’s all she’s aiming for. But Quinn Sanger, the handsome son of a powerful political leader, finds her at the creek, and her life takes an unexpected and optimistic turn.
Braxton’s convinced Hannah’s in trouble. Hannah’s convinced Braxton, and all the Uncloaked, are insane. But when they peek behind the real veil the Party maintains, the truth is beyond what either had feared or hoped.
If everyone knew, it could change everything. They redefine their mission. It’s time to tear the veil.
~ First Line ~
“We’ve got a stray spark on the run.”
This is a fantastic series, and I can’t wait for the conclusion, Charging the Darkness.
Before I go, we’re welcoming another face to our First Line Friday team: English Lady from Romances of the Cross. Make sure you stop by and welcome her!
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Happy Friday!! My first line us from A Matter of Trust by Susan May Warren: “Gage Watson blamed the trouble on the bright, sunny day.”
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Can’t wait to read this one!
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Happy Birthday to your mum!!!
I just started Cara Putnam’s Beyond Justice. “If he didn’t find that flash drive now, he would have to disappear.”
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I enjoyed that one! Have a great weekend. 🙂
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Joyeux la fête nationale!
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Merci! 😊
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Happy Friday! Happy Birthday to your Mum!
My first line comes from Julian Fellowes’s Belgravia.
The past, as we have been told so many times, is a foreign country where things are done differently.
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Intriguing first line! And I’ll pass on your birthday wishes. 🙂
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“Mrs. Ferrars died on the night of the 16th – 17th September — a Thursday.” This first line is from, “The Murder of Roger Ackroyd, by Agatha Christie.
Have a great weekend. 🙂
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I love Agatha Christie! 🙂
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Me too! 🙂
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Love Agatha Christie!
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Please send me some crepes and croissants! 🙂 Happy Birthday to your mom and happy Friday!
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I’ll see if I can squish some in a parcel, shall I? 😉
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Happy Birthday to your mom! That first line sounds like code. Happy Friday!
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I suppose it is, in a sense. Kind of a verbal shorthand. I’ll pass on your birthday wishes. 🙂
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Happy Friday! & Happy Birthday to your mom! That first line is interesting for sure.
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It’s a great series! And I’ll pass on the birthday wishes. 🙂
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Mr.—–. I glanced down at my seating chart, heart drumming in my ears. From Playing by Heart by Anne Mateer.
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Ooh. Now I want to know who it is!
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My first line is from Anne Love’s “The Gardener’s Daughter” in the Of Rags and Riches romance collection.
Thump, Thump. She could plant herself in a library world such as this one forever.
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I wholeheartedly agree!
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“Rosemary Gresham may have been a thief, but she was a thief who preferred to work in broad daylight.”
A Name Unknown by Roseanna M. White
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Looking forward to reading this soon!
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Yeesh, that cover. Happy Friday!!
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Definitely eye-catching!
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Just a quick thank you to the birthday wishing people. It made my day special – thank you xxx
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Great YA series!
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Yes!
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Whoa! Book 2 already?! Jen is really whipping those out!
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Yep! And I think it won’t be a long wait for the last one, either (thank goodness!)
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