{"id":10164,"date":"2021-01-08T00:00:50","date_gmt":"2021-01-08T05:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/?p=10164"},"modified":"2021-05-28T19:50:56","modified_gmt":"2021-05-28T23:50:56","slug":"first-lines-friday-january-8-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/first-lines-friday-january-8-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"First Line(s) Friday | January 8, 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Happy Friday! Today I am participating in First Line Friday, hosted by <a href=\"https:\/\/hoardingbooksblog.wordpress.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hoarding Books,<\/a> <strong>AND<\/strong> First Lines Friday, hosted by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wanderingwords.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Wandering Words<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9854\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/First-Lines-Friday-Winter-2020.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/First-Lines-Friday-Winter-2020.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/First-Lines-Friday-Winter-2020-300x59.png 300w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/First-Lines-Friday-Winter-2020-768x150.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>First Lines Fridays is a weekly feature for book lovers hosted by\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.wanderingwords.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Wandering Words<\/a>. What if instead of judging a book by its cover, its author or its prestige, we judged it\u00a0by its opening lines?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Pick a book off your shelf (it could be your current read or on your TBR) and open to the first page<\/li>\n<li>Copy the first few lines, but don\u2019t give anything else about the book away just yet \u2013 you need to hook the reader first<\/li>\n<li>Finally\u2026 reveal the book!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9377\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Simple-Banner-Winter-2020.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"70\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Simple-Banner-Winter-2020.png 850w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Simple-Banner-Winter-2020-300x25.png 300w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Simple-Banner-Winter-2020-768x63.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><i>&#8220;Cinderella has been dead for two hundred years.&#8221;<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Anyone have any guesses on what book this is? I&#8217;ll give you a few clues&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9377\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Simple-Banner-Winter-2020.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"70\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Simple-Banner-Winter-2020.png 850w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Simple-Banner-Winter-2020-300x25.png 300w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Simple-Banner-Winter-2020-768x63.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/media.giphy.com\/media\/JatIJhjbmkOzu\/giphy.gif\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9377\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Simple-Banner-Winter-2020.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"70\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Simple-Banner-Winter-2020.png 850w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Simple-Banner-Winter-2020-300x25.png 300w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Simple-Banner-Winter-2020-768x63.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/media.giphy.com\/media\/ihShqimtyKmPA1MJ6c\/giphy.gif\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9377\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Simple-Banner-Winter-2020.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"70\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Simple-Banner-Winter-2020.png 850w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Simple-Banner-Winter-2020-300x25.png 300w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Simple-Banner-Winter-2020-768x63.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/media.giphy.com\/media\/3o7aCTNjq3qiUbzrHi\/giphy.gif\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Last chance to guess!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Today&#8217;s book is&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9377\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Simple-Banner-Winter-2020.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"70\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Simple-Banner-Winter-2020.png 850w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Simple-Banner-Winter-2020-300x25.png 300w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Simple-Banner-Winter-2020-768x63.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/cinderella-is-dead-cover.png\" alt=\"First Line(s) Friday | January 8, 2021\" title=\"First Line(s) Friday | January 8, 2021\" class=\"ubb-cover-image alignleft\"><strong>Cinderella Is Dead<\/strong> by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/authors\/kalynn-bayron\/\">Kalynn Bayron<\/a> <br><strong>Published on<\/strong>  July 7, 2020 by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/publishers\/bloomsbury-ya\/\">Bloomsbury YA<\/a> <br><strong>Genres:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/genres\/fantasy\/\">Fantasy<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/genres\/retellings\/\">Retellings<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/genres\/ya\/\">YA<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/genres\/queer\/\">Queer<\/a> <br><strong>Pages:<\/strong> 400 <br><strong>Add to <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/43900612-cinderella-is-dead\" target=\"_blank\">Goodreads<\/a> <br><blockquote class=\"ubb-synopsis\"><p>It\u2019s 200 years after Cinderella found her prince, but the fairy tale is over. Teen girls are now required to appear at the Annual Ball, where the men of the kingdom select wives based on a girl\u2019s display of finery. If a suitable match is not found, the girls not chosen are never heard from again.<br \/>\nSixteen-year-old Sophia would much rather marry Erin, her childhood best friend, than parade in front of suitors. At the ball, Sophia makes the desperate decision to flee, and finds herself hiding in Cinderella\u2019s mausoleum. There, she meets Constance, the last known descendant of Cinderella and her step sisters. Together they vow to bring down the king once and for all\u2013and in the process, they learn that there\u2019s more to Cinderella\u2019s story than they ever knew . . .<br \/>\nThis fresh take on a classic story will make readers question the tales they\u2019ve been told, and root for girls to break down the constructs of the world around them.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\t\t<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">\n{\n\t\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\n\t\"@type\":\"Review\",\n\t\"datePublished\": \"2021-01-08T05:00:50+00:00\",\n\t\"description\": \"Happy Friday! 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Retellings are some of my favorite things, so I have high hopes for this one!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9377\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Simple-Banner-Winter-2020.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"70\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Simple-Banner-Winter-2020.png 850w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Simple-Banner-Winter-2020-300x25.png 300w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Simple-Banner-Winter-2020-768x63.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9418\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/What-Do-You-Think-Winter-2020.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/What-Do-You-Think-Winter-2020.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/What-Do-You-Think-Winter-2020-300x59.png 300w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/What-Do-You-Think-Winter-2020-768x150.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Do you participate in either of these memes? Let me know if you do and link your posts in the comments so I can visit! And don&#8217;t forget to have a splendiferous week!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9378\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Well-Wishes-Candy-Fishes-Kait-Winter-2020-001.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Well-Wishes-Candy-Fishes-Kait-Winter-2020-001.png 600w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Well-Wishes-Candy-Fishes-Kait-Winter-2020-001-300x160.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Happy Friday! 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