{"id":10412,"date":"2021-02-05T00:00:12","date_gmt":"2021-02-05T05:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/?p=10412"},"modified":"2021-05-28T19:44:21","modified_gmt":"2021-05-28T23:44:21","slug":"first-lines-friday-february-5-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/first-lines-friday-february-5-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"First Line(s) Friday | February 5, 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-10571\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/First-Lines-Friday-February-2021.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/First-Lines-Friday-February-2021.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/First-Lines-Friday-February-2021-300x59.png 300w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/First-Lines-Friday-February-2021-768x150.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-10443\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Hearts-Divider-February-2021.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"70\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Hearts-Divider-February-2021.png 850w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Hearts-Divider-February-2021-300x25.png 300w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Hearts-Divider-February-2021-768x63.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p class=\"_04xlpA direction-ltr align-center para-style-body\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><span class=\"JsGRdQ\">&#8220;I study the app post like it&#8217;s <\/span><\/em><em><span class=\"JsGRdQ\">a Renaissance<\/span> painting<span class=\"JsGRdQ\">,<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"_04xlpA direction-ltr align-center para-style-body\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><span class=\"JsGRdQ\">dissecting and analyzing <\/span><\/em><em><span class=\"JsGRdQ\">each detail before tapping<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"_04xlpA direction-ltr align-center para-style-body\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><span class=\"JsGRdQ\">the button<\/span> <span class=\"JsGRdQ\">that will send <\/span><\/em><em><span class=\"JsGRdQ\">it out to the world.&#8221;<\/span><\/em><\/p>\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-10443\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Hearts-Divider-February-2021.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"70\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Hearts-Divider-February-2021.png 850w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Hearts-Divider-February-2021-300x25.png 300w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Hearts-Divider-February-2021-768x63.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/media.giphy.com\/media\/Y0sTI4T1qAVSLHIIGP\/giphy.gif\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10443\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Hearts-Divider-February-2021.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"70\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Hearts-Divider-February-2021.png 850w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Hearts-Divider-February-2021-300x25.png 300w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Hearts-Divider-February-2021-768x63.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/media.giphy.com\/media\/YOBAHMmK21gwSq8DKY\/giphy.gif\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10443\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Hearts-Divider-February-2021.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"70\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Hearts-Divider-February-2021.png 850w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Hearts-Divider-February-2021-300x25.png 300w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Hearts-Divider-February-2021-768x63.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/media.giphy.com\/media\/gf5eExzYQnjl8QuJ25\/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-10443\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Hearts-Divider-February-2021.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"70\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Hearts-Divider-February-2021.png 850w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Hearts-Divider-February-2021-300x25.png 300w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Hearts-Divider-February-2021-768x63.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/follow-your-arrow-cover.png\" alt=\"First Line(s) Friday | February 5, 2021\" title=\"First Line(s) Friday | February 5, 2021\" class=\"ubb-cover-image alignleft\"><strong>Follow Your Arrow<\/strong> by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/authors\/jessica-verdi\/\">Jessica Verdi<\/a> <br><strong>Published on<\/strong>  March 2, 2021 by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/publishers\/scholastic-press\/\">Scholastic Press<\/a> <br><strong>Genres:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/genres\/contemporary\/\">Contemporary<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/genres\/romance\/\">Romance<\/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> 320 <br><strong>Add to <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/52664789-follow-your-arrow\" target=\"_blank\">Goodreads<\/a> <br><blockquote class=\"ubb-synopsis\"><p><b>For fans of Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera, this is a riveting and irresistible take on love, life, and identity -- both online and off.<\/b><br \/>\nCeCe Ross is kind of a big deal. She and her girlfriend, Silvie, are social media influencers with zillions of fans and followers, known for their cute outfits and being #relationshipgoals.<br \/>\nSo when Silvie breaks up with her, CeCe is devastated. She's lost her first love, and now she can't help but wonder if she'll lose her followers as well.<br \/>\nThings get even messier when CeCe meets Josh, a new boy in town who is very much Not Online. CeCe isn't surprised to be falling for a guy; she's always known she's bi. And Josh is sweet and smart and has excellent taste in donuts... but he has no idea that CeCe is internet-famous. And CeCe sort of wants to keep it that way.<br \/>\nBut when CeCe's secrets catch up to her, she finds herself in the middle of an online storm, where she'll have to confront the blurriness of public vs. private life, and figure out what it really means to speak her truth.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\t\t<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">\n{\n\t\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\n\t\"@type\":\"Review\",\n\t\"datePublished\": \"2021-02-05T05:00:12+00:00\",\n\t\"description\": \"Happy Friday! 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It&#8217;s timely and genuine and wonderful, and if you&#8217;ve ever even thought about reading a Becky Albertalli or Marisa Kanter or Emma Mills book, you need to pick this up as soon as you possibly can and start reading it!!!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10443\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Hearts-Divider-February-2021.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"70\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Hearts-Divider-February-2021.png 850w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Hearts-Divider-February-2021-300x25.png 300w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Hearts-Divider-February-2021-768x63.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10472\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/What-Do-You-Think-February-2021-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/What-Do-You-Think-February-2021-1.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/What-Do-You-Think-February-2021-1-300x59.png 300w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/What-Do-You-Think-February-2021-1-768x150.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-10479\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Well-Wishes-Candy-Fishes-Kait-February-2021-002.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Well-Wishes-Candy-Fishes-Kait-February-2021-002.png 600w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Well-Wishes-Candy-Fishes-Kait-February-2021-002-300x160.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Happy Friday! 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