{"id":14115,"date":"2021-09-03T06:00:31","date_gmt":"2021-09-03T10:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/?p=14115"},"modified":"2021-09-02T15:26:38","modified_gmt":"2021-09-02T19:26:38","slug":"first-lines-friday-september-3-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/first-lines-friday-september-3-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"First Line(s) Friday | September 3, 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:\/\/emmairl.co.uk\/first-lines-fridays-archive\/\" 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-13946\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/First-Lines-Friday-Fall-2021.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/First-Lines-Friday-Fall-2021.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/First-Lines-Friday-Fall-2021-300x59.png 300w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/First-Lines-Friday-Fall-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 <a href=\"http:\/\/emmairl.co.uk\/first-lines-fridays-archive\/\" 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 by 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 decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/V3-Fall-2021-divider.png\" \/><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><em>&#8220;Moscow can be a cold, hard place in winter.&#8221;<\/em><\/strong><\/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 decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/V3-Fall-2021-divider.png\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/media2.giphy.com\/media\/huPmuUiWCLxLEbo0D4\/giphy.gif?cid=ecf05e4705ddhgfwep1gbjys80gkah9numofru5cvdjxoxf3&amp;rid=giphy.gif&amp;ct=g\" alt=\"Brooklyn Nine-Nine tv nbc brooklyn nine nine brooklyn 99 GIF\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/V3-Fall-2021-divider.png\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/media3.giphy.com\/media\/3ohc12wEjKONQ4Hbpu\/giphy.gif?cid=ecf05e47jjy0bn5s3ae7bww3cc2auxu738o2pff51vbvzcof&amp;rid=giphy.gif&amp;ct=g\" alt=\"GIF by Ocean's 8\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/V3-Fall-2021-divider.png\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/media1.giphy.com\/media\/MdkQdz1CG2KIymkiYr\/giphy.gif?cid=ecf05e4705ddhgfwep1gbjys80gkah9numofru5cvdjxoxf3&amp;rid=giphy.gif&amp;ct=g\" alt=\"Season 7 Nbc GIF by Brooklyn Nine-Nine\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/V3-Fall-2021-divider.png\" \/><\/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 decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/V3-Fall-2021-divider.png\" \/><\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/uncommon-criminals-cover.png\" alt=\"First Line(s) Friday | September 3, 2021\" title=\"First Line(s) Friday | September 3, 2021\" class=\"ubb-cover-image alignleft\"><strong>Uncommon Criminals<\/strong> by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/authors\/ally-carter\/\">Ally Carter<\/a> <br><strong>Series:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/series\/heist-society\/\">Heist Society #2<\/a> <br><strong>Published on<\/strong>  June 21, 2011 by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/publishers\/disney-hyperion-2\/\">Disney-Hyperion<\/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\/thriller\/\">Thriller<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/genres\/ya\/\">YA<\/a> <br><strong>Pages:<\/strong> 298 <br><strong>Add to <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/10327303-uncommon-criminals\" target=\"_blank\">Goodreads<\/a> <br><blockquote class=\"ubb-synopsis\"><p>Katarina Bishop has worn a lot of labels in her short life. Friend. Niece. Daughter. Thief. But for the last two months she\u2019s simply been known as the girl who ran the crew that robbed the greatest museum in the world. That\u2019s why Kat isn\u2019t surprised when she\u2019s asked to steal the infamous Cleopatra Emerald so it can be returned to its rightful owners.<br \/>\nThere are only three problems. First, the gem hasn\u2019t been seen in public in thirty years. Second, since the fall of the Egyptian empire and the suicide of Cleopatra, no one who holds the emerald keeps it for long, and in Kat\u2019s world, history almost always repeats itself. But it\u2019s the third problem that makes Kat\u2019s crew the most nervous and that is simply\u2026 the emerald is cursed.<br \/>\nKat might be in way over her head, but she\u2019s not going down without a fight. After all she has her best friend\u2014the gorgeous Hale\u2014and the rest of her crew with her as they chase the Cleopatra around the globe, dodging curses, realizing that the same tricks and cons her family has used for centuries are useless this time.<br \/>\nWhich means, this time, Katarina Bishop is making up her own rules.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\t\t<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">\n{\n\t\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\n\t\"@type\":\"Review\",\n\t\"datePublished\": \"2021-09-03T10:00:31+00:00\",\n\t\"description\": \"Happy Friday! 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I&#8217;ve read the first two books before (although many years ago), but I&#8217;ve never actually finished book three! I&#8217;m really excited to find out what happens next!<\/p>\n<p>What have you been reading lately? Let me know in the comments and have a splendiferous day!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/V3-Fall-2021-divider.png\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13968\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Questions-and-Answers-Fall-2021-1.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"200\" \/><\/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-13969\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Kait-Plus-Books-Signature-Fall-2021.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"1322\" height=\"881\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Happy Friday! 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