{"id":14516,"date":"2021-09-24T06:00:09","date_gmt":"2021-09-24T10:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/?p=14516"},"modified":"2021-09-22T18:35:52","modified_gmt":"2021-09-22T22:35:52","slug":"first-lines-friday-september-24-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/first-lines-friday-september-24-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"First Line(s) Friday | September 24, 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Happy Friday! Today I am participating in First Line Friday, hosted by <a href=\"https:\/\/readingismysuperpower.org\/category\/first-line-fridays\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reading is My Superpower<\/a>, <strong>AND<\/strong> First Lines Friday, created 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;Maybe it&#8217;s easier if I introduce myself the way I best know how.&#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:\/\/media1.giphy.com\/media\/hvpsszdCV8XXGyymxu\/giphy.gif?cid=ecf05e4782xxikyowijxitidpwcn8uozecs7x17f0j5i0bq1&amp;rid=giphy.gif&amp;ct=ts\" alt=\"inspired high school Sticker by She Can STEM\" \/><\/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\/3oriNUctGOi5sTtvGg\/giphy.gif?cid=ecf05e477uhzh5uaa0a3fuwdpa99a8nch4u9ojc16wk6q697&amp;rid=giphy.gif&amp;ct=g\" alt=\"tom hanks joe fox GIF\" \/><\/p>\n<p>any guesses yet? no? okay, one more gif&#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:\/\/media4.giphy.com\/media\/WpI48whREMVuXoCL5s\/giphy.gif?cid=ecf05e4709jj02jci7j14n13ugcqzl9p4nmvfucyrnx4p9ff&amp;rid=giphy.gif&amp;ct=g\" alt=\"Cbs Hero GIF by Wolf Entertainment\" \/><\/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\/03\/if-you-then-me-cover.png\" alt=\"First Line(s) Friday | September 24, 2021\" title=\"First Line(s) Friday | September 24, 2021\" class=\"ubb-cover-image alignleft\"><strong>If You, Then Me<\/strong> by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/authors\/yvonne-woon\/\">Yvonne Woon<\/a> <br><strong>Published on<\/strong>  July 6, 2021 by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/publishers\/katherine-tegen-books\/\">Katherine Tegen Books<\/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\/futuristic\/\">Futuristic<\/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> <br><strong>Pages:<\/strong> 416 <br><strong>Add to <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/55577667-if-you-then-me\" target=\"_blank\">Goodreads<\/a> <br><blockquote class=\"ubb-synopsis\"><p>What would you ask your future self? First question: What does it feel like to kiss someone?<br \/>\nXia is stuck in a lonely, boring loop. Her only escapes are Wiser, an artificial intelligence app she designed to answer questions like her future self, and a mysterious online crush she knows only as ObjectPermanence.<br \/>\nAnd then one day Xia enrolls at the Foundry, an app incubator for tech prodigies in Silicon Valley.<br \/>\nSuddenly, anything is possible. Flirting with Mast, a classmate also working on AI, leads to a date. Speaking up generates a vindictive nemesis intent on publicly humiliating her. And running into Mitzy Erst, Foundry alumna and Xia\u2019s idol, could give Xia all the answers.<br \/>\nAnd then Xia receives a shocking message from ObjectPermanence: He is at the Foundry, too. Xia is torn between Mast and ObjectPermanence\u2014just as Mitzy pushes her towards a shiny new future. Xia doesn\u2019t have to ask Wiser to know: The right choice could transform her into the future self of her dreams, but the wrong one could destroy her.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\t\t<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">\n{\n\t\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\n\t\"@type\":\"Review\",\n\t\"datePublished\": \"2021-09-24T10:00:09+00:00\",\n\t\"description\": \"Happy Friday! 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This book reminds me a lot of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/blog-tour-screen-queens-by-lori-goldstein-review-giveaway\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Screen Queens<\/em> by Lori Goldstein<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/top-ten-tuesday-july-6-2021\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Speak for Yourself<\/em> by Lana Wood Johnson<\/a>, both books that I <strong>ABSOLUTELY ADORED<\/strong>! So I&#8217;m really excited about this one!<\/p>\n<p>Do you have scribd? How do you listen to your audiobooks? And 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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