{"id":17052,"date":"2022-02-18T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-02-18T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/?p=17052"},"modified":"2022-02-17T20:59:48","modified_gmt":"2022-02-18T01:59:48","slug":"first-lines-friday-february-18-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/first-lines-friday-february-18-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"First Line(s) Friday | February 18, 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/First-Lines-Friday-February-2022.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17053\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/First-Lines-Friday-February-2022.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/First-Lines-Friday-February-2022-300x59.png 300w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/First-Lines-Friday-February-2022-768x150.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Pick a book off your shelf (it could be your current read or on your TBR) and open to the first page<\/li><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><li>Finally\u2026 reveal the book!<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/february-2022-divider.png\" alt=\"Divider\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote has-text-align-center is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p><strong><em>&#8220;<\/em><\/strong><em style=\"font-weight: bold;\">It was supposed to be twenty minutes.<\/em>&#8220;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Anyone have any guesses on what book this is? I&#8217;ll give you a few clues&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/february-2022-divider.png\" alt=\"Divider\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media2.giphy.com\/media\/3orif1dq16EELkrSeY\/giphy.gif?cid=ecf05e47xagfuu3i3jkoz3204p3p62v3qdf1asejv0b23yvr&amp;rid=giphy.gif&amp;ct=g\" alt=\"Episode 4 GIF by The Simpsons\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/february-2022-divider.png\" alt=\"Divider\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media0.giphy.com\/media\/35X0ZLIlIdf3UOawV3\/giphy.gif?cid=ecf05e47dhw5je95oj4ut6gf45ju5sh7rmzq8riz8qpbz2tk&amp;rid=giphy.gif&amp;ct=g\" alt=\"Adow GIF by A Discovery of Witches\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">any guesses yet? no? okay, one more gif&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/february-2022-divider.png\" alt=\"Divider\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media1.giphy.com\/media\/S5EtFO7POId2RHxSVW\/giphy.gif?cid=ecf05e47f5a25izd045g7ca5hvo7raau2vh5vac1btpaa6ro&amp;rid=giphy.gif&amp;ct=g\" alt=\"bi bisexuality GIF\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/february-2022-divider.png\" alt=\"Divider\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Last chance to guess!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Today&#8217;s book is&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/february-2022-divider.png\" alt=\"Divider\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/the-girls-ive-been-cover.png\" alt=\"First Line(s) Friday | February 18, 2022\" title=\"First Line(s) Friday | February 18, 2022\" class=\"ubb-cover-image alignleft\"><strong>The Girls I've Been<\/strong> by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/authors\/tess-sharpe\/\">Tess Sharpe<\/a> <br><strong>Published on<\/strong>  January 26, 2021 by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/publishers\/farrar-straus-and-giroux\/\">Farrar Straus and Giroux<\/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\/mystery\/\">Mystery<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/genres\/queer\/\">Queer<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/genres\/romance\/\">Romance<\/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> 336 <br><strong>Format:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/formats\/audiobook\/\">Audiobook<\/a> <br><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/sources\/rochester-public-library\/\">Rochester Public Library<\/a> <br><strong>Add to <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/49471138-the-girls-i-ve-been\" target=\"_blank\">Goodreads<\/a> <br><strong>Author Links:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tess-sharpe.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Website<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sharpegirl\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Twitter<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/authortess.sharpe\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/author\/show\/6580285.Tess_Sharpe\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Goodreads<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.instagram.com\/forest_of_arden\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Instagram<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/sharpegirl.tumblr.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Tumblr<\/a> <br><blockquote class=\"ubb-synopsis\"><p>Nora O\u2019Malley\u2019s been a lot of girls. As the daughter of a con-artist who targets criminal men, she grew up as her mother\u2019s prot\u00e9g\u00e9. But when mom fell for the mark instead of conning him, Nora pulled the ultimate con: escape.<br \/>\nFor five years Nora\u2019s been playing at normal. But she needs to dust off the skills she ditched because she has three problems:<br \/>\n#1: Her ex walked in on her with her girlfriend. Even though they\u2019re all friends, Wes didn\u2019t know about her and Iris.<br \/>\n#2: The morning after Wes finds them kissing, they all have to meet to deposit the fundraiser money they raised at the bank. It\u2019s a nightmare that goes from awkward to deadly, because:<br \/>\n#3: Right after they enter bank, two guys start robbing it.<br \/>\nThe bank robbers may be trouble, but Nora\u2019s something else entirely. They have no idea who they\u2019re really holding hostage\u2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\t\t<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">\n{\n\t\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\n\t\"@type\":\"Review\",\n\t\"datePublished\": \"2022-02-18T11:00:00+00:00\",\n\t\"description\": \"\\nHappy Friday! 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Probably by tonight I&#8217;ll finish reading it and maybe&#8230; <em>maybe<\/em>&#8230; I&#8217;ll have a review of it! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Have you read this book before? What did you think?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What have you been reading lately? Let me know in the comments and have a splendiferous day!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/february-2022-divider.png\" alt=\"Divider\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Questions-and-Answers-February-2022.png?resize=1024%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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! 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