{"id":8009,"date":"2020-07-31T06:00:38","date_gmt":"2020-07-31T10:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/?p=8009"},"modified":"2020-07-30T21:12:26","modified_gmt":"2020-07-31T01:12:26","slug":"first-line-friday-july-31-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/first-line-friday-july-31-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"First Line Friday | July 31, 2020"},"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>!<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7927\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/First-Line-Friday.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/First-Line-Friday.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/First-Line-Friday-300x59.png 300w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/First-Line-Friday-768x150.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Since it\u2019s Friday, it\u2019s time to grab the book nearest to you and leave a comment with the first line. Today, I\u2019m featuring the first line of&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Triangle-Banner-Summer-2020.png\" alt=\"Divider\" \/><\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/the-game-cover-2.png\" alt=\"First Line Friday | July 31, 2020\" title=\"First Line Friday | July 31, 2020\" class=\"ubb-cover-image alignleft\"><strong>The Game<\/strong> by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/authors\/linsey-miller\/\">Linsey Miller<\/a> <br><strong>Published on<\/strong>  August 4, 2020 by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/publishers\/underlined\/\">Underlined<\/a> <br><strong>Genres:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/genres\/ya\/\">YA<\/a>, <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\/thriller\/\">Thriller<\/a> <br><strong>Pages:<\/strong> 240 <br><strong>Add to <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/49291331-the-game\" target=\"_blank\">Goodreads<\/a> <br><strong>Author Links:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/linseymiller.com\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Website<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LinseyMiller\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Twitter<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/LinseyMillerAuthor\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/author\/show\/15194090.Linsey_Miller\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Goodreads<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/linsey.miller\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Instagram<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/linseymiller.tumblr.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Tumblr<\/a> <br><blockquote class=\"ubb-synopsis\"><p><b>If you loved <i>American Horror Story 1984<\/i>, you'll die for this paperback original thriller mashup of Agatha Christie's <i>The A.B.C. Murders<\/i> and <i>Riverdale<\/i> in which a game turns deadly with a killer who picks his victims one by one, letter by letter.<\/b><br \/>\nEvery year the senior class at Lincoln High plays assassin. Lia Prince has been planning her strategy for years and she's psyched that not only does she finally get to play, she's on a team with Devon Diaz. But this year, the game isn't any fun--it's real. Abby Ascher, Ben Barnard, and Cassidy Clarke have all turned up . . . dead. Can Lia stop the ABC killer before he reaches D?<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\t\t<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">\n{\n\t\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\n\t\"@type\":\"Review\",\n\t\"datePublished\": \"2020-07-31T10:00:38+00:00\",\n\t\"description\": \"Happy Friday! 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Just grab the book nearest to you and leave a comment with the first line. To see what First Lines others are sharing this week head over to <a href=\"https:\/\/hoardingbooksblog.wordpress.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hoarding Books<\/a>. Link your posts in the comments and have a splendiferous week!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7699\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Well-Wishes-Candy-Fishes-Kait-summer-2020.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Well-Wishes-Candy-Fishes-Kait-summer-2020.png 600w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Well-Wishes-Candy-Fishes-Kait-summer-2020-300x160.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Happy Friday! 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