The winner of the “First Love” contest is…
sparksofember!!!!!!
WOOT! WOOT!
A big congratulations from all of us at The Scriblerians blog.
Keep an eye on your email,
I will be sending out a message soon to see which book (of the three mentioned) you would like to receive,
and where I should be sending it!
Thanks for all those who entered the contest. 🙂
Karen deBlieck
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Vanessa Morton writes: My favorite books are those with a stunning opening line. I want the words to grab me by the shoulders and pull me into an engrossing story, like these from Alexa Privet’s The Ophaedron. |
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When Septimus Mawbry was a very young lad among the living, his parents were stolen through an ancient mirror by a woman who wore a gown of woven emeralds. |
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Privet’s opening line raises several delicious questions: if Septimus is no longer among the living, what happened? And who is that woman wearing a gown of woven emeralds? And why did she steal his parents? I need to know more. |
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Then there’s this opening from Lauren Oliver’s Delirium. |
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It has been sixty-four years since the president and the Consortium identified love as a disease, and forty-three since the scientists perfected a cure. |
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Love is now a disease to be eradicated? Really? And what is this “cure?” Tell me more!
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| A clever opening lets you know you’re in good hands, so sit down and strap in for a great ride. Lauren Oliver’s book delivered with pages of beautiful language and world-building. See my complete review here. |
| What’s your favorite opening line and why? Share it with us by leaving a comment below, and your name will be put in a hat. If you sign up to follow this blog or share this post on Facebook, your name will be put in twice. One lucky winner will be drawn from the hat on November 1st, and will receive a digital copy of Delirium. |
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