Please join Rose City Reader every Friday to share the first sentence (or so) of the book you are reading, along with your initial thoughts about the sentence, impressions of the book, or anything else the opener inspires.
My book beginning this week comes from THE NEEDLE IN THE BLOOD by Sarah Bower:
My book beginning this week comes from THE NEEDLE IN THE BLOOD by Sarah Bower:
The voice doesn't sound like his, though he can feel its vibrations in his throat. It sobs and growls, bellows and screeches like a cacophony of demons.
The opening makes me wonder what's going on!! Sounds like someone is in agony. This is a book I picked up from the library...looking forward to reading it this weekend.
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Good and weird opening :D
ReplyDeleteDefinitely does sound painful! Excruciatingly painful...
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That title is interesting and goes with the book beginning. Here is my post:
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Maybe he's possessed and a demon is speaking through him.
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I've never heard of this book but I do like the beginning!
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Definitely not the way you'd want your voice to sound! Unless you're a demon. :-)
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I agree with some of the other comments--its the demon within. A very odd but interesting beginning.
ReplyDeleteMy beginning is here:
http://morosebookshelf.blogspot.com/2012/07/book-beginnings-wizard-of-earthsea.html
Oh, my goodness! That's quite an opening scene.
ReplyDeleteThanks for adding your post to BBOF!
Wonderful opening. And what gorgeous cover art!
ReplyDeleteHere's mine. Plus I have a giveaway of my featured book starting tomorrow: http://guiltlessreading.blogspot.ca/2012/07/friday-56-book-beginnings-lovely.html
That expression "cacophony of demons" sounds as if this character has a repressed darkness in his soul! Dramatic!
ReplyDeleteSounds like he's been possessed.
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