1 Jun 2018

First Line Fridays 29: Dawnsinger by Janalyn Voigt




Is it already Friday again? The weeks are flying by: and the first day of June this year. There are 4 birthdays in my family this month, and father's day in the UK falls in June as well. Its going to be so busy. 

Today, I am including another book that I have had on my Kindle Cloud reader for years, as I am attempting to clear my Kindle backlog. I did not buy it directly from Amazon, but from the Publisher's website, because Amazon UK's price was extortionate.
Although its fantasy, Dawnsinger by Janalyn Voigt is supposed to be inspired by 13th century English history. 

Dawnsinger, Tales of Faeraven: 1

The High Queen is dying... At the royal summons, Shae mounts a wingabeast and soars through the air to the high hold of Faeraven, where all is not as it seems. Visions warn her of danger, and a dark soul touches hers in the night. When she encounters an attractive but disturbing musician, her wayward heart awakens. But then there is Kai, a guardian of Faeraven and of Shae. 

Secrets bind him to her, and her safety lies at the center of every decision he makes. On a desperate journey fraught with peril and the unknown, they battle warlike garns, waevens, ferocious raptors, and the wraiths of their own regrets. Yet, they must endure the campaign long enough to release the DawnKing and the salvation he offers to a divided land. To prevail, each must learn that sometimes victory comes only through surrender.



The first two lines read:
"The crosswind caught Kai's wingabeast as lightning flared too near. Shrilling, the winged horse tilted in flight, and Kai's stomach lurched'.

I may not be posting much this month, or my postings may be late, because I have a lot of commitments coming up.

As usual though, you can comment with your own First Line, and click the meme below to see what other members of the group are reading. 

https://hoardingbooksblog.wordpress.com/category/first-line-fridays/

10 comments:

  1. What an intense cover! I just finished reading A Defense of Honor by Kristi Ann Hunter... "Graham, the Viscount Wharton, heir to the earldom of Grableton, pride of the Cambridge fencing team, coveted party guest, and generally well-liked member of both Brook's and White's, was bored."

    Happy reading!

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    1. I am still waiting to be approved for that book on Netgalley. Happy Friday!

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  2. Happy Friday! My first line is from Mail-Order Bride Switch by Dorothy Clark:

    “Garret Stevenson kicked the snow off his boots, climbed the steps to the roofed platform of the Union Pacific Railroad station and stopped.”

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    1. Well, its Saturday now of course, but happy weekend. My computer did not alert me to comments, so I have had to look myself.

      That sounds like a good first line.

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  3. One of my current reads is A Proposal to Die For, the first Lady Alkmene Cosy Mystery by Vivian Conroy:

    'Marry me.' The whispered words reached Lady Alkene Callender's ears just as she was reaching for the gold lighter on the mantelpiece to relight the cigarette in her ivory holder.

    Have a great weekend!

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    1. That sounds very good. I just looked it up, might add it to my wishlist.

      Thanks for visiting and have a Happy Weekend.

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  4. On my blog, I'm sharing the first line from Tessa Afshar's upcoming novel, Thief of Corinth, due out in July. Here I will post the first line from the novel I'm about to begin, This Wilderness Journey by Misty Beller.

    November, 1852
    Canadian Rocky Mountains

    "I am the luckiest man alive."

    Makes you want to read to find out why he's the luckiest man alive, huh?! Lol! 😊

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  5. This looks like a great read!!

    I’m sharing about “No One Ever Asked” by Katie Ganshert on the blog, but I’m currently reading, “The Weaver’s Daughter” by Sarah E. Ladd.

    Alarm’s menacing sting picked Kate Dearborne’s consciousness and hurried her steps.

    Happy reading and have a great weekend!

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  6. I’m sharing about “No One Ever Asked” by Katie Ganshert on the blog, but I’m currently reading, “The Weaver’s Daughter” by Sarah E. Ladd.

    Alarm’s menacing sting picked Kate Dearborne’s consciousness and hurried her steps.

    Happy reading and have a great weekend!

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