First Line Friday 56 || Dragons and War

Posted September 27, 2019 by Sammie in #amreading, chat with me, First Line Friday, Friday 56 / 25 Comments

It’s time to play “guess that book” and also watch our TBRs weep.

“First Line Fridays” is by Hoarding Books and is all about the first line of a current/upcoming read. Friday 56 is a meme hosted by Freda’s Voice, where you turn to page 56 (or 56%) in what you’re reading a find a snippet that jumps out at you. The idea to combine the two came from Nicole @ BookWyrmKnits.

First Lines



“Give me your hat.”
They are not the sort of words that you expect to start a legend, but they were the first words he ever heard her say.


56% Snippet



“We could all die at Arkannis. Some will, and I would let them see what they fight for first, let them look it in the eye.”

Book Reveal



Click To Reveal The Book
The Bone Ships

Two nations at war. A prize beyond compare.

For generations, the Hundred Isles have built their ships from the bones of ancient dragons to fight an endless war.

The dragons disappeared, but the battles for supremacy persisted.

Now the first dragon in centuries has been spotted in far-off waters, and both sides see a chance to shift the balance of power in their favour. Because whoever catches it will win not only glory, but the war.

Reasons to Read



✿ Dragons! Roll credits.
✿ Ships built from dragon bones.
✿ Large-scale, bloody war
✿ Hunt the dragons, win the war
✿ Book one of a trilogy
✿ Strong female characters
✿ … have I mentioned the dragons?

Chat With Me

What are your first lines from what you’re reading this week?

25 responses to “First Line Friday 56 || Dragons and War

  1. DRAGONS is all you needed to say! After Priory I’m still craving more dragons 😂 This sounds like an interesting read 😍 Hope you enjoy it whenever you get to it! Lol

    • Thanks! Should be reading it … this week? I hope. Maybe. xD But yeeees. <3 I want all the dragon books now. And I'm not even done with Priory yet LOL.

        • I don’t think you can call 60% as being so close. >.> I think I’m going to just continue reading a couple chapters a day, because it’s really too much to just keep pushing through all at once lol. It almost put me to sleep last night and I had to switch to something else.

  2. Happy Friday! The book I’m featuring on my blog this week is a nonfiction by Ariniko O’Meara, A City Saunter Story. Here’s the first line to Chapter 40: “Whatever you do, don’t walk Baker Street!” I read the message three times. As much as I knew my friend meant well, I felt she wasn’t fully grasping my project.
    Have a wonderful weekend!

  3. Over on my blog this week, I’m sharing the first line from Jody Hedlund’s newest YA book, Foremost.
    Here I’ll share the first line of a book I’m nearly finished reading, Aiming for Love by Mary Connealy.
    “Josephine Nordegren floated through the woodland silent as a ghost.”

    • Happy Friday!

      Today on my blog I’m sharing the first line from Christmas in Winter Hill by Melody Carlson. I’m currently reading Freedom’s Kiss by Sarah Monzon. I’m just starting chapter 29, so I’ll share the first line from there.

      “Florida, 1832
      Winnie felt like a cow being led to slaughter, just waiting her turn to stand before the butcher with a club in his hand.”

      Hope you have a great weekend filled with excellent reading time. 🙂❤📖

  4. lelandandbecky

    Happy Weekend! My first line is from “Least Expected” by Autumn Macarthur:

    “Maggie Golding ran her fingers through her multi-coloured hair, planted her hands on her hips, and took a step back to examine the latest window display she’d created for Pettett and Mayfields London department store.”

  5. I’ve just recently started with Hotel Iris by Yoko Ogawa:

    “He first came to the Iris one day just before the beginning of the summer season.”

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