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
Page 56 Snippet
Book Reveal
A murderer could be around every corner in this thrilling YA trilogy based on the board game CLUE!
When a storm strikes at Blackbrook Academy, an elite prep school nestled in the woods of Maine, a motley crew of students—including Beth “Peacock” Picach, Orchid McKee, Vaughn Green, Sam “Mustard” Maestor, Finn Plum, and Scarlet Mistry—are left stranded on campus with their headmaster. Hours later, his body is found in the conservatory and it’s very clear his death was no accident. With this group of students who are all hiding something, nothing is as it seems, and everyone has a motive for murder. Fans of the CLUE board game and cult classic film will delight in Diana Peterfreund’s modern reimagining of the brand, its characters, and the dark, magnificent old mansion with secrets hidden within its walls.
Reasons to Read
✿ A spin-off based on one of the greatest movies and board games ever.
✿ A murder mystery, but with comedy. Because murder is … funny?
✿ See old favorite characters reimagined in a fresh, new way.
✿ Book one of a YA trilogy (but then again, aren’t they all?!).
✿ Highly relatable and recognizable characters.
I LOVE IT!!! YAY!!! Do you like it so far?
I THOUGHT OF YOU WHEN I POSTED THIS. And thought, she’d better get this one or I’ll hit her with it. xD
I do! I think it took a little too long to get to the murder, but I’m about a third done with it. I think the reimaginings of the characters are really interesting, and I can see the original characters in them, which is exciting!
This sounds pretty funny! I don’t remember ever running across a book based on Clue before😁
I haven’t, either! I was super excited to learn about this one. AND it’s going to be a trilogy, which is even more exciting.
Sounds fun, I thought you’d forgotten to share your book cover at first lol Happy Friday! Here’s MY FRIDAY POST.
Ha, I hide it! Because the reveal seems fun to me. I don’t actually know if it’s fun for any readers, but … I’m easily entertained, so I like imaging you poor souls trying to guess the book. ‾\_(ツ)_/‾ Definitely a fun read, though!
This sounds like a lot of fun! I don’t recall ever hearing of books based on board games before. (Movies, sure, but not books.)
Well, as far as I know, the movie Clue is based on the board game, and this book takes elements from both the board game and the movie, which I thought was interesting. I guess Clue is just that special, where it deserves things based off it (hint: it totally obviously does).
I think it’s because part of the fun of Clue is how the players react to it. It’s not just moving pieces around the board based on the roll of the dice.
So true! It’s a game with a full-on story where everybody has the potential for murder, which I think is so rare and compelling in and of itself.
Yes! Exactly this.
This book looks interesting. I like the quotes.
Thanks! It’s definitely a fun read.
Sounds like a cool read!! Happy weekend!
I do terrible on your quizzes because I haven’t read or heard of the books. Sigh. Hope you are enjoying your read. My Friday Quotes
Lucky for you, these aren’t pass/fail. 😉 To be fair, I usually haven’t heard about most of the books people share in these, either, which is a fact that I love and my TBR hates. xD
My first lines are from Hope’s Highest Mountain by Misty Beller:
My Darling Rachel,
You were everything to me. You still are. Don’t ever forget that.
How interesting! With an opening like that, it seems like it’s just setting you up for bad news.
You’re right, Clue is one of the best movies! 🙂
For sure! It’s so underrated these days.
Happy Friday! My first line is from Wyatt: The Montana Marshalls” by Susan May Warren:
“Usually Wyatt, goalie for the Minnesota Blue Ox NHL team, could shrug off his mistakes.”
56%: “You’re still looking for something, trying to grab something that just keeps flying by you.”
That’s a cute opening! Makes me wonder, right off the bat. (Almost wrote cat there. Now there’s an interesting saying lol).
Happy Saturday!
Yesterday on my blog I shared the first line from The Painted Castle by Kristy Cambron: https://christianfictiongirl.blog/2019/10/17/first-line-friday-106/. I’m currently reading Always Look Twice by Elizabeth Goddard, so I’ll share a line from that book.
“For some reason he would never understand, Heath always ended up assisting someone in the direst of circumstances.”
Hope you’re having a good weekend! 🙂❤📖
Oooh, Heath sounds like an interesting character! Thanks for sharing!
This looks like a lot of fun!!!
By the way, I’ve nominated you for the Sunshine Blogger Award:
https://happymesshappiness.wordpress.com/2019/10/20/sunshine-blogger-award-9
Ah, thank you so much for the heads up! I’m so far behind on getting around to all the blogs, so thank you so much for bringing it to my attention. :3
The pleasure’s mine!🙂
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