First Line 56 || Meet the Coven

Posted February 28, 2020 by Sammie in #amreading, Book Beginnings, chat with me, First Line Friday, Friday 56 / 25 Comments

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

Book Beginnings is hosted by Rose City Reader 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.

First Lines



The best way to hunt a witch was to look for patterns of three.


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56% Snippet



“You’ve had two murders so far. Not only should you be treating this like the Butcher may be back and already lining up his next four victims, you should be keeping all of this out of the press. Which is clearly not the case.”

The sergeant grunted. “We have a leak. one of my men, no doubt. Some of them don’t like the way I do things.”

“Then I’d say they’re a sight smarter than you are.”

What?

“You have completely cocked up this investigation from the start.”


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Book Reveal



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Witches of Ash and Ruin

Modern witchcraft blends with ancient Celtic mythology in an epic clash of witches and gods, perfect for fans of V.E. Schwab’s Shades of Magic trilogy and A DISCOVERY OF WITCHES.

Seventeen-year-old Dayna Walsh is struggling to cope with her somatic OCD; the aftermath of being outed as bisexual in her conservative Irish town; and the return of her long-absent mother, who barely seems like a parent. But all that really matters to her is ascending and finally, finally becoming a full witch-plans that are complicated when another coven, rumored to have a sordid history with black magic, arrives in town with premonitions of death. Dayna immediately finds herself at odds with the bewitchingly frustrating Meiner King, the granddaughter of their coven leader.

And then a witch turns up murdered at a local sacred site, along with the blood symbol of the Butcher of Manchester-an infamous serial killer whose trail has long gone cold. The killer’s motives are enmeshed in a complex web of witches and gods, and Dayna and Meiner soon find themselves at the center of it all. If they don’t stop the Butcher, one of them will be next.

With razor-sharp prose and achingly real characters, E. Latimer crafts a sweeping, mesmerizing story of dark magic and brutal mythology set against a backdrop of contemporary Ireland that’s impossible to put down.



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Reasons to Read



✿ Set in Ireland!
✿ Involves witches and covens!
✿ Sooo…you know…magic. Sometimes of the black variety.
✿ Serial killer targeting witches.
✿ Bisexual protagonist with OCD.
✿ Prose that’s lovely and easy to get into.
✿ The Butcher of Manchester (which is an awesome serial killer name).
✿ No, for real, if I become a serial killer, make sure I get an awesome name like that, please.
✿ I mean … wait, what?

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What’s your first line (or a favorite line) from what you’re reading this week?

25 responses to “First Line 56 || Meet the Coven

    • Right?! That for sure grabbed my attention right away. Then again, I have a thing with serial killer books anyway, so that helps. Maybe I should be concerned about that? lol.

  1. I totally agree, the Butcher of Manchester is an awesome serial killer name. I haven’t seen this one before so thanks for sharing! Hope you have a great weekend! 🙂

  2. Happy Friday!
    Over on my blog, I’m sharing the first line from When He Found Me by Victoria Bylin: https://christianfictiongirl.blog/2020/02/28/first-line-friday-125/. I’m currently finishing A Convenient Christmas Wedding by Regina Scott, so I will share a line from that book here.
    “Nora woke on Christmas morning to the sound of voices calling.”
    Hope you have an excellent weekend full of fun and relaxing reading!
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    • It’s definitely not as eye-catching as other books in its genre, which is interesting and I wonder why they went that avenue. Maybe so it stands out in its simplicity? Who knows. The blurb sure sounds good, though, and that’s the most important thing!

    • Bwahaha talk about timing! I’m not very far into it yet, but I’m really enjoying it. It’s all dark and brooding and mysterious so far.

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