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
I’m sharing a little more than the “first line,” because this opening was just … perfect. You need to read the whole thing. Especially you parents out there.
Motherhood.
56% Snippet
And Hood didn’t know it, but his good luck had ended.
But that’s the thing with luck; it comes and it goes, and the lower intelligences never suspect that it has a source.
Book Reveal
The last human in the universe is on the run from a godlike intelligence in this rip-roaring debut space opera.
Sarya is the civilized galaxy’s worst nightmare: a Human.
Most days, Sarya doesn’t feel like the most terrifying creature in the galaxy.
Most days, she’s got other things on her mind. Like hiding her identity among the hundreds of alien species roaming the corridors of Watertower Station. Or making sure her adoptive mother doesn’t casually eviscerate one of their neighbors. Again.
And most days, she can almost accept that she’ll never know the truth–that she’ll never know why humanity was deemed too dangerous to exist. Or whether she really is–impossibly–the lone survivor of a species destroyed a millennium ago.
That is, until an encounter with a bounty hunter and a miles-long kinetic projectile leaves her life and her perspective shattered.
Thrown into the universe at the helm of a stolen ship–with the dubious assistance of a rebellious spacesuit, an android death enthusiast on his sixtieth lifetime, and a ball of fluff with an IQ in the thousands–Sarya begins to uncover an impossible truth.
What if humanity’s death and her own existence are simply two moves in a demented cosmic game, one played out by vast alien intellects? Stranger still, what if these mad gods are offering Sarya a seat at their table–and a second chance for humanity?
The Last Human is a sneakily brilliant, gleefully oddball space-opera debut–a masterful play on perspective, intelligence, and free will, wrapped in a rollicking journey through a strange and crowded galaxy.
Reasons to Read
✿ Lots of humor, sarcasm, and snark!
✿ Interesting galactic setting.
✿ All sorts of unique creatures to fall in love with.
✿ The Widow. She’s totally worth it all on her own.
✿ An unexpected amount of feels? Where did these come from?!
✿ Space adventure!
✿ Super interesting scenario and mystery to solve.
This is a new weekly meme hosted by E. @ Local Bee Hunter’s Nook meant to take place on Mondays, but since Fridays tend to be my TBR-focused post, I’ve decided to combine them here. This week’s prompt is: RomComs.
I actually don’t tend to read a whole lot of RomComs, so I don’t think I have five on my TBR? So I’m just going to go with romance broadly … which is another genre I don’t read much, but at least there’s five of them on my TBR.
Fascinating premise and great excerpts. Thanks for sharing, and here’s mine: “CROSS HER HEART”
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Happy Friday! I hope you and your family are all doing OK in this crazy time. God’s got us all!
Today on my blog, I’m sharing from The Gift of Forgiveness by Katherine Schwarzenegger Pratt: https://christianfictiongirl.blog/2020/03/20/first-line-friday-128/. I’m currently reading Carolina Breeze by Denise Hunter. It is SO good. I’ll share a line from there.
“Levi was a genius.”
I hope you have an excellent weekend. Happy reading! 🙂❤️📖
Glad to hear you’re enjoying your current read!
I am pulled right in!!! 🙂 Happy weekend!
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I haven’t heard of this one before, but it sounds like a great read. Thanks for mentioning it. 🙂
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It’s definitely been fun!
My Lady Jane and The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue are a couple of my favorites. Happy reading!
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I’m so glad to hear that you enjoyed them! I’m especially looking forward to those two.
OMG!! The first post for my meme!! I’m so excited, thank you for participating!! I have the eARC of The Extraordinaries and I can’t wait to read it as well <3 And I loved The Gentleman's Guide when I was reading it!! I hope you'll have a lot of fun with all of those!!
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Yaaaay, first! Only because I totally cheated and did it early. xD Thanks for hosting it! I actually enjoyed looking through my TBR (and cleaned up a bit of it, too, at the same time, so two birds with one stone). I’m really looking forward to that one, especially, since I have a feeling I’m going to love the whole series!
Thank you so much for including the entire beginning because it made me laugh out loud. Yes, motherhood will do that.
Is it Zack Jordan’s debut? Sounds intriguing.
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Ha, I’m glad you liked it! As a parent, I got to that last line and just lost it. Because … yes. I can relate to that. It does look like this is his debut, yup! Definitely an author I’ll be watching.
Fun opening. This sounds like something different and interesting.
It’s definitely different! Cracks me up.
Loved, loved, loved My Lady Jane! Happy reading. <3
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Thank you! I’m looking forward to it. 😀
From your TBR list, I really enjoyed Storm & Fury. I’m a little nervous that Devil in the White City is moving up my TBR list – I didn’t finish it last time I started, and now I really need to!
I’m glad to hear you liked Storm & Fury! Are you looking forward to the sequel? :3 I keep seeing it pop up, like a continuous reminder that I need to read the first one. xD
Ooh LOVE E’s new weekly meme! I’ve obviously missed the start of it but I’m gonna get started with it on Monday. Exciting times 😀
Also, those first lines are SO good! I’m super curious about this book and might just get a sample of it on Kindle when it’s out! Great post, Sammie!
You didn’t, actually! It starts tomorrow. xD So there’s still time if you want to joint. 😉 I just decided to merge mine with my Friday posts, because I’m a rebel.
You totally should! I’m really enjoying it so far.
Really like the writing just from those small bits. Looks like a good one! Thanks for sharing. 🙂
It’s definitely a unique writing style, and it took me a little getting used to, but it’s very engaging and immersive and I’m enjoying it!