Book Meme
1. Pick ten of your favorite books or series.
2. Post the first sentence of each book. (If one sentence seems too short, post two or three!)
3. Let everyone try to guess the titles and authors of your books.
1) The Year Buttercup was born, the most beautiful woman in the world was a French scullery main named Annette. ~ Princess Bride by Willaim Goldman darkfrog24
2) The old stories say that when the first person woke up on the first morning in the world where this tale takes place, he yawned, stretched, and said to the first thing he saw, "Well, here was are."
3) In the land of Ingary, where such things as seven-league boots and cloaks of invisibility really exist, it is quite the misfortune to be born the eldest of three. ~Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones darkfrog24
4) Linderwall was a large kingdom, just east of the Mountains of Morning, where philosophers were highly respected and the number five was fashionable. ~ Dealing with Dragons by Patricia Wrede darkfrog24
5) "Kill that baby!" (I know this one is a bit short and vague, but I can't give more without giving it completely away. But I know a lot of the journal readers are familiar with this book.) ~ Acheron by Sherrilyn Kenyon
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6) Winter came early this year; it should have been a tip off.
7) The Unicorn lived in the Lilac wood, and she lived alone. ~ The Last Unicorn by Peter Beagle darkfrog24
8) The hatchling tasted his first air. Cool and dry compared to the dampness inside the egg, it's strangeness set him aquiver.
9) The man smiled and I let my gaze linger on his face. His eyes were a lovely shade of pale blue.
10) I never used to keep track of the phase of the moon. So I didn't know it was one night shy of full when I young woman sat down across from me at McAnally's pub and asked me to tell her all about something that could get her killed. ~ The Dresden Files: Fool Moon by Jim Butcher patchcat