First sentence of current book

[Somtochukwu O Ezeme]

Ed Cooper leaned back in his new ergonomic chair, hands behind his head, and stretched his legs comfortably as he gazed out his floor-to-ceiling window at Santa Monica Bay, twelve stories below.

Winnick, Jack. East Wind, Second Edition: Can the Team Foil the Plot to Blow Up American Cities? (Lara and Uri Book 1) (p. 1).

[Beet]

The first sentence of "Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief" by Rick Riordan is: "Look, I didn't want to be a half-blood."

[Kibet Hillary]

Kyle was ready for anything.
Moons Over Terra: Book One by Harold, R. J.

[Chitra Ayengar]

" I feel dirty"
Then comes the flood by John Payne

[Shih]

The first arrow hit a child.

The Book That Wouldn't Burn by Mark Lawrence

[Marika Pontillo]

The COVID pandemic hit after a decade of fierce disruption.

[Tommy Mayengbam]

I WAS FIRST TOLD I HAD TERMINAL CANCER when I was fifty.

[Rukayya Yusuf Hameed]

I never wanted to be a “sales guy.” I’ve always hated that idea—that guy.

Karmic Selling by Stan Gwizdak.

[Thia_Reads]

“Fall was in the air; a brightly coloured autumn sheen was beginning to show on the leaves.“

Ela Green and the Kingdom of Abud by Sylvia Greif

[Ika Apro]

Cynthia gazed across the desk at her brother. (Cynthia and Dan: Cyber War; Dorothy Mercer)
Seems very intriguing if you ask me, haha.

[JessicaALauer]

"The Royal Astrologer, Baphen, squinted at the star chart and tried not to flinch when it seemed sure the youngest prince of Elfhame was about to be dropped on his royal head."

-The Queen of Nothing (Folk of the Air series #3) by Holly Black

[Alayna Garrett]

Dawn had set its match to a clear sky when our cargo ship sailed out of Dover.

The Mask Falling (The Bone Season #4) by Samantha Shannon

[Kostas Doumas]

The eleventh apartment had only one closet
A Little Life - Hanya Yanagihara

[hettie van rooyen]

At dusk they pour from the sky.

All the light you cannot see-Anthony Doerr

[Koko Oka]

"The memorial service could only be held at the home in Hancock Park."
The Blackwoods by Brandy Colbert
I'm super excited for this read!