First Chapter, First Paragraph, Tuesday May 9, 2023: After I Do by Taylor Jenkins Reid

First Chapter First Paragraph Tuesday! Hosted by Socrates Book Reviews this is where you share the first paragraph of one of the books that you are currently reading.

“We are in the parking lot of Dodger Stadium, and once again, Ryan has forgotten where we left the car. I keep telling him that it’s in Lot C, but he doesn’t believe me.”

After I Do by Taylor Jenkins Reid

First Chapter, First Paragraph, Tuesday March 14, 2023: Starvation Heights by Gregg Olsen

First Chapter First Paragraph Tuesday! Hosted by Socrates Book Reviews this is where you share the first paragraph of one of the books that you are currently reading.

The older boys always brought it up to the younger ones.

Sit down, and I’ll tell you the story of what happened here in the very spot you’re sitting on. Cross my heart, hope to die, stick a rusty needle in my eye. I ain’t lying. What I’m telling you is true.

Starvation Heights by Gregg Olsen

First Chapter, First Paragraph, Tuesday February 21, 2023: Ripper: The Secret Life of Walter Sickert by Patricia Cornwell

First Chapter First Paragraph Tuesday! Hosted by Socrates Book Reviews this is where you share the first paragraph of one of the books that you are currently reading.

Monday, August 6, 1888, was a bank holiday, and London was a carnival of wondrous things to do for as little as pennies if one could spare a few. The bells of Windsor’s Parish Church and St. George’s Chapel rang all day. Ships were dressed in flags. Royal salutes boomed from cannons to celebrate the Duke of Edinburgh’s forty-fourth birthday. The Crystal Palace dazzled with every entertainment imaginable.”

Ripper: The Secret Life of Walter Sickert by Patricia Cornwell

First Chapter, First Paragraph, Tuesday February 7, 2023: The Bookshop on the Corner by Jenny Colgan

First Chapter First Paragraph Tuesday! Hosted by Socrates Book Reviews this is where you share the first paragraph of one of the books that you are currently reading.

The problem with good things that happen is that very often they disguise themselves as awful things. It would be lovely, wouldn’t it, whenever you’re going through something difficult, if someone could just tap you on the shoulder and say, “Don’t worry, it’s completely worth it. It seems like absolutely horrible crap now, but I promise it will all come good in the end,” and you could say, “Thank you, Fairy Godmother.” You might also say, “Will I also lose that seven pounds?” and they would say, “But of course, my child!”

The Bookshop on the Corner by Jenny Colgan