Well-ReadNeck My book club has an end of year book exchange where the only thing you know about the book is the first line. Has made me hyper aware of great ones. 8y
lynneamch I heard Erik Lawson say he doesn't believe first lines are all that important, but first pages are. In either case, Ariel succeeds on both counts. Suspense builds with each chapter counting down to the inevitable end. Richly imagined, yet clearly researched. 7y
