First sentence of current book

[BookishCoffeeBlog]

"The control building for CERN's Large Hadron Collider was new: it had been authorized in A.D. 2004 and completed in 2006."
Flashfoward by Robert J. Sawyer

[Redlegs]

It was the day my grandmother exploded.

The Crow Road, Iain Banks

(now that's a great first sentence!)

[Ealin]

I wake up barefoot, standing on cold slate tiles

White Cat by Holly Black

[sbenniche94]

"The woman peddler, who sold cabbages and radishes from the basket she carried on her head, was making her early morning round of the neighborhood, hawking."

White Badge, Ahn Junghyo

[xolorey]

"Everything has to start somewhere."

Nightlord: Sunset. by, Garon Whited.

[daniya__shah3]

"Is today a good day to die?"
All the Bright Places

[[Valerie Allen]]

Good topics yet flowing!

[Morgan Jones]

"John and Marjorie Love had married at twenty-three and twenty-four, respectively, and they – or at least Marjorie – had carefully planned their family requirements down to the last detail." -Randy Love...at your Service by Shay Carter

[Jacki Mac Iver Hill]

"Boy, you go all the way, huh?"
Bound by Michael Campbell

[selena0698]

The wind shook the house, roaring like a great animal. Rain thundered on the roof.
" Strong heart" - Charlie Sheldon

[Redlegs]

The restorer raised his magnifying visor and switched off the banks of fluorescent lights.

The Kill Artist, Daniel Silva

[Moonlight91]

"Where did that roguish dollar bill in your wallet come from?"

Darkpool by John Leet.

[Redlegs]

He walked as far as the hedge that signalled the end of the airfield.

A God In Ruins, Kate Atkinson

[Bonnie Shelby]

Riley St. Joe sloshed through three inches of frigid seawater.

On Fire by Carla Neggers

[Midnightnox]

The boy was beautiful - Nevernight by Jay Kristoff