First Lines Friday #10

It’s time for another First Lines Friday! Hosted by Wandering Words!!

What if, instead of judging a book by its cover or its author, we judged the book by its opening lines?

Here is how it works:

– Pick a book and open to the first page.

– Copy the first few lines without revealing which book it is.

– Reveal the book!

So… do these first lines entice you?

At the beginning and the ending of all things…
She had not seen the man called Theo in the cards, nor did they prophesy the meaning of her actions. When she called the ambulance they said they would come soon, and half an hour later she was still waiting by the water.
And when she called again they had no record of her call, and gave her the number of the complaints department.

Scroll down to reveal the book!

84K by Claire North

Every single one of Claire North’s books excites me. The premise, the first lines. This is an author I absolutely adore!! This book sounds so so interesting, according to the back we’re in a world where you can pay off the debt of killing someone. Everyone’s life is worth a certain amount, if you can afford it? You can kill them without issue. Knowing that and then reading the first lines has me so intrigued!!!