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First Line Friday: Love and a Little White Lie

Happy Friday Friends :)

I hope you all had a great week, and that you're all looking forward to the weekend.

I don't have too much planned for this weekend, but I'm hoping to get more work done on our home library, and have time to curl up with a couple of the books on my tbr list for this month.

Since it is Friday, I'm once again excited to be linking up with Hoarding Books for another edition of First Line Friday.

First Line Friday is a fun weekly blog meme that simply consists of sharing the first line of the book you're currently reading.

On Tuesday Tammy L Gray's newest book was released into the world, and I adored it. It's definitely one of the best reads I've read this entire year, and I absolutely adore the opening lines.

Love and a Little White Lie by Tammy L Gray:



Synopsis:

After hitting rock bottom, January decides she has nothing to lose in working at her aunt's church--while hiding a lack of faith. A minor deception until she meets the church's guitarist and sparks fly. Can she avoid disaster--especially when a handsome landscape architect has an annoying ability to push her to deal with feelings she'd rather keep buried?

(synopsis from goodreads)






My Thoughts:

I'd read one of Tammy's previous books and really ended up enjoying it, but I was no way prepared to love this one as much as I did. The story was hilarious, but also heartwarming, and was a really great representation of someone coming to faith without having grown up knowing about it. It reminded me a lot of The Secret Life of Sarah Hollenbeck by Bethany Turner, and that's another book that I really enjoyed. You can read my full review of it here. 



First Line:

"I've face planted myself into rock bottom. Well, maybe a hammock above rock bottom-one my aunt Doreen graciously set out for me when I found myself abandoned and broke."


What book are you currently reading? Leave the first line in the comments below, and then hop on over to Hoarding Books to see who else is participating this week.


I hope you all have a wonderful weekend filled with lots of quality reading time.


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  1. Paula ShreckhiseAugust 7, 2020 at 11:46 AM

    My first lines are from MINUTES TO DIE by Susan Sleeman:
    Chapter 1
    Exposed. Kiley felt exposed. Standing there. In the dark. Waiting. Waiting.

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    1. PreppyBookPrincessAugust 7, 2020 at 12:21 PM

      Wow what a way to start off the story!

      I hope you have a wonderful weekend :)

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  2. Beauty in the BindingAugust 7, 2020 at 6:29 PM

    Happy Friday! I have Love and a Little White Lie on my TBR! Today, I'm sharing the first lines from Wedded to War by Jocelyn Green. "When Charlotte and Alice told their mother they were taking the omnibus down Broadway, they weren't lying. They just didn't tell her where they would be getting off."

    https://moments-of-beauty.blogspot.com/2020/08/first-line-fridays-wedded-to-war-by.html

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    1. PreppyBookPrincessAugust 8, 2020 at 9:40 AM

      Happy Saturday!

      I highly recommend Love and a Little White Lite. It's an amazing read!

      I love this first line! It definitely me has me intrigued to know more.

      I hope you have a wonderful weekend :)

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  3. Musings of a Sassy Bookish MamaAugust 7, 2020 at 7:40 PM

    Happy Friday!!

    Have fun working on your home library!!

    My line is from A Nurse for Jacob by Caryl Macadoo ""Lydia admired the two-story building from the corner of Gaienne and Old Levee Streets, strode up the walk, then stopped at the front of the Touro Infirmary and adjusted her cap."

    https://www.musingsofasassybookishmama.com/2020/08/first-line-fridays-nurse-for-jacob.html

    Have a lovely weekend!

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    1. PreppyBookPrincessAugust 8, 2020 at 9:41 AM

      Happy Saturday!

      I haven't heard of this one, but that's a great first line!

      Thank you so much, and I hope you have a lovely weekend as well :)

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  4. Nicole SantanaAugust 7, 2020 at 9:39 PM

    I love this book!

    Happy Friday! 🙂
    I'm currently reading A Life Once Dreamed by Rachel Fordham. I'm on chapter seven so I'll share the first line from there:
    "Sam Landon made his way over to the schoolhouse, toolbox in one hand, lunch tin in the other."
    I hope you have an excellent weekend! 🙂❤đź“š

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    1. PreppyBookPrincessAugust 8, 2020 at 9:42 AM

      Happy Saturday!

      I love Rachel Fordham's books, but haven't had a chance to read it yet. I'll definitely have to do that soon.

      Thanks so much, and I hope you have an excellent weekend as well :)

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