First Lines Fridays 2nd May 2025 | Jo Linsdell

First Lines Fridays 2nd May 2025

  

First Lines Fridays


Books: First Lines Fridays 2nd May 2025

Welcome to First Lines Fridays! This week, we’re kicking off 2nd May 2025 with the opening lines from a book that immediately grabs your attention. I haven’t read it yet, but the first sentence alone has me curious and eager to dive in. Whether it lives up to the promise or not, one thing’s for sure — it’s a brilliant hook! So, let’s take a look at this week’s first line and see if it sparks your interest too.

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I'm participating in First Lines Fridays as I think it's a great way to highlight more of the books that are on my bookshelves. 

What is First Lines Fridays?

First Lines Fridays is a weekly feature for book lovers hosted by Wandering Words. What if instead of judging a book by its cover, its author or its prestige, we judged it by its opening lines? 

  • Pick a book off your shelf (it could be your current read or on your TBR) and open to the first page 
  • Copy the first few lines, but don’t give anything else about the book away just yet – you need to hook the reader first 
  • Finally… reveal the book!

My Pick For This Week


The first lines of the book:


PAISLEY VALLEY HOSPITAL 3:30 a.m.   Everyone lies: the doctors who say I’m safe, the nurses who promise I’m protected, the police who swear to find my abuser. Everyone is lying — to themselves, to me. No one can protect me. No one can keep me safe. No one will find the man who did this. Even though he’s probably right here, in the middle of this mess, known by everyone.


Do you know which book this is from? Scroll down to find out!


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And the book is...

The Sister Under the Stairs by Steena Holmes book cover


About the book

  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0CTHQ49MJ
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Joffe Books psychological thrillers, suspense and crime
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ January 28, 2024
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 356 pages

Book synopsis for The Sister Under the Stairs by Steena Holmes

Please note this is a revised edition of Lies We Tell Ourselves.

My twin sister disappeared twelve years ago.

Jess went missing on our way home from school. We were sixteen. Dad’s golden rule was Never walk home alone. But I was in a hurry and she was flirting with boys. She just vanished. No word. No sightings. Nothing. My family destroyed.

I blame myself. And I won’t ever give up looking for her.

Each year, on the anniversary of Jess’s disappearance, a bunch of flowers is delivered to our home, along with a note. Two words: I’m sorry.

It’s the only clue we’ve ever had as to what happened. Until the day I get a text: I found her.

And in my desperation to know the truth, I’m walking into a carefully-laid trap . . .

The truth about what happened to my twin is even worse than I could ever have imagined.


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