Books: First Lines Fridays 20th February 2026
Welcome to another First Lines Friday! Is this week's pick a book you'd like to read? Do the first lines hook you and pull you into the story? Scroll down and find out...
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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:
My lungs balloon painfully in my chest. I can’t breathe. I can’t breathe. I can’t breathe. The last spasms of life rack my body as my mouth fights to contain the scream in my throat. My limbs thrash as my eyes search the murky dark waters for anything to grasp on to. This is it. And I never saw it coming.
Do you know which book this is from? Scroll down to find out!
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And the book is...
Dive into the diabolical new domestic thriller from a USA Today bestselling author. Perfect for fans of Freida McFadden, Jeneva Rose, Colleen Hoover and Alice Feeney.
Shae Halston lives a life of luxury–at least that’s what her followers think.After a devastating affair ends her marriage, the internet influencer and It Girl must confront her new normal without losing her grip on reality–or any of her devoted followers. In an act of furious desperation, Shae befriends her husband’s new lover, but the closer she gets to their new life the more her mental health unravels. Soon, manic delusions replace her sanity and before long compulsive thoughts of revenge obsess her until the lines between her online persona and reality blur.When a tragic accident turns violent, the spotlight turns to Shae and the threat of losing everything looms again. Until an opportunity arises that could secure her freedom for good…even at the cost of another life.
Where to find The Influencer by Adriane Leigh online:
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Have you read this book?
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