First Chapter First Paragraph Tuesday Intros
is a weekly meme hosted by Diane at Bibliophile by the Sea every Tuesday. To
participate share the opening paragraph or two of a book you've decided to read
based on that paragraph. Please feel free to join in, First Chapter~First Paragraph~Tuesday Intros.
Why didn't she think of this city as home? Catherine Ling wondered as she looked down through the clouds from the window of the jet approaching Hong Kong. Other people would have found it strange that she has never regarded this exotic, wonderful, terrible city as her home place. She had spent her childhood here on the streets struggling, sometimes starving, always having to use her mind and wits just to stay alive. It was only when she was fourteen and had been chosen by Venable to go to work for the CIA that she had left the city. Perhaps it was because she had never been at ease enough to think of it as haven. Wasn't a home supposed to offer safe haven?
Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading.
"Veneable hadn't wanted her to go to Hong Kong to be with her son. He'd had that job for her to do in Guatemala City, and he could be as stubborn as he was devious."
14 comments:
I like the thought process going within her mind. I would continue to read it.
Here is my intro post from Sufficient Ransom by Sylvia Sarno .
And
Here is my intro post from Night Fish by Kristine Ong Muslim .
I like that intro a lot -- book is new to me, so hope that you enjoy it.
sounds like a good story waits in the pages. enjoy your book. kelley—the road goes ever ever on
Another one to add to my list! Thanks for sharing...and for visiting my blog.
Thanks for sharing this new to me book. The intro hooked me, so I'd read on.
Thanks for visiting my blog.
I haven't read this author's books in a long time. She's always good.
This looks like a fun page turner - I'd keep reading!
Here's Mine: http://www.sarahsbookshelves.com/fiction/first-chapter-first-paragraph-tuesday-intros-chasing-sun-natalia-sylvester/
Love the teaser! I've been wanting to read this author for years but I'm not sure which book I should start with.
Here's my TTT post
-Kimberly @ Turning the Pages
Sounds good to me, too. Haven't read this author - enjoy!
That slowly pulls you into her head. I'd like to know more for sure.
I can understand where she's coming from. I would keep reading. I want to know more about her.
Oh, I like the sounds of this story! A fourteen-year-old as CIA? I want to know more.
I debated using the same or different books for my FCFPTI and TT post. I chose different. But reading your post, I now see how each can support the other, or give different aspects of the book. Well done!
Not too sure yet, but the intro is engaging.
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