Books. How do I love thee?
Enough to go on a book buying frenzy!
So after abusing the “BUY” button on Amazon’s website, I began to wonder what possessed me to buy a virtual truck load of books? What about them drew my attention?
The first few sentences.
It’s said that these sentences are the most important part of the book and I agree. It’s usually what readers use to determine if they want to buy your work or not. For me, the first sentences simply have to grab my attention and make me wonder what’s going to happen next.
Open Minds (Book One of the Mindjack Trilogy) by Susan Kaye Quinn
“A zero like me shouldn’t take public transportation.
The hunched driver wrinkled a frown before I even got on the bus. Her attempt to read my mind would get her nothing but the quiet of the street corner where I stood.
Defiance Rising (Book 1 of the Rising Trilogy) by Amy Miles
“I’ve been told that this world used to be a beautiful place, filled with
twinkling electric lights and tables overflowing with food. A place where children played in parks and couples took leisurely strolls on Sunday. A time when humans weren’t slaves to aliens or nature. Staring out over the concrete graveyard before me, I find that hard to imagine.”
Artificial Evil (Book 1 of The Techxorcist) by Collin F. Barnes
“In 2153 the lottery didn’t just change lives, it ended them. And Gerry Cardle’s numbers were up.”
What steps do you take before buying a book?