Happy Friday! First Line Fridays is hosted by Hoarding Books and participants share the first line from a nearby book.
Today, I'm sharing the first line from Isaiah's Legacy by Mesu Andrews:
"I am Shebna. Small in stature, weak in body, strong of mind. A Levite."
Isaiah's Legacy released earlier this month. Do you have a copy or have you read this book? I read it last month and you can read my thoughts on it here.
What are you reading this weekend? I'd love for you to share your book's first line!
Happy reading!
About the Book:
At eight years old, Shulle has known only life in a small village with her loving but peculiar father. When Uncle Shebna offers shelter in Jerusalem in exchange for Shulle's help tutoring King Manasseh, Judah's five-year-old co-regent who displays the same peculiarities as her father, she's eager to experience the royal court. But Shulle soon realizes the limits of her father's strict adherence to Yahweh's Law when Uncle Shebna teaches her of the starry hosts and their power.
Convinced Judah must be freed from Yahweh's chains, she begins the subtle swaying of young Manasseh, using her charm and skills on the boy no one else understands. When King Hezekiah dies, twelve-year-old Manasseh is thrust onto Judah's throne, bitter at Yahweh and eager to marry the girl he adores. Assyria's crown prince favors Manasseh and twists his brilliant mind toward cruelty, beginning Shulle's long and harrowing journey to discover the Yahweh she'd never known, guided with loving wisdom by Manasseh's mother: Isaiah's daughter, the heartbroken Hephzibah. Amid Judah's dark days, a desperate remnant emerges, claiming the Lord's promise, "Though we're helpless now, we're never hopeless--because we serve El Shaddai." Shulle is among them, a girl who becomes a queen through Isaiah's legacy.
Happy Friday!
ReplyDeleteI've heard so many amazing things about this one, and I definitely think I'm going to have to read it myself very soon.
This week on my blog I'm sharing the first line from Mandi Blake's upcoming release, All The Stars.
"Leah shifted onto her side under the kitchen sink and scratched her neck."
Have a great rest of your weekend :)
Sounds like Leah is very uncomfortable! Thanks for sharing! Hope you have a wonderful weekend with plenty of reading time!
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ReplyDeleteOver on my blog, I'm sharing the first line from When He Found Me by Victoria Bylin: https://christianfictiongirl.blog/2020/02/28/first-line-friday-125/. I'm currently finishing A Convenient Christmas Wedding by Regina Scott, so I will share a line from that book here.
"Nora woke on Christmas morning to the sound of voices calling."
Hope you have an excellent weekend full of fun and relaxing reading!
Thanks for sharing! Have a great weekend, Nicole!
DeleteI've not read this author YET, but hopefully will get the chance soon :) I hope you can stop by:
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Colletta
Sure will, Colletta! :)
DeleteMy first line is from The Land Beneath Us by Sarah Sundin
ReplyDeleteCamp Forrest, Tullahoma, Tennessee. Friday, June 11, 1943
Most men woke in a cold sweat when they dreamed of their own deaths, but not Private Clay Paxton.
I have that book, but haven't read it yet! Enjoy!
DeleteI'm sharing from The Vault Between Spaces by Chawna Schroeder on my blog today. Happy Friday and have a great weekend!
ReplyDeleteI have that one and can't wait to read it! The cover is so lovely!
DeleteHappy Weekend! My first line (actually 2 lines) is from "Draw Me to Your Side" by Marguerite Martin Gray:
ReplyDelete"Closing her eyes for a brief respite, Elizabeth dozed in the afternoon sun peeking through the frosty windowpanes. The image of a coiled, ferocious rattlesnake fought its way behind eyelids seemingly glued together."
I haven't heard of that one. Thanks for sharing! :)
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