Happy Friday, book lovers, and welcome to First Line Friday hosted by Hoarding Books. My pick this week is definitely not for the reader looking for a light read, but it’s already grabbed my attention. It’s The Bright Unknown by Elizabeth Byler Younts, and I’ll have my review for you on Monday, so keep an eye out for it!
About the Book
Pennsylvania, 1940s. The only life Brighton Friedrich has ever known is the one she has endured within the dreary walls of Riverside Home—the rural asylum where she was born. A nurse, Joann, has educated and raised Brighton, whose mother is a patient at the hospital. But Joann has also kept vital information from Brighton—secrets that if ever revealed would illuminate Brighton’s troubling past and the circumstances that confine her to Riverside. Brighton’s best friend is a boy she calls Angel, and as they grow up together and face the bleak future that awaits them, they determine to make a daring escape.
Nothing can prepare Brighton and Angel for life beyond Riverside’s walls. They have no legal identities, very little money, and only a few leads toward a safe place to land. As they struggle to survive in a world they’ve never seen before, they must rely on each other and the kindness of strangers—some of whom may prove more dangerous than the asylum they’ve fled.
Narrated in Elizabeth Byler Younts’s gorgeous style, The Bright Unknown is a sparkling search for answers, family, and a place to call home.
First Line
I’d love it if you’d share the first line of whatever you’re currently reading in the comments. And don’t forget, you can find out what other bloggers are sharing for First Line Friday by going over to Hoarding Books blog and finding all the links. If you’ve got your own blog, why not join in and add your link over there. 🙂
I read this book about a month ago. I loved it!
On my blog, I’m sharing a book in my TBR pile (one that’s been there for quite a few months), “Cinder.”
I’m just starting to read a new book, “The End of the Magi.” That first line is: “Any day now, Daniel thought, any day now they would be free.”
Happy reading!
Happy Friday! Today I’m sharing the first lines from Within My Heart by Tamera Alexander over on my blog. Here, I’ll share the first line from a book I recently read and enjoyed, Sara’s Gift by Kimberly Rose Johnson: “I have no idea who or what should get Charity’s fifteen hundred dollars.”
Great minds!
Happy Friday!
Today on my blog I am sharing the first line from The Bright Unknown by Elizabeth Byler Younts. Oh my word is this book amazing!!! Currently, I am reading Once Upon a Christmas: Contemporary Retellings of Timeless Tales. It’s a really fun Christmas collection of novellas. I’ll share a line from that book here.
“Being escorted out of the firm by building security wasn’t on his to-do list, but he could write it in later … and cross it off.”
LOL! This book is filled with sweet and sassy stories. I am loving it so far.
Hope you have a great weekend. Happy reading!
My first line is from Silent Night Suspect by Sharee Stover
Asia Stratton’s gaze remained transfixed on the lifeless eyes staring back at her
I’ve heard so many great things about this book. Thanks for sharing!
Today I’m sharing the first lines from The Words Between Us by Erin Bartels: “Mostly people only die once. But my father is not most people. He is a monster.” Enjoy the rest of your weekend!
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