Book Beginnings on Friday is a meme hosted by Becky at Page Turners. Anyone can participate; just share the opening sentence of your current read, making sure that you include the title and author so others know what you’re reading. If you like, share with everyone why you do, or do not, like the sentence. (Thanks to Rose City Reader for inspiring this meme)
MISTY’S BOOK:
Murder Casts a Shadow by Victoria Kneubuhl, University of Hawaii Press, 2008.
From a bench in the garden, Mina Beckwith watched the clouds racing over the Ko’olau Mountains and the moon rising over Nu’uanu Valley. She took a deep breath and turned her attention to the party inside. Stone arches framed a patio with sets of open french doors leading into the spacious and elegant parlor. From the garden, the arches created small moving vignettes of dancing couples, laughing groups, floating balloons, flying confetti, and moving figures in stylish and fanciful costumes. Beautiful as it looked, Mina couldn’t bring herself to go back in. She’d kept her mask in place all night, avoiding recognition and interaction. It would take more than fancy dress, she thought, to disguise the same old crowd and the same old small talk. Her harlequin costume glittered as she looked up at the moon. Where was her sister, Nyla? And Todd, Nyla’s husband, wasn’t there either.
The first thing I think of when I hear the name “Mina” is Dracula… which naturally, by association, makes me curious about this Mina. That and she’s clearly not enjoying herself at this masquerade ball with missing relatives. Although, how would you even know who was missing since it’s supposed to be a masquerade? So far I love the imagery, and if there’s already a mini-mystery in the first paragraph (where IS her sister?) then the rest of the book should be pretty thrilling. I’ll let you know in a full review later 😉 Yay, for suspenseful October reading!
ALEX’S BOOK:
Nuffin’!
What are you all reading this month? Leave us a message with your own “book beginnings”.
