First Chapter ~ First Paragraph

It's Tuesday . . . time for . . . 

                                                      

 

First Chapter ~ First Paragraph Tuesday Intros, now hosted by Vicki at I'd Rather Be At The Beach, where bloggers post the first paragraph(s) of a book they are currently reading or planning to read sometime soon.  

Today I'm featuring an upcoming read, Not That I Could Tell by Jessica Strawser.  The excerpt is from a hardcover edition purchased from Book of the Month club
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Ever wonder what your friends really think of you?

I take a lot of care in my appearance, for instance.  I'm a small-town doctor's wife, so I need to look the part--even if I don't feel the part.  And I have twins enrolled in pre-K at a charter school so obsessed with freethinking it will shove free thoughts down your throat.  So I make sure it's obvious to everyone there what happy, healthy, cherished little people my kids are.  I never forget to dress them in their pajamas for pajama day.  I always sign up to bring the most elaborate snacks to the class parties.  I help other moms in the parking lot when their pumpkin seats jam or their strollers collapse.  I make a point of knowing all their names.

You probably think I care a lot about what my friends think.

I don't.

None of this charade is for them.

What do you think?  Would you continue reading?

The narrator shares quite a bit of information in the opening paragraphs, and has me wondering what makes her tick.  All seems perfect on the surface, but I get the feeling that things are really far from it once you take a closer look.

There's a considerable amount of buzz for this book, which makes me eager to start it.

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