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, Little Comfort by Edwin Hill.  The excerpt shared is from a hardcover version borrowed from the library.  

 

CHAPTER 1

 

All Hester Thursby wanted was a single day to herself, and today was going to be that day--even if it killed her.  She left the baby monitor on the nightstand next to her snoring non-husband, Morgan, and slipped out of the house with Waffles on the leash.  Okay, maybe she glanced into Kate's bedroom to be sure her three-year-old niece was still alive; maybe she crept up to the queen-size bed where the tiny girl slept within a protective barricade of stuffed animals.  And maybe Hester felt a wave of relief when Kate rubbed her nose with a fist and rolled over.  Kate had been staying with them since September, and no matter how much Hester wanted to keep the kid from cramping her style, she still hadn't adjusted to worrying about another human being all day and every day.  "We're making this up as we go along, kid," she whispered, kissing Kate's forehead.

 

 

What do you think?  Would you continue reading?

After reading the opening paragraph, I am wondering why Kate has been staying with Hester for an extended period of time.  This angle certainly piques my interest enough to continue reading.  Yet I was initially attracted to this novel for other reasons:  (a) it's the first in a series; (b) it's a mystery/thriller; and (c) the protagonist is a librarian. 

 

 

 

 

 

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