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Hello guys, welcome back to I'll read what she's reading. I'm Kennedy. I'm Michaela. And I'm Reggie. And today we're playing a very fun game, guessing books based on their first line. We've played this in the past. I can't remember how long it's been since we've done this. A year? This is a very hard game. And if you missed out on our last game episode, it's called Bookmark the Odds. We are doing a competition this year to see who can win the most of these bookish games, and whoever the loser is gets a punishment. Punishment TBD. Someone did say that the punishment should be they have to read credence. So that's an option. But some of them were also really like terrible. Like you can't. They hate us. They want us to suffer. I don't know. I'm trying to remember what they were, but some of them was like, whoa, these are harsh punishments. Punishment TVD. So there's there's some stakes in these games this year, okay? There's gonna be some competitiveness. Alright? If there's a cat fight, I'm just kidding. But play along with us, see if you can guess what book this first line is from. They are books that all three of us have read. So if you follow us on Goodreads, maybe you'll have some clues. Who wants to start? I'm starting a Oh a note with our points. Yeah. So it's whoever can get it the quickest between Michaela and I. Yeah, whoever I already know I'm gonna suck at this game. Did you win the last one? Okay. I was good at that game. This, every year we have done this, I I suck at this. So I feel like Michaela's gonna win this game. Let's see. No. Let's see. Okay. Am I going first with the first prompt? Yeah, go with the first prompt. Okay, you get one point if you get it first, yeah? Yeah. Let's just do one point. Okay, one point for we'll we'll keep it simple. Mm-hmm. Alright. I'm nervous. I don't want you guys to see the covers. I'm not looking. I'm not looking either, sorry. Alright, here it is. Today is the 10th anniversary of the worst day of my life. Oh my. Oh. I was confident for a second, and I was like, wait. 10th anniversary. It's really hard. I have some on my that I have that are very easy, okay? Oh my life. This has zero context clues. Yeah. Do you want me to keep going? As if I could forget when millions of strangers have been so eager to remind me. Millions of strangers? I'm sure you've seen the news stories, the magazine covers, the social media posts. Is it May Luna?

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No.

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Oh.

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That's what my first.

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Oh.

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Oh my gosh. It was a book club book?

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I don't know. Um I'm so good at remembering. Give me a genre. How about a genre? I'm guessing it's romance. Yes. Yeah, I think it is considered a romance. Malibu rising. No. Go right ahead. Enjoy the show, but don't fool yourself into thinking you know me. By now I've heard it all. Blank is a bitch, a diva, a sore loser, a a manipulative liar, cold-blooded, a cheater, a criminal. An attention whore, an actual whore. Even a murderess.

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Is this great, big, beautiful lie?

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Call me what you want. I don't give a damn anymore. My story is mine, and I'll tell it the same way I You're gonna get it after I say this. Skated. Oh, the favorites! The favorites. Sorry, that was a really hard one. Dang! Reginald's a lot of sense. Sorry, that was a really hard one. Yeah, you like just read us the whole chapter. I'm sorry. Just read it. No, that's okay. Okay, well, when I read mine, I did screenshots from like the previews on Goodreads because I felt like that was easier. I don't have some of them are literally I only have the first line. Oh sorry. I'll give you clues though. The favorites. Oh, that makes a lot of sense. Yeah. Especially like the way she's talking. Yep. Yup. I've been thinking about that book a lot because I've made a Olympics. Yeah. So great. All right. Saying I'm about it myself. Do you want me to go or Michaela? You go. Okay. I am dangling, and it is only my father's blood slick curve around my wrist that stops me from falling. You I wanted to pick one from a very recent read. Sorry. I suck. I didn't I wouldn't have known that that was the first line. I did a video once of like books that will sell you on the first line on TikTok, and that was one of them. Oh sorry, Michaela. That's alright. Alright. Alright. Um this is a prologue. Okay. And there's a name in the line, but I'm going to blank it. Got it. Okay. Blank wondered sometimes if she still had eyes.

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Alchemized.

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Yep.

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Good job.

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Good job.

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Maybe I am good at this one. Just kidding.

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I literally am the only one that doesn't have a point, so you're going to make a comeback. Okay. I'll go with an easy one. Okay. You guys ready for this? You got one angry mother effer here. Blank. You want me to keep going? Flaw. You're going to get a F you. Yeah, that was right. Oh my gosh. I totally just guessed. The next line was the Bull Rider. You guys would have gone that really quick. Dang. Oh my gosh. I don't know why that was the first one they came to the first thing. That was really good. That was good. Oh my gosh. That was just a guess. I was like, it's got to be some sort of Western romance. That was a wow. Wow. Okay. Good job. Dang. I did not feel confident in that at all. That was good. I'll dig it. Let's do this one. A great photograph makes you think you know the subject, even if you've never met. Every summer after? Every golden summer. One golden summer. Dang it, that's what I meant to say. That's a good first line. Because like the context of the story, yeah. Yeah. That was good. What did you say? Every summer after? Yeah, I chose the wrong book. Yeah. I was like, same book, different fault. I thought Kennedy would get that one first. Ah, dang. I don't know why. Sorry, Michaela. But what is it? If I have learned anything in this long life of mine, it is this. In love, we find out who we want to be. In war, we find out who we are. No, I literally have a screenshot. I have a picture of this book, but I can't remember what one it is. You did it? I took a picture, but I can't remember what one it is. Wait, say it one more time? Okay. I remember thinking this is a really good first line. If I have learned anything in this long life of mine, is this. In love we find out who we want to be. In war, we find out who we are. Nightingale. Yes. Yes. Nightingale. Spin fire. Good one. That is a good one. Guys, my sister recently just read that and read it at five stars, and I was so surprised she read it at five stars. Why? Because you don't think that's a book she likes? No. She likes really weird books. Hmm. Okay, it's my turn. Yes. Yeah. Okay. I'm in the middle and you guys can see my phone. I'm not looking. Sorry, I'm I'm not looking. Okay, this one's kind of hard. Okay. Take your clothes off. Ooh. Wow. Okay, well. We we've read this. Yeah. Take your clothes off. Out on a limb.

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No. No.

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That's a great guess, actually. That is a good guess. Um, I don't take your clothes off. I feel like it's gotta be oop. Is it some kind of romance? No. It's gotta be a second book in a series. No. Oh. It's a first book? Yes. Do you want me to keep going? Sure. This is giving you nothing. Blank blinked. What? You want me to keep going? Two more lines. Take your clothes off. You guys might get it with the next one. Maybe. The Proctor glanced up from his booklet. Cheating Prevention Protocol. Cheating Prevention Protocol. Is it Silver Elite? No. Oh, for sure. But it is a fantasy book. Proctor. I was gonna say it's not Iron Flame. No. Proctor. Oh my gosh. Why am I struggling with this? Proctor? Okay. I'm trying to like look at my books. Not so really. You don't own it. I don't own it, though. Me and Michaela own it. I own it. You own it. Me and you own it. Why does Kennedy know I don't own it? It is a beautiful well, the one we own is very beautiful. RF Kwong. The Poppy War. Yes. Poppy War. Dang. Yeah, okay, that's clocking now. Procter. Yeah. Uh-uh. Dang. That was a good one. Take your clothes off. That's a wild first line in a fantasy book. Yeah. Yeah. Alright. You ready? I'm ready. Dead gray skin rotted away to show off the stringy sinews of muscle below. Dead grayskin. Grey skin. Sunken rubbery sockets around sparkling hazel eyes. Ooh. Oh my gosh. Why? Fantasy?

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No.

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Oh. I'll continue with the next line I have because it's the only one I have left, because then it's the screenshot ends. Those were actually hers though. They moved as she studied herself.

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They moved.

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Genre. Uh thriller. Singy.

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She studied herself?

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Say it again. Say the whole thing again. Dead grey skin rotted away to show off the stringy sinews of muscle blow. Sunken rubbery sockets around sparkling hazel eyes. Those were actually hers though. They moved as she studied herself. Whoa. The next part says decaying corn on the cob and then it cuts off.

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Decaying corn on the cob?

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Okay. Oh my gosh. Well, it's not. And she you said thriller? It's not quite it's not not quite dead yet. Is it? Yes. Oh. Hey! That was good. Dang. Because it's go, it moves on because she's at the fair. And someone did a corn on the cob. I see a song. I see. That's a good one. That's the only thing I could think of, but I was like, that doesn't sound right. Yeah, so obviously I don't remember that. Decaying corn on the cob teeth with gore stuck in the spaces between. What did zombies eat again? Just brains? Oh about the other guts too. Yeah. And then enjoy the candy apple, anyways. Dang. Oh, that was kind of tricky. That one was hard. That was a tricky one. Nice job.

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Okay.

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It's my turn, right? Yeah. This one is tricky. Great. So many names left to go. If you guys want me to continue. Yeah. Einstein said that weak revenge, strong forgive. The intelligent ignore. This is no longer guessing the book from the first line, it's guessing the book from the first stage. F that. Einstein wasn't always right. So fantasy. No? I wouldn't say it's fantastic. Do you want me to answer? No. Einstein's not in fantasy. Revenge.

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The next line. Revenge is dish best served called. We've all read it.

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We've all read it. Immortal consequences. No. That's fantasy, isn't it? I know, but not fantasy. So a thriller. Okay, yeah. Yeah. Now I agree with that. It means they forget you're coming for them and their screams sound so much prettier when the time finally comes. I'm gonna just have to start spouting out. Google's Guide to Murder. No. As good as that. The disappearance of Rachel Price. It was one that you guys read a while ago. For Madden? No. No.

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To both of you guys.

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I don't have a second page. I can pull it up. A thriller. But what does the cover look like? Silent Patient. No. I'm trying to think of a thriller I read forever ago. Oh, a long time. You guys read it way before I did. Verity. No. I think Verity is considered thriller. Okay, let me just open up my code for it really quick.

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No, that's cheating. What? Cheating. You lose a point.

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You guys didn't tell me that was cheating. That was not established. You don't have it. No, none of you guys have it. You either listened to it or read it on Kindle Unlimited. And there are multiple books. The MindF series, book one. Yes. Dang! Oh my gosh. Yeah. Yeah.

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Duh.

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Specifically book one.

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Duh.

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It was book one, yes. Okay, that was a good one. That was a good one. Sorry, that one was kind of hard. No, but it's good. Now that I know what book it is, it's a very good one. Yeah. It's a good one. Alright. Let me just lean back in here real quick. Hmm. Don't I feel really just I really promise I'm not looking. I'm not looking either. I'm just kidding. My next one. Okay, this one's okay. My phone was upside down because I took the picture upside down, apparently. There's an old saying about stories and how there are always three versions of them. Yourn, yours. Yours, mine, and the truth. Never lie, Freedom McFadden. No. Is this a thriller? No. Um. Yours, mine, and the truth. Say it one more time. There's an old saying about stories and how there's there are okay. Wow, let me try. Great big beautiful life. Yes.

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Yes! Oh, that's good. The BBL.

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I feel really great about that. I'm proud of you for that. I never would have gone that one. Well, I when I said, like when you said stories, I was like, hmm, not thriller. Anyways. Yeah, yeah, yeah. It just claims my context closed, baby. I love it. Alright. Here's mine. I grew up in pure, unceasing, suffocating darkness. I mean, what I want to say is not you haven't read this book. I want to say shatter me, but that's not right. I'm surprised we haven't had any duplicates yet. I thought one of you guys would have saved this one for some reason. I grew up in other Oh, is it Serpents in the Wings of Night? Nope. Is it the second one? Nope. I can continue. Yeah. I'd like to say that's an exaggeration, but it's not. The next line will totally give it away. But I can say it. Wait, just wait a second. Wait, wait, wait, wait. I grew up in utter darkness. I can do the next line and blank some things out to make it a little tricky. Okay, sure. I was only five years old when my blank snuggled me out of the city and took me to live in the blank, the place of children's nightmares.

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What I I can't think of what it's called. Immortal consequences. No. Oh no. Powerless. No. No. What is it? There's like a fog. I can't think of what it's called.

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One dark window?

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No.

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What? A fog? I'll finish with the blank. Thing of light. I was only five years old when my uncle smuggled me out of the city and took me to live in the blank. It's called. Do you want me to tell you what the blank is called? Um, no.

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Um, I know this! I know this.

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A forest of perpetual darkness. Oh.

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Oh.

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The ominous blackmost rising. Oh my gosh, what is it called? It was a book club, you literally Silvia! Yes. That's right. I live in the Blackland. Okay. Just really Dang it! I knew it. I thought the unc saying uncle would give it away.

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I just couldn't think of the what the it was called.

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Oh my god. I could picture it. Are we ever gonna find out who that author actually is? I don't know. I don't know. It's your turn. Oh, it's my turn. Frick. I'm behind. What are the scores? Four, four, three. Alright, it's a tight race, everybody. This one's so easy. So it's just gonna be whoever says it first. Marsh is not a swamp. Huh? Marsh is not a swamp. Where the crowd adds sing. Yeah. Boo. I suddenly think of Shrek. Shrek. Shrek. Get out from swamp. Okay. That's like the only easy one I have. Okay. How many more do you guys have real quick? I'm gonna do this one, but if you guys hold on. I'm gonna do this one. Just do it. Okay. If you need to say stuff afterwards, Okay, okay, okay, okay. This is either gonna be really hard or really easy. Deep in darkness, far from warmth and sun and moons, I lie, quiet as the stone that surrounds me, imprisoning my hunched body in a dreadful womb. Is this the night and moth? Oh. No. Morning star? Yes. Oh. Morning star. Alright. I can't decide if this one's gonna be an easy one or not. There are very few reasons for a meeting between two cloaked figure figures and the dead of night. I can only think of the traitors. I'm sorry. Cloaked figures. There are very few reasons for a meeting between two cloaked figures and the dead of night.

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Heartless Hunter.

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Let me know if you want me to keep going. Yeah, keep going. Unsurprisingly, the list is as short as it is unseemly. For some it is love. For most it is lust. One dark window. Lust for money, lust for purpose, lust for revenge. Shill of sparrows. But in some cases, it is love that first spurs these lusts, or rather the loss of it. Two twisted crowns. Why is it giving me Rachel Gillick vibes? It's a prologue. I'll say that. Is it the night and moth? Mm-mm. Frank, I don't know. Your moral consequences. Cloaked figures. They wear cloaks for revenge. Okay. Two cloaked figures. They're meeting up, and you're wondering who is who are these cloaked figures and why do they need revenge? Why are they meeting? Had this conversation when we first started this book. Cloaked figures. Is it so much? The last line I'll say is a second book. I feel like that writing style is very specific, and when we find out what it is, I'm gonna feel stupid. I literally cannot think of anything right now. Too cloaked. I can try to find the rest of Read it one more time. Let me just really immerse myself in the in the in the line. Prologue. There are very few reasons for a meeting between two cloaked figures in the dead of night. Unsurprisingly, the list is as short as it is unseemly. For some it is love, for most it is lust. I'm just gonna Cloaked It's not the first book, but it is in a fantasy series. Is it Do you own this? Uh Divine Ravels, what's the second book? Ruthless Vows? No preck. Do you own this? Yeah. Okay. The second Serpent Wings of the Mail? No. Is it Rose and Chains? Not Rose and Chains. Two twit Rose. I will give you a hint. Okay. It has something to do with flowers. In a sense. Powerless, fearless, reckless. Gonna take your final pick on which one? Oh um Fearless. Reckless. I need to double check because I wrote fearless, but I think it's actually wait. Is fearless the third one? Yeah. It's fearless. Pissed. But I kind of feel like I don't know. You said it first. Okay, I said all three of them. That doesn't really matter. But I feel like that probably actually counts. I just wanted you to have a final answer. Does that make sense now? No. Really? No. Whose turn is it? Yours? Is it mine? I think so. Oh, okay. Sorry. You know, there's really no need for all this violence. Okay. Keep going. It was common knowledge in blank city that to lie to a blank meant death. Oh. Is it wait. Is it conform? No. To lie meant death. I'll say to lie to a guardian meant death. Kill the sparrows. No. They're not a guardian? The nine moth? Who has guardians? Can you give me another hint, please? Two twisted crowns. No. I knew this in a first hand painful way that most other Zavarians did not. Zavarian? What? Zavarian? I don't even recognize that in any way, shape, or form. You already said shield of sparrows? Yeah. Almost a year to the day, I watched one of the Queen's men clad in beaten gold armor got my neighbor for lying about whoever was listening was screaming when she said Zafarian. Zafarian. See, that tells you how much I remember. I did not enjoy Quicksilver. Not either. But I did say probably like the second one better. It's been out for a while. We'll see if I ever get to it. Okay. I'm gonna give one. It's either gonna be really easy or really hard. Okay. And I have a feeling I know which one of you two is gonna get it first. It took seven years to get the letter right. That's all I have. The things we leave unfinished. No. That's all I have. There's nothing else on the page. That's it. So seven years right. We're always looking.

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I mean the YouTube video we're gonna be like all looking over this way.

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They're like, what are they looking at? Um I thought Reggie had this, but maybe she'd be like, seven years to get the letter right.

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What letter right?

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Divine Rivals. No. That's a good guess, though. Oh. The second one. No. Great guess. I thought you had these, but maybe what what genre is it? It's gotta be fancy. Fantasy. Seven years to get the letter right. Who's sending the letter? Who's our female main character? Who who that's all I have to give you? Is it a first? Yes. First book in a series. Oh my gosh. Seven years to get right. Can't think right now. I don't. How else can I give you a uh letter right? Seven years to get it. Daughter of No Worlds. No. Serpents in the Wings of Night? No. More whimsical. Carval? Yes. Oh. Dang. I do have those. I can't see them over there. Carval. Oh, I get it now. I get it now. I see. It's been like six years since I've read that. Yeah. It has been a long time since you've read that, huh? Hmm. Alright. Um, you ready for mine? C. I can't fathom why you feel the need to go work at that dingy little hospital in the country. Part of your world. Mother freaker. Oh, um, yours truly? Hmm. I'm assuming it's romance. Yeah. Dingy little hospital in the country. It's Abimenace, but I can't think of what the book is. I used to think Blank was a nice guy. Now I know better. Oh I don't know. I can't remember the names. Just for the summer. Yours truly. Say I could keep going, but I don't know if you'll get it. Dinky Hospital. Maybe I'll just keep going. Well Robert, I draw, using his full name to piss him off as I shove a final sweater into my overpowl suitcase. I'm not sure if you're aware, but there are humans, real live ones who live in the country who are also in need of medical attention. The only Abby Yimana's books that have doctors are a part of your world and yours truly. Or nurses. Unless I'm forgetting one. I feel like I'm forgetting one. Because there's three. Is you just for the summer is a third one? Or is that a start of a new one? Wait, isn't it a part of your world, yours truly just for the summer? Oh yeah. We're missing one.

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Yeah.

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It's not happy ever after. Oh, okay. We'll just say it's not Abby Jimenez. Robert. Keep going. Or can you give us a different clue? Um context clues here. I can't fathom why you feel the need to work at that dingy little hospital in the country. Oh. It's the Theo one. Reckless. Yeah. Um thank Robert.

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Guys, I am losing so bad. I'm not gonna win.

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I'm gonna be the loser for holidays. I've lost two games. There's a lot of time left in the year. It's only February. We got plenty of games to go. My dearest Jameson. The things we leave unfinished. Oh, I wouldn't have gotten that. I don't even remember his name being Jameson, but I Here we go, guys. You ready? Mm-hmm. What's two plus two? Oh my hell. Two plus two. Guys. Two plus two? This is a really hard one. That is a really hard one. What is after that? Something about the question irritates me. I'm tired. I drift back to sleep. Project Hail Mary. Yes. Oh my gosh. I didn't feel very confident in that, but I was like, two plus two. Must be a teacher equals Project Hail Mary. Two plus two equals Project Hail Mary. Oh man. I cannot wait for that. That movie's gonna be so good. Can't wait. I can't wait. We're doing an episode on it, so. So make sure you read. Make sure you go see the movie. Oh, okay. Me. Alright. The black water nipping at our thrashing hills was freezing. I wanna say, like, I can't remember the title of Nessa's book, but I don't think that's right. A court of Silver Flames. Yeah.

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Oh shut up!

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Are you kidding me? I was trying so hard to have my expression.

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You get that point. You l you get the point for that.

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Oh. Freak! But I mean that makes sense, but dang. Oh, it's your turn. Um, alright, this is a prologue. If you leave this house, it will be in handcuffs. That was my Yep. Maybe I did have really easy ones. Okay, let's see. Which one do I want to do? I have not read this book, but you guys have. Blank tugged at the jacket of his stolen uniform. You haven't read this one? But we have.

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Oh, Rebel Witch. Yep. Oh dang. That was awesome. That was quick. Yeah.

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I can't believe we haven't read that yet. It's great fun. Yeah. If you don't get to it, Sprint, but I own it. I should read it. Oh, it's my turn. Yeah, right. Right? Tell me, little butterfly. What would you do for love? Duffa? Oh. No. I was thinking quicksilver. I know that's what that's where I went. Because but then I was like, I've already done that. That's literally not it. Tell me, little butterfly. What would you do for love? This is a hard one. It's a little odd. I can continue a little bit, but I don't know if you'll get it. Is it immoral consequences? No. Can you please continue? The woman knows the tower now. She knows every angle of its imposing shape as it rises from the surf. She knows the way the horals carve into its surface. She knows the way the horals carved into its surface feel beneath her palms. Isn't that in moth? She knows no. She knows how the bone white stone looks smeared with her blood. She knows it's Oh, Serpent's Wings of the Night? The second one? No, is it the third it's the it's She knows it's scent, a crit and stagnant, like death itself. She knows everything except for how to break it. It's daughter of No World. Oh. Third one? Yeah. That yeah, that makes sense. That makes sense. I don't remember any of the names of those. To Sauna? No, like the book names. Daughter of Death and Dawn. Daughter of Death and Dawn. I always struggle with Caprissa Capissa Brodman's titles. I know. Her titles are lengthy and they're all similar. Similar, yeah. Yeah. I got a point. Right? I got that? You did get it, yeah. I'm sorry I didn't say the title. It's okay. Does that still count? Yeah, because I wouldn't have gone on the title. I wouldn't have gone the title. This one's really freaking hard. Great. I pull the trigger over and over and over as the increasingly feeble stream of water fails to propel my tiny horse as fast as I want it to go.

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Trigger horse?

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Trigger and a horse. Trigger My Tiny Horse? So a pony. Um, say you'll remember me. No. This is a Oh! They're at a carnival.

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Okay.

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Finale. No. Romance? Not really? I don't think you have it. Can you keep going? Come on. Come on. I say bearing my teeth, which are still sore from today's Orthodonist appointment, not taking my eyes off the bullseye for a moment. They young? What's even crazier is like that's the prologue. And then when you go to chapter one, literally, guys, I would never be able to get this. The chapter one says the first line is the gun feels cold and hard where I hide it against the small of my back. But it's not a thriller. But you said it's eh about a romance. Yeah, I would say it's more like women's fiction. That we've both read. Malibu Rising? I'm trying to think of one we've read. I don't know if I even own it. You're probably like Women's Fiction. Like it will not make sense to you once you've got a few. What does the cover look like? The cover? It's colorful. We've all read it. Yeah. Do I own it? No. Did I cry? I'm actually not sure. I can't remember. Did I read it last year? What do you question? We can all read it last year. Not a book club book. No. Brick. Do you have any other clues? I'll keep reading. Okay. Okay. This is the chapter. F first chapter. Well, I'll read the first chapter because I feel like unless you guys want me to continue with the prologue. No. I got enough about the braces and the carnival. Um, I lean on the roll top desk and watch Kim cross in front of me, her chiffon pantsuit hanging loosely around her frame. I will I will the tears to come to my eyes. It'll be better if I look upset. Kim. I look upset. Women's fiction. You're gonna say it and I'm gonna be like, oh. No, you guys will probably be like, what the freak? I did not know that started like that. Do you have any other hints? Women's fiction? Um sponsorship. Sponsorship. For us.

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Oh, um uh the other side of now.

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Yeah.

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Oh is that wild? Yes. Oh, dang. Why does she have a gun? I don't know. Wait, you got that, Reggie?

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No, I didn't.

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It's a great book.

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It's a good book. I I know. I was like, this is the book I read. Interesting. Yeah, I never, yeah.

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You're right. That does come out of left field. I never would have gotten that. Yeah. You are correct. You are correct. All of mine are very lackluster that I have left. Actually, let's do this one, sure. You know this story blank, though you do not remember it. We're gonna go with Michaela's popular answer, the serpent in the wings of night. No.

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It's just like what my brain goes to. I don't know why. I don't remember.

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You don't remember. I'll tell it to you as best I can and promise to be honest in my tail bearing. If I'm not, that's hardly my fault. To tell a story is in some pat some part to tell a lie, isn't it? It's fantasy. Right? Mm-hmm. Tell a story that again. I'll just keep going. Okay. Once you came upon Blank's highest tour where the wind whispered a minor tune, there the going flowers were white and the stones were gray. Yes. Oh. You know the story bar Tholemu? Oh. Yeah. I see. I see. What's the scoring? That's why I didn't off because I knew what the first line was. Um I have six. Kennedy has eight. Reggie has ten. Oh, and this is the last one, so I won. I have one. I could make a comeback. I could get two points. Yeah. Okay, so you have to get the next two to win. Or tie. Yeah. Well, I'm the loser either way. Alright.

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Oh.

SPEAKER_03

Are we keeping tally based on who loses or keeping tally on like who wins? And then the person with the less points? I think it's who wins and loses, right? Oh, okay. Got it. Okay. The first time. Maybe we don't need to have a loser. It's just win. And whoever has the most wins wins. And whoever doesn't have the most wins. Yeah, yeah. Okay, okay, okay. Okay. The first time I met Death, it was in my first breaths. Or rather, the first breaths I didn't take. One dark window. Breath of the day. Now let me just say this. Oh wait. No say it. You gotta say the title of this one. Oh, so it's a s it's not the first book in a series. I'm not gonna get it. Two twisted crowns. Start naming like twos. Alright, I can keep reading. Yeah, keep going. I was born too small, too sickly, too quiet. My father used to say Iron Flame. That he'd never heard such a silence when I was born. Several terrible minutes in which no one said a word, and that when I finally started to wail, he'd never been so grateful to hear a scream. Who's so tiny?

SPEAKER_01

Who's so tiny? Brad jokes so Ooh.

SPEAKER_03

How many books are in the series? Is it completed? It's the series as a whole is not completed. It's a shill of sparrows. Nope. Oh, it's the second book you said. Death never left though. That became clear quickly, even before anyone wanted to acknowledge it. The truth came the second time I met Death eight years later when my sister was born. She, unlike me, screamed from the moment she came into the world. From some of the words I said, I'm just gonna like emphasize them. Sick death? Yeah, I got that. Sick death. You both gave this book, I'm pretty certain, you both gave this book five stars. Let me let me go see.

SPEAKER_04

Hmm.

SPEAKER_03

I'm pretty sure you were. You both did. Michaela's review. Chef's Kiss.

SPEAKER_02

Guys, that literally gives that's how my reviews are. It gives me nothing.

SPEAKER_03

Um oh, oh. I can't think of what it's called. It's the novella of the Serpent's Living Sonic. Yeah. The Rose Six Scorched Roses.

SPEAKER_01

Gee, you said she had to have the exact title. That's a bunch of bulk. That's a bunch of bulk crap. Hey, did you know that? No, yeah. I'll take it. I said rose.

SPEAKER_03

Roll back the tape! Roll back the tape. Just kidding. Sorry, you can have it if you don't. I don't want it. You can have it if you don't want it. Nice job. Okay. You ready? Yeah. A girl is running for her life. Basically any book. Every book on my shelf. Every book. But it's written from the third person, eh? Probably.

SPEAKER_02

Do you want me to keep going?

SPEAKER_03

Yeah, probably. This whole like first line thing is turned into the first page. Yeah.

SPEAKER_04

Maybe we need to read.

SPEAKER_03

Why were we so much better at it? I don't think we were. I think we just gave we didn't continue, we just gave hints. The summer air burns in her back. At her back. Wow. At her back. But there are no torches, no angry mobs, only the distant lanterns of the wedding party. The reddish glow of the sun as it breaks against the horizon. Oh, cracks and spills across the hills. Oh. And the girl runs. I think I'm so wrong. I'm probably wrong. What is I don't I don't want to say what I'm thinking it is unless Michaela gives it to me. Tangelin in the grass as she surges forward forward in the woods trying to beat the dying light. Voices carry on the wind, calling her name blank, blank, blank. Oh, maybe I'm wrong. Hold on. What is it called? I know I don't I don't think I own it. I can see, I could tell you everything about the book, but I just cannot think of what it's called. Maybe I'm wrong though. I don't know. I can't remember. I don't I feel like you did have the guest list. No. Is that it? Mm-mm. Oh, that's I don't know what's it. It is not thriller.

SPEAKER_04

I was assuming it was fantasy. No? Sort of, yeah. Yeah?

SPEAKER_03

Like um magical realism? Ish? Fantasy? Ish? Okay, can you read the Running Away from a wedding? It's in France. Oh, Secret Life of Addy the Rue. Yes. What is that? Is that fantasy or is that magical realism? Um I don't know. I don't know. I feel like it's a Ben's maybe fantasy, but sorry, it's not magical realism. No. Because it takes place in the actual world. Yeah. Like our world. Yeah. Yeah. That's a good one. That was why do we not have any duplicates? That was I tried so hard to not. I tried to pick really obscure like ones we hadn't read in a while. Yeah. Yeah. That's also probably why we didn't do as good, because we didn't choose like new ones.

SPEAKER_01

Acatar.

SPEAKER_03

Yeah. I think the book from Avatar. You did. I did. A chorus of the one. Yeah, but it was like, you know, yeah. Hmm. Well, guys. Alright, that was fun. Wait, so I won. Yeah, you won by one. Ooh. Who's keeping the tally? Well, so far I've won one, Reggie's won one. I don't know who lost me. I say we just keep track of the winner and then whoever has the most amount of wins and then the least amount of wins. Yeah. So Ken. Yeah. That sounds like Reggie. You guys got one. Yeah. Okay. Well, guys, thanks so much for tuning in, listening to us play Guess a Book by its first page. Because we know we did not guess it by the first line. Stay tuned this year, as we said at the beginning of the episode, because we are having a competition. And eventually you guys will vote for the punishment and the reward. It's gonna be for me. I'm scared. So please be nice. If you don't follow us on social media, feel free to follow us over there. We post lots of fun videos, lots of great content. You can follow us on TikTok and Instagram at WhatShees Reading Pod. If you didn't know, we saw merch like what Michaela is currently wearing. We have some of that still in stock. She's beautiful. You can follow our shop account at What She's Reading Shop or go ahead and shop our merch at I'll read what she's reading.com. And if you can't get enough of us, we do have a Patreon where we do a monthly book club. We have vlogs on there, polls. We did a trivia night with our Patreon viewers a month ago that was really fun. So if you want extra bonus content, go ahead and head over there. But in the meantime, thanks so much for listening, and we'll see you next week.

SPEAKER_04

Bye.