They say you shouldn't judge a book by its cover, but what about its first line... 🧐 Today, we're putting that idea to the test! Did these first lines hook us? Confuse us? Make us want to remove it from our TBRs? Tune in as we react in real time, & stay till the end as we debrief our August TBR picks & catch up on life outside of the Pod!

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📖 Books Mentioned:Bury Our Bones In The Midnight Soil - V. E. SchwabThe Invisible Life of Addie LaRue - V. E. SchwabVicious - V. E. SchwabOnce Upon a Broken Heart - Stephanie GarberCaraval - Stephanie GarberDivine Rivals - Rebecca RossBlood of Hercules - Jasmine MasPsycho Shifters - Jasmine MasBonds of Hercules - Jasmine MasA Study in Drowning - Ava ReidThe Golden Enclaves (The Scholomance #3) - Naomi NovikImmortal Consequences - I. V. MarieThe Blighted Stars - Megan E. O'KeefeThe Will of the Many - James IslingtonRed Rising - Pierce BrownBlood Over Bright Haven - M. L. WangThe Strength of the Few - James IslingtonThe Sword of Kaigen - M. L. WangWhen The Moon Hatched - Sarah A. ParkerThe Ballad of Falling Dragons - Sarah A. ParkerIron Gold - Pierce BrownLight Bringer - Pierce BrownRed God - Pierce BrownUprooted - Naomi NovikThrone of Glass - Sarah J. MaasCrown of Midnight - Sarah J. MaasNinth House - Leigh BardugoThe Naturals - Jennifer Lynn BarnesShadow and Bone - Leigh BardugoKing of Scars - Leigh BardugoPowerless - Lauren RobertsBinding 13 - Chloe WalshThe Knight and The Moth - Rachel GilligSoul in Darkness - Wendy HigginsA Court of Thorns and Roses - Sarah J. MaasThe Selection - Kiera CassThe Friend Zone - Abby JimenezOverruled - Lana FergusonOut On A Limb - Hannah Bonam-YoungNever Keep - Caroline Peckham & Susanne ValentiPrison Healer - Lynette Noni

⏱️Timestamps:
00:00:00 intro
00:02:50 the widow arrives on a wednesday.
00:05:05 the door to the prince of hearts church has disappeared.
00:07:45 i draped my long toga over my crossed legs...
00:11:30 the paper was as frayed and tattered...
00:14:25 wren hadn't bothered to lock her bedroom door.
00:17:05 Tarquin stood on the command bridge...
00:18:15 i am dangling...
00:20:30 we losing trust in booktok
00:25:55 it was a harrowing climb to the high school.
00:28:15 the world began with five.
00:30:45 weary, i walk upon flowers at the head of an army.
00:34:20 our dragon doesn't eat the girls he takes...
00:35:40 after a year of slavery in the salt mines...
00:37:00 crown of midnight by SJM spoiler!!
00:38:10 by the time alex managed to get the blood out...
00:39:15 the naturals series tangent
00:42:15 leigh bardugo detour
00:45:19 thick hot liquid runs down my arm.
00:48:38 powerless & red queen debate (spoilers)
00:53:40 it was january 10, 2005.
00:56:35 the booktok community 
00:59:55 mad's update on her august tbr
01:03:55 han's update on her august tbr
01:04:40 spoiler! the friend zone by abby jimenez 
01:09:20 spoiler! out on a limb by hannah bonam young
01:14:20 life! golf, sabrina carpenter & clash of clans
01:18:30 life! sourdough, crotchet & sabrina carpenter
01:24:00 outro