@bookstodon Just finished the 10th and final book of The Shadows of the Apt by #AdrianTchaikovsky and am genuinely heartbroken it’s over. After nearly 200 hours spent with these characters I almost feel bereaved. Amazing, epic fantasy series.
@toxy@bookstodon No, I even keep a separate list in my "Books" notebook of authors/series just so's I can check up occasionally to see if they've added another book or done spin-offs!
There was a poll that stated—Rowling’s opening line in the HP series is one of best in the world. Someone posted about how there are a bunch of other opening statements that are better.
Here’s one of my personal favorites, from Gabriel Garcia Marquez (English translated):
“It is inevitable. The scent of bitter almonds always reminded him of the fate of unrequited love.”
@DocCarms@bookstodon You get what you vote for. My favourite is "Once upon a time, in a land far far away, there lived a...." because so many great stories from my childhood started like that.