Sentence Sneak Peek - Doll Bones

Doll Bones by Holly Black

The first sentence from each chapter of Doll Bones, it's a mini summary of what you can expect to read.

* Spoilers are highlighted like so :)

“POPPY SET DOWN ONE OF THE MERMAID DOLLS CLOSE to the stretch of asphalt road that represented the Blackest Sea.”

“ZACHARY WAS ABOUT TO LEAVE FOR SCHOOL WHEN his father limped in from work.”

“THE NEXT MORNING, ZACH PUSHED HIS LIMP CEREAL around in a bowl of milk as his mom poured herself a second cup of coffee.”

“THE AIR WAS COOL, THE TREES BRIGHT WITH YELLOW and red leaves, and lawns thick with a wilted carpet of brown.”

“ZACH WOKE IN THE DARKNESS OF HIS BEDROOM HE wasn’t sure why, but his heart raced, adrenaline pumping through his body, as though something had activated his body’s fight-or-flight response.”

“ZACHARY WAS USED TO STORIES WITHOUT HAPPY END-ings.”

“THEY HUDDLED IN THE DARK BEHIND A TATTOO PARLOR and watched as the bus pulled out of the station in a cloud of exhaust, taking with it both the crazy guy and their chances of getting to East Liverpool by morning.”

“WELL, THIS IS IT,” ALICE SAID, SHADING THE FLASH-light with her hand.”

“ZACH WOKE ALICE BY SHAKING HER SHOULDER UNTIL she groaned and rolled over.”

“ADVENTURING TURNED OUT TO BE BORING.”

“POPPY NEARLY CAPSIZED THE BOAT GETTING INTO IT.”

“ZACH DIDN’T THINK ABOUT IT.”

“ALTHOUGH THE MAIN STREET OF EAST LIVERPOOL was full of big store windows and shops, many were no longer open at all.”

“THE WOMAN BROUGHT HER THIN ARMS UP DEFEN-sively, as though his shouting was some kind of attack.”

“MISS KATHERINE WAS SHELVING A FEW BOOKS NEARBY and put them back on the cart when he emerged from the office.”

“ALICE WAS ALREADY WAITING ON THE SIDE OF THE library, squatted down and half-hidden behind a bush.”