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My Tuesday Intro pick is The Apple Orchard. I accepted this one for review because the story really captured my imagination. I think this one is going to be a great read!!
Prologue
Archangel, California
The air smelled of apples, and the orchard hummed with the sound of bees hovering over the bushels of harvested fruit. The trees were in prime condition, waiting for the harvest workers to arrive. The branches had been pruned in readiness for the ladders, the last pesky groundhog had been trapped and carted away; the roads between the trees had been graded smooth so the fruit wouldn't be jostled in transport. The morning was cool with a mist hanging among the branches, The sun, ripe on the eastern horizon of the rolling hills, offered the promise of warmth later in the day. The pickers would be here soon.
Based on the opening paragraph would you keep reading?
sounds idyllic, such pretty writing but I'd pick this one up just for the cover ... I'm such a cover whore lol
ReplyDeleteYes, I would keep reading as I like the sound and summer makes Susan Wiggs all the more enjoyable.
ReplyDeleteVery visual opening... I'd like to jump right in to that setting! Beautiful cover, too.
ReplyDeleteActually my first inclination is to wonder where I can go today to find some fresh apples! LOL
ReplyDeleteOhhhhhhhhh I so would :)
ReplyDeleteI would....you had me at apples, but the snippet makes me see, smell, and feel my muscles from the work of harvesting them....thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteHere's MY TUESDAY MEMES POST
Probably not - it's a bit too descriptive for me - I like a bit more left for the reader to fill in, if you know what I mean.
ReplyDeleteThe intro enveloped me--I'm smelling the apples, hearing the bees, and anticipating the arrival of the apple pickers. I would definitely keep reading on.
ReplyDeleteHere's my Tuesday choice: http://www.bookclublibrarian.com/2013/05/first-chapter-first-paragraph-12-and.html
I love this author! I would keep reading.
ReplyDeletehow pretty--a perfect setting. I love the cover too. I'd keep reading.
ReplyDeleteI would keep on reading :)
ReplyDeleteI'd keep reading. I've read a few Susan Wigg's books in the past and have enjoyed them all. Hope this one works for you.
ReplyDeleteLots of great words in this opening. Hope you like it. Here's Mine
ReplyDeleteI am looking forward to this one too.
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