While you can't judge a book by its cover, you can judge a book by the first sentence.
From Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events: The Miserable Mill.
From Frank Peretti and Ted Dekker's House.
From Ted Dekker's Thr3e.
From Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events: The Wide Window.
From James Dashner's The Maze Runner.
From Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events: The Reptile Room.
From Rick Yancey's The 5th Wave: The Infinite Sea.
From Kathy Reichs and Brendan Reichs' Virals.
From John Green's The Fault In Our Stars.
From Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events: The Bad Beginning.
From Jeanne DuPrau's Book of Ember: The City of Ember.
From James Patterson and Maxine Paetro's Confessions of a Murder Suspect.
From Eric Walters' The Rule of Three.
From Ned Vizzini's It's Kind of a Funny Story.
From John Green’s An Abundance of Katherines.
First Sentence of a New World 