My mother’s a prostitute.

Out of the Easy by Ruta Sepetys

I woke up hot that morning.

The Supremes at Earl’s All-You-Can-Eat by Edward Kelsey Moore

The rows of faces.

The Demonologist by Andrew Pyper

I thought nothing of it at first.

Wave by Sonali Deraniyagala

XTC was no good for drowning out the morons at the back of the bus.

Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell

Now that I’ve found the way to fly, which direction should I go into the night?

Matched by Ally Condie

Georges Leon held his little boy’s hand too tightly and stared up from under his hatbrim at the unnaturally dark noon sky.

Last Call by Tim Powers

The early summer sky was the color of cat vomit.

Uglies by Scott Westerfeld

Dear You,
The body you are wearing used to be mine.

The Rook by Daniel O’Malley

What I warn you to remember is that I am a detective.

In the Woods by Tana French