First Lines Friday #556, January 7th

First Lines Friday is a bookish meme hosted by Literary Marie of Precision Reviews. We encourage all of our fellow book bloggers and bookhearts to play along.

-Grab your current read(s)
-Share the first line(s)
-Include the title and author so that other FLF participants can add the book to their TBR Lists!

"The boy clung tightly to his sister's hand when they fled the palace, afraid that if he left go he might lose her forever. Their home was no longer safe-not with their father dead and the stench of betrayal int eh air. Into the night, they followed their mother through the streets of Beishou and toward the western border, hoping to find refuge in the last place anyone would look for them. The desert. It was no place for a ryal family, but Empress Odgerel prayed to the gods that the shifting labyrinth of sand might keep them hidden." -Jade Fire Gold by June CL Tan

That is a pretty hard and intense opening! Must read more now! What about you guys? Happy reading!