Anyone on the lookout for their next big readventure can think of a few episodes of analysis paralysis in a bookshop. With so many book lovers who are lured into a store by the shiny new titles only to discover that they don’t quite match their expectations, it’s easy to see why some readers tend to judge a book by its opening line. After all, no amount of blurb can compete with the authenticity and intrigue of the first few sentences. Here is the list of our favourite opening lines that make these books so irresistible.