This sentence introduces character and place, but no conflict or unusual situation, you know, the things that stories are made of. There's also a glimpse of tone and narrative voice. Some might say that is enough for a first sentence, and especially as this is part of a series, but that is assuming the reader is already hooked on the series. However, having read nothing from this series and knowing nothing about it, I can only shrug and say, "Okay, so?"
What follows is a bit of back story about how this couple used to hang out in high school. Nothing intense or unusual.
First thing said:
"Perfect weather."
Uh-oh. Once a character mentions the weather, the writer can't resist and the flood gates open, and we get a weather report.
The weird thing about this book is that a cat gets a byline (thereby really rubbing it in for all unpublished authors struggling out there: Ha-ha, you can't get published, but a cat can!), which elevates the "crazy cat woman" syndrome to a whole new extreme. But it's all in good fun, and there is a temptation to give this a pass, as I don't want to discourage cats from writing books.
Verdict: Fail
Sincerely,
Theodore Moracht
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