Book Beginnings + Friday 56: Wretched Waterpark (Sinister Summer Series #1) by Kiersten White

Book Beginnings is a weekly meme hosted by Rose City Reader that asks you to share the first sentence (or so) of the book you're reading. Friday 56 is hosted by Freda's Voice and asks you to grab a book (any book), turn to page 56 or 56% in your ereader and share a non-spoilery sentence or two. I'm also linking up with Carrie at Reading is My Superpower for First Line Friday.

This week I'm featuring Wretched Waterpark (Sinister Summer Series #1) by Kiersten White. It's a fun middle grade mystery that's perfect for this time of year.

About the Book (From Goodreads)

From New York Times bestselling author Kiersten White comes her middle grade series debut! Part Scooby Doo, part A Series of Unfortunate Events, and entirely genius! Meet the Sinister-Winterbottom twins, who solve mysteries at increasingly bizarre summer vacation destinations in the hopes of being reunited with their parents—or at the very least finally finding a good churro.

Twelve-year-old twins Theodora and Alexander and their older sister Wilhelmina Sinister-Winterbottom don’t know how they ended up with their Aunt Saffronia for an entire summer. She’s not exactly well equipped to handle children. The twins are determined to make it a good vacation, though, so when Aunt Saffronia suggests a waterpark, they hastily agree.

But Fathoms of Fun is not your typical waterpark. Instead of cabanas, guests rent mausoleums. The waterslides are gray tongues extending from horrible gargoyle faces. The few people they encounter are very, very odd. And the owner disappeared under bizarre circumstances, lost to the Cold, Unknowable Sea—the wave pool.

When Wil goes missing, rule following, cautious Alexander and competitive, brave Theo will have to work together to solve the mystery of Fathoms of Fun. But are they out of their depth?

Book Beginnings / First Line Friday

Their aunt was decidedly Sinister.

But only because she was from their mother's side of the family. If she had been from their father's side of the family, she would have been decidedly Winterbottom.

Friday 56

"That's how you disappear!" Alexander shouted at the person running on the walkway far beneath them, angry that there weren't any lifeguards here to say it. It shouldn't be up to him to keep other people safe, too.

What have you been reading lately?