The Hook..?
I am working on a novel and want to know if the first paragraph of chapter 1, is enough to hook the reader.
Thank you xXx
Chapter 1: The Beginning
Early March 2008. At this point in my life, I was an ordinary teenage girl. 17 years old with no particular ambitions to work towards, no excitement and no adventure. Every morning, I would grit my teeth and stumble out off my soft, warm bed dreading the day ahead. Slowly I’d wonder down the well worn path to the ancient wreck of a building, in which I’d go to bury my head in some frayed, over used books. Each day, I longed for the elegant hands of the old Victorian clock to strike 4 so that I could drag my aching feet back down Mysc Avenue, returning to the cold and lonely place I called home..