On Friday's I take part in three weekly link ups - The Friday 56, hosted by Freda's Voice, Book Beginnings, hosted by Rose City Reader, and 50/50 Friday is a new weekly link up and it is hosted by Carrie @ The Butterfly Reader and Laura @ Blue Eye Books. For The Friday 56, you choose a book, a book you have just finished, a book you are about to start, your current read, and share a line or a few lines that grab you (but don't spoil anything) from page 56 or 56% of the way through the ebook. Post it and share your post's url on Freda's most recent Friday 56 post. As for Book Beginnings, you share the first sentence or so and your initial thoughts, impressions, or whatever else it inspires, and then link up your post's url with Rose City Reader. Then, for 50/50 Friday, every week there's a new topic featuring two sides of the same coin - you share a book that suits each category and link up on the hosts blogs.
Beginning:
Chapter Zero
Persia
Long Ago
The thing always appeared in the hour between sunset and full dark.
56:
Abdullah was pacing back and forth across the interior of Radio Sheikh when Alif arrived.
50/50 Friday: Favorite/ Least Favorite Read Of January
Least - The Warrior Maiden (Hagenheim #9) by Melanie Dickerson - Unfortunately, this story featuring Mulan just didn't work out for me.
Favorite - An Assassin's Guide to Love and Treason by Virginia Boeker - I'm so glad I just happened to pick this one up from the library! It's like Mackenzi Lee wrote A Knight's Tale, plus a great dose of William Shakespeare. I can't recommend it enough!
What are you reading this weekend? Have you read any of these books? As always, thanks for visiting my blog and perhaps even commenting down below!
The simple cover intrigues me, as do the excerpts. I hope you enjoy it.
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Thanks Laura!
DeleteAn Assassin's Guide to Love and Treason sounds really good, I'm going to have to see if my library has it!
ReplyDeleteThanks for linking up!
I hope they've got it!
DeleteI've seen An Assassin's Guide around a lot and my immediate reaction was it reminded me of a Mackenzi Lee book. Glad you enjoyed it!
ReplyDeleteMe too!
DeleteAlif sounds like a great read. I might have to look for it at my library.
ReplyDeleteIt's still a bummer that Warrior Maiden wasn't enjoyable. The synopsis sounds great.
I might also have to look for Assassin's Guide at my library too.
My Friday: Marie @ Pages to Explore
The Assassins guide sounds like a hoot.
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Totally!
DeleteI will look for the Assassin's Guide. It looks fun. My quotes from Where the Crawdads Sing
ReplyDeleteCool! Thanks for sharing
DeleteI'm curious for more!! Happy weekend!
ReplyDeleteHave a great one, Freda!
DeleteRadio Sheikh? That makes me curious for more. I'm featuring The Military Wife by Laura Trentham from my review stack this week. Happy reading!
ReplyDeleteI know right. Thanks for sharing!
DeleteI haven't read anything by G. Willow Wilson, but I need to change that.
ReplyDeleteI have enjoyed a couple of Virginia Boecker's books, but haven't heard of An Assassin's Guide to Love and Treason. That sounds like a lot of fun. I will have to look for it. It's too bad about The Warrior Maiden.
ReplyDeleteI hope you have a great weekend!
An Assassin's Guide sounds fun!
ReplyDeleteAn Assassin's Guide sounds right up my alley (really, anything with assassin in the title is)! And it's historical fiction too? Definitely going on my TBR. Thanks for linking up, Lauren!
ReplyDeleteLaura @BlueEyeBooks