Friday 56! (4th July 2014)

Hi Book Lovers and Welcome to The Friday 56 for the 4th July 2014!

The Friday 56 is a weekly meme which is hosted by Freda's Voice. The objectives of this meme are :

• Grab a book, any book.
• Turn to page 56 or 56% in your eReader
• Find any sentence, (or few, just don't spoil it) that grab you.
• Post it.

So here is my post......

         

          I have chosen this snippet from Red Riding Hood by Sarah Blakley-Cartwright & David Leslie Johnson.

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“Valerie bit into the biggest chicken leg, her second. Prudence enviously measured Valerie's tiny waist with her two hands, her fingers touching. 'It's not fair,' she said.„

Friday 56! (27th June 2014)

Hi Book Lovers and Welcome to The Friday 56 for the 27th June 2014!

The Friday 56 is a weekly meme which is hosted by Freda's Voice. The objectives of this meme are :

• Grab a book, any book.
• Turn to page 56 or 56% in your eReader
• Find any sentence, (or few, just don't spoil it) that grab you.
• Post it.

So here is my post......

         

          I have chosen this snippet from Dead Until Dark (Book 1: Sookie Stackhouse) by Charlaine Harris.

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“'As to how I became a vampire, that's too long a story for now,' he said. 'But yes, when I was younger - a few times - I killed by accident. I was never sure when I'd get to eat again, you understand? We were always hunted, naturally and there was no such thing as artifical blood. And there were not as many people then. But I had been a good man when I was alive - I mean, before I caught the virus. So I tried to be civilised about it, select bad people as my victims, never feed on children. I managed never to kill a child, at least. It's so different now. I can go to the all-night clinic in any city and get some synthetic blood, though its disgusting. Or I can pay a whore and get enough blood to keep going for a couple of days. Or I can glamour someone, so they'll let me bite them for love and then forget all about it. And I don't need so much now.'„

Friday 56! (20th June 2014)

Hi Book Lovers and Welcome to The Friday 56 for the 20th June 2014!

The Friday 56 is a weekly meme which is hosted by Freda's Voice. The objectives of this meme are :

• Grab a book, any book.
• Turn to page 56 or 56% in your eReader
• Find any sentence, (or few, just don't spoil it) that grab you.
• Post it.

So here is my post......

         

          I have chosen this snippet from Storm Front (Book 1: The Dresden Files) by Jim Butcher.

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“Mister was nowhere to be seen when I got home, but I left the food in his dish anyway. He would eventually forgive me for getting home late. I collected the things I would need from my kitchen - fresh baked bread wit no preservatives, honey, milk, a fresh apple, a sharp silver penknife, and a tiny dinner set of plate, bowl and cup that I had carved myself from a block of teakwood.„

Friday 56! (13th June 2014)

Hi Book Lovers and Welcome to The Friday 56 for the 13th June 2014!

The Friday 56 is a weekly meme which is hosted by Freda's Voice. The objectives of this meme are :

• Grab a book, any book.
• Turn to page 56 or 56% in your eReader
• Find any sentence, (or few, just don't spoil it) that grab you.
• Post it.

So here is my post......

         

          I have chosen this snippet from The Salem Witch Society by K N Shields.

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“The late afternoon sun filtered into the top floor of the three-story brick building on Temple Street that housed the Maine Temperance Union's headquarters. Simon Gould, in his late forties but still powerfully built and with a soldier's bearing, lifted a coffeepot from its silver platter. He caught sight of his own marred face, the burned tissue reflecting clearly in the vessel's gleaming surface.„

Friday 56! (6th June 2014)

Hi Book Lovers and Welcome to The Friday 56 for the 6th June 2014!

The Friday 56 is a weekly meme which is hosted by Freda's Voice. The objectives of this meme are :

• Grab a book, any book.
• Turn to page 56 or 56% in your eReader
• Find any sentence, (or few, just don't spoil it) that grab you.
• Post it.

So here is my post......

         

          I have chosen this snippet from The Dark Heroine by Abigail Gibbs.

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“I didn't know where my legs were taking me. I lost myself in the maze of corridors, my awe increasing with every turn. It wasn't a welcoming place - there were few windows and most of the light came from gas lamps fashioned to look like torches or the occasional spotlight, which would highlight an alcove containing an expensive-looking painting or vase - but it was certainly grand. There was wood panelling everywhere and the floor was so clean I could see an outline of my reflection on the polish. It was cold too and if I lingered for too long on one spot, it felt as though I was standing on a pile of snow in only my socks. The few windows I did come across I fiddled with, trying to open them, but every single one was locked or too stiff to lift; the one I did manage to open was several floors up and positioned on a completely smooth wall, high enough to rule out jumping.„

Friday 56! (30th May 2014)

Hi Book Lovers and Welcome to The Friday 56 for the 30th May 2014!

The Friday 56 is a weekly meme which is hosted by Freda's Voice. The objectives of this meme are :

• Grab a book, any book.
• Turn to page 56 or 56% in your eReader
• Find any sentence, (or few, just don't spoil it) that grab you.
• Post it.

So here is my post......

         

          I have chosen this snippet from The Spook's Apprentice by Joeseph Delaney.

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“"I wasn't very old. Pobably seven at the most. I climbed back up the steps and, screaming fit to burst, scratched and banged at the door. But my father was a hard man and he left me all alone in the dark for hours, until long after dawn. After a bit, I calmed down and do you know what I did then?"

I shook my head, trying not to look at his face. His eyes were glittering very brightly and he looked more like a wolf than ever.

"I walked down the steps and sat there in this cellar in the darkness. Then I took three deep breaths and I faced my fear. I faced the darkness itself, which is the most terrifying thing of all, especially for people like us, because things come to us in the dark. They seek us out with whispers and take shapes that only our eyes can see. But I did it, and when I left this cellar the worst was over."„

The Friday 56! (23rd May 2014)

Hi book lovers and welcome to The Friday 56 for the 23rd May 2014!

The Friday 56 is a weekly meme which is hosted by Freda's Voice. The objectives of this meme are :

• Grab a book, any book.
• Turn to page 56 or 56% in your eReader
• Find any sentence, (or few, just don't spoil it) that grab you.
• Post it.

So here is my post......

         

          I have chosen this snippet from Thief's Magic by Trudi Canavan.

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“ It was a narrative based on the story of Sa-Azurl, the Doubting Priest, who chose to believe the Angels dis not exist rather than that they had not saved his village from flood, but eventually came to see his mistake and was welcomed by the Angels when he died. „