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Thursday, October 19, 2017

Friday 56 and Book Beginnings: Shattered Stars (Broken Skies #3) by Theresa Kay || Friday 50/50: Favorite/Least Favorite Book to Movie Adaption

This is a weekly meme hosted by Freda's Voice
These are the rules:
1. Grab a book, any book.
2. Turn to page 56, or 56% on your eReader.
3. Find any sentence (or a few, just don't spoil it) that grabs you.
4. Post it.
5. Add the URL to your post in the link on Freda's most recent Friday 56 post.

Please join us over at RoseCityReader every Friday to share the first sentence (or so) of the book you are reading, along with your initial thoughts about the sentence, impressions of the book, or anything else the opener inspires. Please remember to include the title of the book and the author’s name.



Review Book One, Two

Synopsis:
Unexpected allies. Unexpected betrayals. Unexpected abilities.
     The last thing Jax Mitchell ever wanted was to be a weapon. Her abilities are unpredictable at best, but with her twin lost, there’s no one else with enough power to take on Jastren and his mental manipulations. She doesn’t have to do it alone, though. Not only can she rely on the unwavering support of Lir, Rym, and her human friends, she also ends up with help from a surprising source.
     Meanwhile, her twin brother Jace—his body controlled by Jastren, and the shattered pieces of his mind locked inside—has become a monster. The struggle to hold on to what’s left of his humanity has left him weak and more confused than ever before. Every thought, every impulse, and every memory has the potential to destroy him—and everyone else around him.
     The futures of both the humans and the E’rikon are on the line, but as ulterior motives and political machinations are revealed, it becomes clear that the betrayals aren’t restricted to only one species. Can Jax and Lir get everyone to work together in time to prevent the two species from destroying each other? Can Jace find some measure of redemption for all he has done? And will Jax be able to harness her powers… without losing herself in the process?



Book Beginning:
I wake from red-washed dreams with a silent scream perched upon my lips. Lir's arm tightens around my waist, pulling me closer.

56%:
Emily and I are still about a block away when we see firsthand exactly what happens when Vitrad tries to snatch Ethan's hand away from Stu.






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50/50 Friday is a new weekly link-up hosted by Carrie @ The Butterfly Reader and Laura @ Blue Eye Books.  Every week they have 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.


Favorite


Least
(They left out too much of Riddle's backstory)

8 comments:

  1. Nice looking book - different and interesting. Thanks for sharing. I'm featuring Let the Dead Speak by Jane Casey today.

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  2. I can't really tell from the quotes where this book will take you. Have fun with it.

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  3. Love your book beginning book :) Cute cover!


    I'm going to look this one up!

    I'm reading An Ember in the Ashes - Sabaa Tahir - Here's the link: http://bit.ly/2l4vhG2

    Happy Friday!

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  4. That's a great beginning. Hooks you right away. I wonder what's happening in the scene you shared.

    My Friday 56 from Cinema Of Shadows

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  5. Good start to a book!
    https://carabosseslibrary.wordpress.com/2017/10/20/book-beginnings-on-fridays/

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  6. I like that beginning! What a description of a dream! I loved the movie adaptation of Lord of the Rings. I think it captured the spirit of the book really well. My favorite movie adaptation is probably Mary Poppins. I think it's the only time I really liked the movie more than the book.

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  7. That opening pulled me in... what the heck happened to them?! :-) Happy weekend!

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  8. I loved the LOTR movies! :) I also was disappointed in HP6 so much missed potential there.

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