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Friday, January 16, 2015

The Friday 56: Daughter of Smoke & Bone by Laini Taylor

Welcome to The Friday 56, 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.

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This is my first Friday 56. So I thought I'd start with possibly the greatest book I have ever read, not counting it's sequels. Her writing is magical and paints such a vivid picture.




"Issa squeezed her arm and said "Sweet dreams, sweet girl," and Karou hunched her shoulders and stepped back out into the cold. As she walked, clock towers across Prague started arguing about midnight, and the long, fraught Monday came at last to a close."
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7 comments:

  1. Lauren StoolfireJanuary 16, 2015 at 11:58 AM

    I love this book - you're right, Taylor's writing is magical!

    Here's my 56.

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    1. Marie - Pages To ExploreJanuary 16, 2015 at 7:21 PM

      I always wanted to laugh when I pictured Brimstone making those necklaces. I was picturing this huge Minotaur (because that's basically what he is) with these little round glasses perched on his nose stringing beads on string. It was a funny mental image.

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  2. fredamansJanuary 16, 2015 at 4:22 PM

    I listened to this on audiobook and liked it, but felt I needed to read a print copy to get it all.
    Happy weekend!

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    1. Marie - Pages To ExploreJanuary 16, 2015 at 7:19 PM

      I guess it would depend on who was reading it, but I can't imagine it having the same effect as reading it.

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  3. UnknownJanuary 16, 2015 at 9:05 PM

    I finally read this. had it for quite a while. I really enjoyed it.

    My 56 - http://fuonlyknew.com/2015/01/16/the-friday-56-48-my-favorite-corpse-a-skullduggery-inn-cozy-mystery/

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    1. Marie - Pages To ExploreJanuary 17, 2015 at 6:37 AM

      Sounds interesting. Maybe I'll take a look at that book.

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  4. JoJanuary 15, 2016 at 7:45 AM

    I just got this book so I wanted to read your Friday 56!! Nice/can't wait to start reading it.

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