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.
Synopsis:
Tobias Kaya doesn't care about The Savior. He doesn't care that She's the Ruler of the realm or that She purified the land, and he certainly doesn't care that She's of age to be married. But when competing for Her hand proves to be his last chance to save his family, he’s forced to make The Savior his priority.
Now Tobias is thrown into the Sovereign’s Tournament with nineteen other men, and each of them is fighting—and killing—for the chance to rule at The Savior's side. Instantly his world is plagued with violence, treachery, and manipulation, revealing the hidden ugliness of his proud realm. And when his circumstances seem especially dire, he stumbles into an unexpected romance, one that opens him up to unimaginable dangers and darkness.
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Book Beginning:
Run.
She hurried her pace, but only slightly. Running would be foolish; it would attract too much attention, create a stir. She held her breath, trying to pacify her surging lungs, and focused on the stone path ahead.
56%:
"God, look at that sight." Flynn opened his arms wide. "Can you believe we'll be staying in the palace? Sleeping under the same roof as The Savior Herself?"
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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.
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That beginning is intense! Thanks for sharing, and here's mine: “SADIE”
ReplyDeleteSounds wicked. Off to check it out on GR! Wishing you the best for 2019!
ReplyDeleteSounds intriguing. This book is new to me. This week I am spotlighting The Wild Dead by Carrie Vaughn - a dystopian mystery. Happy reading!
ReplyDeleteThe beginning fairly races along. It left me breathless. The Winter of the Witch looks amazing.
ReplyDeleteI like the sound of the premise. Hope you're enjoying it. I can't wait to finish the Winternight trilogy.
ReplyDeleteOne of these days I'll have to read Arden. :)
ReplyDeleteLauren @ Always Me