Friday 56 and Book Beginning: Dragon Untameable (Alveria Dragon Akademy's Untameables Book 1) by Ava Richardson || Friday 50/50: Favorite/ Least Favorite Read of August

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.

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.

So, I was going to use Holy Sister by Mark Lawerence for this week's Friday... but I already finished and returned it to the library. Oops. That review is on its way. I need to sort my brain out for it though. It was a really intense book. I'll leave it at that for a mini six-word review.

Synopsis:

  Only one person can save the kingdom from utter darkness—but it will take a power she can’t control.

  The dragon kingdom of Alveria has enjoyed years of peace under King Lasaro and Queen Kaelan’s reign—until never-ending darkness falls across the land, and ghosts are unleashed from the underworld. As attacks on innocents rise, there’s little the noble dragons can do to protect the people from spirits impervious to magic.

  Laini Unclaimed is one of the first to face the terrifying ghosts. After a lifetime of rejection, all the orphan wants is to find her place as an accepted member of society. But when the realm plunges into eternal night, her uncontrollable—unheard of—power awakens: the power over light and dark.

  Despite whispers of suspicion and blame, Laini refuses to accept she’s responsible for the darkness. Under the king’s guidance, she heads to the prestigious Akademy to learn control of this newfound magic. But even the strong Akademy walls may not keep Laini safe, for a hunter lurks in the shadows, waiting for the right moment to assassinate her.

  Now Laini must discover the source of her powers and banish the darkness covering Alveria—before whispers become a cry for her death.

  Return to the Alveria Akademy in an all new dragon fantasy adventure!

Book Beginning:

Laini tightened the straps of her maid's apron, picked up a new tray of frosted pink cupcakes, and waded back into battle.

Friday 56:

Laini Straightened. Queen Kaelan was a seer, able to see bits and pieces of the future through a connection to the element of earth.

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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.

This week's topic is Favorite/Least Favorite reads for August. I've had a really good reading month, so this might be a lot harder than it's been past months.

Favorite

Least