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:
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.
Synopsis:
In 1872, New Orleans is a city ruled by the dead. But to seventeen-year-old Celine Rousseau, New Orleans is a safe haven after she's forced to flee her life as a dressmaker in Paris. Taken in by the sisters of the Ursuline convent in the middle of the carnival season, Celine is quickly enraptured by the vibrant city, from its music to its fancy soirées and even its danger. She becomes embroiled in the city's glitzy underworld, known as La Cour des Lions, after catching the eye of the group's enigmatic leader, Sébastien Saint Germain.
When the body of one of the girls from the convent is found in Sébastien's own lair--the second dead girl to turn up in recent weeks--Celine battles her attraction to Sébastien and suspicions about his guilt along with the shame of her own horrible secret.
After a third murder, New Orleans becomes gripped by the terror of a serial killer on the loose--one who has now set Celine in his sights. As the murderer stalks her, Celine finally takes matters into her own hands, only to find herself caught in the midst of an age-old feud between the darkest creatures of the night, where the price of forbidden love is her life.
When the body of one of the girls from the convent is found in Sébastien's own lair--the second dead girl to turn up in recent weeks--Celine battles her attraction to Sébastien and suspicions about his guilt along with the shame of her own horrible secret.
After a third murder, New Orleans becomes gripped by the terror of a serial killer on the loose--one who has now set Celine in his sights. As the murderer stalks her, Celine finally takes matters into her own hands, only to find herself caught in the midst of an age-old feud between the darkest creatures of the night, where the price of forbidden love is her life.
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Book Beginning:
New Orleans is a city ruled by the dead.
Friday 56:
The Ghost was the most striking young man she'd ever seen.
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Q: Do you prefer to leave book jackets on or off while reading?
A: I tape down the flaps so it won't slip around or get ripped.
I've heard a lot of good things about The Beautiful. Have a great weekend!
ReplyDeleteI'm sure I've read a book by this author and I quite liked the writing. I hope you find this very enjoyable.
ReplyDeleteThose quotes definitely go together. Hope you enjoy the book.
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed this one. Happy Friday!
ReplyDeleteI hope you enjoy this one. Have a great weekend!
ReplyDeleteLove both snippets! Sounds deadly! Happy Easter weekend!
ReplyDeleteThese excerpts really grabbed my attention. Sounds like a good one!
ReplyDeleteYou put tape on books?! I only do that on those really old, yellow paged hand-me-downs where the covers are detaching from the bindings...
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They look like good books!
ReplyDeleteHave a good weekend
Emily @ Budget Tales Book Blog
My Book Blogger Hop Post: https://budgettalesblog.wordpress.com/2022/04/15/book-blogger-hop-do-you-prefer-to-leave-book-jackets-on-or-off-while-reading/
I've been curious about this one. Hope you're enjoying it! Have a great weekend! :)
ReplyDeleteNew Orleans is always an interesting setting for a book.
ReplyDeleteMy Book Blogger Hop Post: https://tellmeayarnblg.wordpress.com/2022/04/16/do-you-prefer-to-leave-the-dust-jacket-on-or-off-while-read/
The Beautiful has me intrigued, and that's a heck of a first line!
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