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:
Jack and Sally are "truly meant to be" ... or are they?
Sally Skellington is the official, newly-minted Pumpkin Queen after a whirlwind courtship with her true love, Jack, who Sally adores with every inch of her fabric seams -- if only she could say the same for her new role as Queen of Halloween Town. Cast into the spotlight and tasked with all sorts of queenly duties, Sally can't help but wonder if all she's done is trade her captivity under Dr. FInkelstein for a different -- albeit gilded -- cage. But when Sally and Zero accidentally uncover a long-hidden doorway to an ancient realm called Dream Town in the forest Hinterlands, she'll unknowingly set into motion a chain of sinister events that put her future as Pumpkin Queen, and the future of Halloween Town itself, into jeopardy. Can Sally discover what it means to be true to herself and save the town she's learned to call home, or will her future turn into her worst... well, nightmare.
Sally Skellington is the official, newly-minted Pumpkin Queen after a whirlwind courtship with her true love, Jack, who Sally adores with every inch of her fabric seams -- if only she could say the same for her new role as Queen of Halloween Town. Cast into the spotlight and tasked with all sorts of queenly duties, Sally can't help but wonder if all she's done is trade her captivity under Dr. FInkelstein for a different -- albeit gilded -- cage. But when Sally and Zero accidentally uncover a long-hidden doorway to an ancient realm called Dream Town in the forest Hinterlands, she'll unknowingly set into motion a chain of sinister events that put her future as Pumpkin Queen, and the future of Halloween Town itself, into jeopardy. Can Sally discover what it means to be true to herself and save the town she's learned to call home, or will her future turn into her worst... well, nightmare.
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At the crisp, inky hour of midnight, Jack and I are married atop Spiral Hill in the Death's Door Cemetery.
Friday 56:
Jack is asleep, just like the others.
And there is no waking him.
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Q: Have you ever skipped ahead to read the ending?
A: Yes, my chaotic trait is if I'm not really enjoying a book I read the last page to see if the ending is worth reading the whole book.
Ooh ok, I can kind of get on board with checking out the ending if the book is letting you down. That way you can figure out if this is worth continuing. But usually if a book really annoys me I can't even be bothered to find out xD I need to let one of my friends know about 'Long Live the Pumpkin Queen', he addoooress 'The Nightmare Before Christmas'! I hope you enjoy this one and have a lovely weekend :)
ReplyDeleteJuli @ A Universe in Words
I have a really bad memory, so even reading the last page ends up not being a spoiler for me.
DeleteI've seen this book around. I love the film and this book sounds really good.
ReplyDeleteHave a great weekend!
Emily @ Budget Tales Book Blog
My post:
https://budgettalesblog.wordpress.com/2022/09/30/friday-56-the-agathas-by-kathleen-glasgow-and-liz-lawson/
Is the book a graphic novel? The cover has that vibe. This sounds like a good October book.
ReplyDeleteThe Cartographers is this week's featured book
A graphic novel of this would be amazing, but it's a "regular" novel.
DeleteLove this movie and to see a book based on Sally, RAD!! Happy weekend!
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