The Friday 56 is a weekly meme hosted by Freda’s Voice, and the rules are pretty simple:
- Grab a book, any book.
- Turn to page 56 or 56% in your eReader
(If you have to improvise, that’s OK.) - Find any sentence, (or few, just don’t spoil it).
- Post it.
- Add the url to your post on Freda’s Voice.
The book I chose this week is Newes from the Dead by Mary Hooper.
‘I felt horrid and wicked and ashamed of myself. Poor John, a kindly fellow, to be treated so when he’d done nothing wrong. To have scrubbed his blacksmith’s sooty hands and pared his nails for my sake, only to be cast aside.’
Seems interesting.
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It’s a very good book which I definitely recommend.
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Sounds like John has a crush and our heroine understands but doesn’t return the feeling. At least she is sympathetic.
HERE’S MY POST
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The reason I chose those lines was because you can tell so much about her through them, such as her sympathetic nature.
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That’s an eye-catching cover and such an evocative snippet. It sounds like she rejected his advances? At least she appreciates the effort he put in.
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It really is. I definitely recommend this book because it is a read you won’t forget. Seriously, I read this book four years ago and I still think about it.
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A curious excerpt! Thanks for sharing, and now I am intrigued.
Here’s mine: “DID YOU EVER HAVE A FAMILY”
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The entire book is as intriguing as the excerpt, so I definitely recommend it.
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I’m a bit more mesmerized with the cover art than the 56, but till, I can’t help but wonder what this person has done to have caused John to take the blame for something; great feature!
Sparrow’s Friday 56
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I understand why, the cover is beautiful. Thank you!
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Aw, I want to know what happened! Check out my Friday 56!
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All I can say is read the book to find out 🙂
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What a beautiful cover. But , oh, even I feel sorry for John after that excerpt. Happy reading and hope you have a lovely weekend!
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Beautiful cover.
I have a feeling she will come around again and John will get a chance. Hope I’m right. Sounds like a great read.
Happy Easter weekend!
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It’s an amazing book! Happy Easter!
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This sounds like a fun thing to do might join in one Friday as I like to do Friday posts.
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It’s really fun to do with books you haven’t read yet, so you get to see a snippet of what it’s like. Friday 56 is a lot of fun 🙂
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Yes, I’ve got a book in mind I might try it with. 🙂
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