Author: Celeste

First Lines Fridays: July 15, 2022

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First Lines Fridays is a weekly feature for book lovers hosted by Wandering Words. What if instead of judging a book by its cover, its author or its prestige, we judged it by its opening lines?  The rules are as follows:

  • Pick a book off your shelf (it could be your current read or on your TBR) and open to the first page
  • Copy the first few lines, but don’t give anything else about the book away just yet – you need to hook the reader first
  • Finally… reveal the book!

If you’re using Twitter, don’t forget to use #FirstLinesFridays!

If you read this week’s WWW Wednesday, then you might already have a good idea of what book this quote is from.

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WWW Wednesday

WWW Wednesday: July 13, 2022

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WWW Wednesday is a weekly meme revived and hosted by Sam at Taking on a World of Words.

The idea is to answer the three questions below and leave a link to your post in the comments for others to look at. No blog? No problem! Just leave a comment with your responses.

What are you currently reading?

What have you just finished reading?

What are you going to read next?

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A Literary Escape

New Blog Theme

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You may have noticed (or maybe not) that I have a new blog design! When I started this space in March 2021 I chose a WordPress theme that, at the time, I liked. It had the basics of what I wanted, which was minimalist, one column with a side bar, and lots of white space. But I wasn’t in love with it. I always knew one day I would set aside some time and truly make my blog theme reflect me.

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Book Review: A River Enchanted by Rebecca Ross

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Today’s review is about A RIVER ENCHANTED by Rebecca Ross. It’s the first book in the Elements of Cadence duology. Jack left the isle of Cadence to study music at university. But when young girls start to go missing, he’s called back to the isle. Working with Adaira, heiress of the east, the hope is that Jack’s skill with music can entice the spirits to tell them where the girls are.

Author: Rebecca Ross
Series: Elements of Cadence, 1
Age Category: New Adult/Adult
Publisher: Avon and Harper Voyager
Publish Date: February 15, 2022
Print Length: 480

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First Lines Fridays: July 8, 2022

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First Lines Fridays is a weekly feature for book lovers hosted by Wandering Words. What if instead of judging a book by its cover, its author or its prestige, we judged it by its opening lines?  The rules are as follows:

  • Pick a book off your shelf (it could be your current read or on your TBR) and open to the first page
  • Copy the first few lines, but don’t give anything else about the book away just yet – you need to hook the reader first
  • Finally… reveal the book!

If you’re using Twitter, don’t forget to use #FirstLinesFridays!

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