First Lines Fridays: December 23, 2022

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Merry Christmas Eve Eve! I’m back with another First Lines Fridays, which 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!

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12 Days of Christmas Book Tag

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This is my second Christmas on my book blog, A Literary Escape. So I thought it would be fun to re-do the same book tag I first did at this time last year. Lizzie Loves Books created the 12 Days of Christmas book tag. It uses the 12 Days of Christmas song as bookish prompts to recap your reading year. If you’re curious about any of the books below, I linked to my reviews of them, if I wrote one.

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Smash or Pass Book Tag

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Chris at Biblio Nerd Reflections must have known I wanted to do this tag. So, thanks for tagging me! Becky at Becky’s Book Blog created the Smash or Pass book tag and it’s exactly what it sounds like. For each prompt listed, state whether you would “smash” or “pass” on it. There are no specific rules except to link back to the creator and whoever tagged you. Let’s go!

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Book Review: How the Penguins Saved Veronica by Hazel Prior

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Good morning! Today’s review is about HOW THE PENGUINS SAVED VERONICA by Hazel Prior. I don’t typically read general fiction or women’s fiction, but I wanted to see what the hype about this book was. It’s a sweet tale about found family after personal hardship and learning to let others in.

Author: Hazel Prior
Series: None
Age Category: Adult
Publisher: Berkley Books
Publish Date: June 16, 2020
Print Length: 368

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Sundays in Bed With…Alone With You in the Ether

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The Sundays in Bed With… meme, hosted by Midnight Book Girl, dares to ask what book has been in your bed this morning. Come share what book you’ve spent time curled up reading in bed, or which book you wish you had time to read today!

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