Friday Fun - March 28, 2025

Welcome to my Friday Fun post. This is where I share with three different book parties that post on Fridays: Book Beginnings on Fridays, the Friday 56, and First Line Friday.

This week I have two books to share with you.

I'm starting A Dance in Donegal by Jennifer Deibel for one of my March reading challenges.

I'm also starting When the Sky Burned by Liz Tolsma.

        Book Beginnings on Friday     

(Please join Gilion Dumas for Book Beginnings 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.)

and

First Line Friday

(Please join Carrie for First Line Friday.)

Here are my Book Beginnings/First Line Friday selections:

  A Dance in Donegal by Jennifer Deibel:

"The grandfather clock downstairs chimed the hour, its clangs all too reminiscent of the funeral bells presiding over Mother's service just yesterday morning."

Sad beginning.

When the Sky Burned by Liz Tolsma:

"On the easel in front of Mariah Randolph sat a blank canvas, as white and pristine as a snowy morning."

I saw this as being either looking forward to a new beginning, or a frustration possibly because she wasn't sure what to paint.

Now for:

The Friday 56

The Friday 56 is normally hosted over at Freda's Voice. But Anne from My Head is Full of Books is taking over for a while. 

Rules:

*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) that grab you.
*Post it.
*Add your (url) post below in Linky. Add the post url, not your blog url. It's that simple.

Here are my Friday 56 selections:

A Dance in Donegal by Jennifer Deibel:

 

"The muted thuds and clanks coming from the kitchen told Moira her hostess was busy cleaning from the afteroon meal and likely making preparations for dinner. She stared at the closed door to the kitchen. Her shoulders slumped. Although she understood the work in a guesthouse was never done, she had hoped Bríd would join her for lunch and provide insights into her new community."

When the Sky Burned by Liz Tolsma:

"Mariah gasped, 'No. What happened?'
'I'm not sure, but he's on the ground and not responding. Lydia, I need your help to get him in the house. He's right outside the door.'
'Of course.'
For a few moments, only the ticking of the wall clock kept Mariah company. That and the pounding of her heart against her ribs."

Reviews:

Last week I shared two books in my Friday Fun post. I'm still reading the one, and I shared the other link last week.

Two weeks ago I shared one book in my Friday Fun post. Here is the review:

Justice Denied by Sarah Hamaker

Three weeks ago I shared two books in my Friday Fun post. I finished both of them,and shared the link to the one last week. Here is the link to the other:

Heart of Courage by Penny Zeller