Friday Fun - June 27, 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 reading  The Beauty in Their Scars which released this week.

I'm also reading An Uncharted Dream by Abbey Downey, which releases next week.

        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:

The Beauty in Their Scars by Joanna Alonzo:

"A wild maiden and her tamed beast were desperate to claw their way out of her head."

A bit confusing actually. Wasn't exactly sure where the author was going with this. It sort of sounded like she was trying to write a story maybe.

An Uncharted Dream by Abbey Downey:

"Leonora Thornton closed the doors of the Milwaukee Public Library behind her, shutting out the cold winter air and sounds from the busy street."

Heading into a library. . . that's an awesome start to a story.

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:

The Beauty in Their Scars by Joanna Alonzo:

 

"'You made the right choice,' Deb said, 'Don't let anyone make you doubt that.'
'I don't doubt it,' Calysta replied. 'I just. . . didn't expect it to hurt this much.'
'The right choices sometimes do.' Deb squeezed her arm. 'Obedience isn't always comfortable. Sometimes it's downright painful. Know that we're not just gossiping about you--'"

An Uncharted Dream by Abbey Downey

"Raising one hand to his chest like a stage actor, Mr. Flemming spoke in a voice that boomed too loudly through the cozy room. 'Miss Thorton, members of the Milwaukee Exploration Society, I was honored to be your guest today. The crisp air invigorated me. The exertion revitalized me.' His tone lowered to a more intimate level as he glanced down at Leonora and rested his hand on her shoulder. 'And the company was unparalleded.'"

Reviews:

Last week I shared one book in my Friday Fun post. Here is the link to my review:

The Making of a Beauty by Joanna Alonzo