Friday Fun - February 13, 2026

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 one book to share with you.

I'm starting The Bird of Bedford Manor by Michelle Griep.

        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 is my Book Beginnings/First Line Friday selection:

 The Bird of Bedford Manor by Michelle Griep:

"She was reborn that day of dust and wind, with tangles in her hair and a hard-cracked soul."

I loved the imagery of being disheveled with dust and wind and tangles. And wondered why she was reborn. Though the term "hard-cracked soul" had me a bit confused.

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.)
(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 is my Friday 56 selection:

The Bird of Bedford Manor by Michelle Griep:

"Aunt Margaret angled her head, her sharp eyes narrowing. 'How are things at the manor? Is your . . . business, as you call it, with Mr. Russell nearly finished? Not that I wish to take you from him if you are yet occupied, for he has been overly gracious in fixing up this old place and providing for my needs, but. . . well. The truth is I miss you.'"

Reviews:

Last week I shared two book in my Friday Fun post. I'm still reading the one book, but here is the link to my review for the other:

Eight Seconds in Red River by Cali Black