Friday Fun - August 18, 2023

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

This week I have two books to share with you. 

I just finished Thief of Corinth by Tessa Afshar. This is my first book by this author and I really enjoyed it. I read it for a couple of my reading challenges.  It was one of the 12 books that were recommended to me, plus it was a book with a location in the title. 

I also just started an eARC of Falling Between the Pages by A.M. Heath as a member of the launch team. This book will be releasing on August 28th.

              Book Beginnings on Fridays

(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.)

Here is my Book Beginnings for Thief of Corinth by Tessa Afshar:

"You asked me once how a woman like me could become a thief."

 

Well yes, I definitely want to know how she became a thief. But I am more curious at this point about who she is talking to.

And here is my Book Beginnings for Falling Between the Pages by A.M. Heath:

"I slid into the conference room with exactly three second to spare."

So, is this person always right on time, or is there a reason she only has three seconds to spare.

Now for:

The Friday 56

The Friday 56 is hosted over at Freda's Voice.

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 is my Friday 56 selection.

Thief of Corinth by Tessa Afshar:
 

"His fierce driving style and seemingly unbeatable record had turned him into a legend in Corinth. Theo, whose greatest ambition was to become a successful charioteer, adored Justus. No one was perfect, but I thought this misplaced affection indicated a dangerous slippage in Theo's moral fiber."

Falling Between the Pages by A.M. Heath:

"Lost in character, I smiled up at him, forgetting all about my vow to kill him not a half hour earlier. I curved my arm so that it ran along his, both of us loosely holding the other as much as enemies would dare."