Friday Fun - August 29, 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 three books to share with you.

I'm starting an ARC of The Rules of Falling for You by Mollie Rushmeyer.  This Regency-Infused Contemporary Rom-Com releases next week on September 2.

Earlier this week I read Hours We Regret by Chelsea Michelle. This is the first of the Watson Twins Mini Mysteries. 

This week I'm also reading the second Watson Twins Mini Mystery, Chaos We Unravel. This is in anticipation of the release of the newest book which releases later in September. 

        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 Rules of Falling for You by Mollie Rushmeyer:

"I refuse to have a Pride and Prejudice pity party. . . again."

I was really curious what was meant by that.

Hours We Regret by Chelsea Michelle:

"'He's getting closer,' I muttered, staring down at the new dot on the map."

I figured I knew who she was talking about, so that was a bit concerning.

Chaos We Unravel by Chelsea Michelle:

"Where was Michelle?"

I was wondering why she needed to know and what was going on.

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 Rules of Falling for You by Mollie Rushmeyer:

 

"I finally finish lacing the front of my full-length corset. Okay, it's all right once it's in place. Thank goodness, nothing like the super-tight, stiff Victorian-era corsets. 'I don't know about this Eden.' I peek out of my curtain and tap hers until she pops her head through."

Hours We Regret by Chelsea Michelle:

"I wish I could lose count of the places we stopped. But I counted. Every single one of them. It was like counting the seconds when you were underwater. Fifty stops. Fifty no's. Fifty reasons to fear the worst. That number was just rising as we checked every hotel and motel en route, even the ones I knew Michelle wouldn't dare step foot in alone."

Chaos We Unravel by Chelsea Michelle:

"Michelle scanned the crowd. It was starting to grow dusky, which meant the fireworks show would be soon.

'They've gotta still be here,' Michelle said. 'They'll leave with the mass exodus. Which means we have about one and a half hours to figure this out.'

'Or the police do.' I added an extra emphasis to my words."

Reviews:

Last week I shared two books in my Friday Fun post. Here are the links to the reviews:

First Comes Marriage. . . Then Comes Murder by Donna Mumma

When the Day Comes by Gabrielle Meyer

Two weeks ago I shared one book in my Friday Fun post. Here's the link to that review:

Ransomed Love by Kate Goodwin