July 5th's Friday Post

Happy 5th of July!  Wait, you mean that's not a holiday, too?  I guess that means I need to work today.  But before I do, let's look at this week's Friday Post.  I'll be linking up to:

Book Beginnings
First Line Friday
Friday 56
Book Blogger Hop

My teasers for the first three will be coming from Murder on Devil's Pond by Ayla Rose.

This is the first in a new series set in a B&B in Vermont.  Here's how the books begins:

Ezra Grayson may have felt the presence of his late wife in the old Victorian house, but all Hannah Solace sensed there were smoke-tinged air and the lingering haze of grease from Ezra’s breakfast.

The first line might not grab you from a plot point of view, but I really felt like it pulled me into that first scene.

Meanwhile, at 56% into the book, we find this:

Reggie and Peach showed up at 6:45. “Will you watch Peach?” Reggie asked Hannah.

“Sure, she can help me serve the hummus you wanted so badly.”

“You’re funny. She has a project she needs to finish for science camp.”

“This is feeling like a setup all around.”

It was hard, because at 56%, we didn't have very many good quotes that didn't spoil things.  But I found this quote fun.

The book is out on Tuesday, but I will be back with my review on Monday.  I hope you'll come back to see what I thought.

Meanwhile, let's close things out with the Book Blogger Hop.  This week's question is:

Can you suggest a book that you think is inspiring and that examines concepts like freedom, liberty, or individual independence?

I'm going to go with The Sign of the Beaver by Elizabeth George Speare.  This Newberry Award Winner is a coming of age tale set in Maine before it was a state.  And, of the course of the book, the boy who is the main character learns to live off the land on his own.  Such a great book.  I need to find time to reread it (and some of the authors other books).

That's it for me.  Have a great weekend!