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Friday, May 24, 2013

Book Beginnings and Friday 56 for May 24th

Morning all.  Here's my Book Beginnings and Friday 56 for the week.

This week's book is Once Upon the End, the third is a Middle Grade fractured fairy tale trilogy by James Riley.  Should finish it today and review it Sunday night.

I love the opening.

Once upon a time, a dragon held a princess captive, and a hero did everything in his power to save her.
This was not that time.

And from page 56 we get:

And that's when he saw a monkey dressed like a pirate robbing the poor blacksmith while a small group of children waved and shouted encouragement.

The entire series is fast paced and fun, fun, fun.
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6 comments:

  1. fredamansMay 24, 2013 at 10:46 AM

    Cute cover for this book. LOVE the beginning!
    Happy weekend!

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    1. Mark BakerMay 24, 2013 at 10:35 PM

      Yes, the cover is fun as well. Heck, the entire book is fun.

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  2. Laurel-Rain SnowMay 24, 2013 at 2:59 PM

    That is a great opening...I like that last line, especially.

    Here's MY FRIDAY MEMES POST

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    1. Mark BakerMay 24, 2013 at 10:36 PM

      The last line is what makes the opening so absolutely perfect.

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  3. VonnieMay 24, 2013 at 7:18 PM

    What a great opening! The second one through me off. It sounds like a fun read :)

    My Friday Hops

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    1. Mark BakerMay 24, 2013 at 10:36 PM

      Yes, the second one works in context. But it's very fun in context.

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