Friday, April 3, 2015

April 3rd's Book Beginnings and Friday 56

It's Good Friday and time again for Book Beginnings and Friday 56.

This week's book is the first in a new series - The Readaholics and the Falcon Fiasco by Laura DiSilverio.




The book actually comes out on Tuesday, but I am reading it for review next Friday.  Yes, I'm working a bit ahead.  But if you come back then, I'll have a giveaway as well.  It's a great book, at least so far.  I'm almost 2/3 of the way through and loving it.

And here's how it begins:

The white suit was a bad idea.  I knew it when I bought it at the outlet mall, but it was 75 percent off and the A-line skirt disguised the extra ten pounds that tend to cling to my thighs.  I knew it when I put it on, but the forecast was for an unseasonable ninety degrees in Heaven, Colorado.

I'm going to cheat a little on the 56 and actually take something from page 55.  Page 56 is description and setting up the next scene.  Not a bad page, but nothing teaser worthy.  However, on page 55, we get this:

The [person] I'd known for almost twenty years would never have killed herself, and I was going to prove it.  Somehow.

That's it for this week.  Have a wonderful Easter weekend.

13 comments:

  1. A true amateur sleuth. LOL You had me at the title!
    My 56 - http://fuonlyknew.com/2015/04/03/the-friday-56-56-bubba-done-it/

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    1. I was already familiar with the author, but that title really grabbed me as well.

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  2. This does sound good. I'll be eager to see your thoughts. I'm on the Friday 56 linky if you want to visit. Happy reading!

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  3. This series is on my TBR and I'm really looking forward to it. I'm especially curious about the 56!

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    1. Considering how similar our tastes are, I'm sure you'll love it.

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  4. Intriguing 56! I have a thing for falcons, (Peregrines'), as they pass over my house regularly.
    Happy Easter weekend!

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    1. In this case, the falcon refers to The Maltese Falcon, which the club is reading at the beginning of the book.

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  5. What is usually a bad idea. :)

    I like the 56.

    ENJOY....I like this cozy too.

    Have a great weekend.

    Elizabeth
    Silver's Reviews
    My Book Beginnings

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    1. OOPS...I meant WHITE, not WHAT.

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    2. I've definitely seen white turn out to be a bad idea in the past. Yet I still wear white shirts.

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