Friday, December 30, 2011

Book Beginning & Friday 56: Cinder by Marissa Meyer

Happy Friday everybody!!
Book Beginnings

Book Beginnings on Friday is now hosted by Katy at A Few More Pages 
Anyone can participate; just share the opening sentence of your current read, making sure that you include the title and author so others know what you're reading. 
If you like, share with everyone why you do, or do not, like the sentence.

The Friday 56
Rules:
  • Grab the book nearest you. Right now.
  • Turn to page 56.
  • Find the fifth sentence.
  • Post that sentence (plus one or two others if you like) along with these instructions on your blog or (if you do not have your own blog) in the comments section of Freda's Voice
  • Post a link along with your post back to Freda's Voice
Don’t dig for your favorite book, the coolest, the most intellectual. Use the CLOSEST.


I had heard great things about Cinder by Marissa Meyer and was so glad to be able to get an ARC of the book from Feiwel and Friends. I finally had a chance to read it and I was blown away by the great story. It combines some things I really like including fairy tale retellings and science fiction. This is the best book I have read in 2011.


Beginning:
The screw through Cinder's ankle had rusted, the engraved cross marks worn to a mangled circle.
Friday 56:
She wondered how long it would take for it to finish the scan and determine that she was a carrier, confirming that she was at fault. For everything.

2 comments:

  1. Oh boy, two sad but good ones. Interesting.

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  2. I really wanna read this book! Thanks for posting, see you next week! Happy 2012!

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