It’s time to play “guess that book” and also watch our TBRs weep.
Book Beginnings is hosted by Rose City Reader and is all about the first line of a current/upcoming read. Friday 56 is a meme hosted by Freda’s Voice, where you turn to page 56 (or 56%) in what you’re reading a find a snippet that jumps out at you.
Prologue
First Lines
56% Snippet
“If I take the signet ring off, will that help?”
“I’m going to hit you.”
“You’re not supposed to hit the king! I still have my ring on!”
Book Reveal
I gave you the most obvious clue about what this book is already, but … how could I not? That tagline is just epic and was begging to be thrown about, so I had to oblige.
Darkness never works alone…
Nadya doesn’t trust her magic anymore. Serefin is fighting off a voice in his head that doesn’t belong to him. Malachiasz is at war with who–and what–he’s become.
As their group is continually torn apart, the girl, the prince, and the monster find their fates irrevocably intertwined. They’re pieces on a board, being orchestrated by someone… or something. The voices that Serefin hears in the darkness, the ones that Nadya believes are her gods, the ones that Malachiasz is desperate to meet—those voices want a stake in the world, and they refuse to stay quiet any longer.
Reasons to Read
✿ Stabbiness and death!
✿ You get a war and you get a war. Everybody gets a waaaar!
✿ Gods that are just not having it with humans right now.
✿ Various types of magic, including blood magic.
✿ The cutest M/M romance somehow, somewhere between the bloodshed?
✿ Betrayal and backstabbing.
This is a new weekly meme hosted by E. @ Local Bee Hunter’s Nook meant to take place on Mondays, but since Fridays tend to be my TBR-focused post, I’ve decided to combine them here. Next week’s prompt is: Easter free day.
Since Easter is all about eggs, I had to stop and think … what hatches from eggs? Why, dragons, of course! So I decided to do five dragon books on my TBR. For obvious reasons.
Happy Friday! 🙂
I’m currently reading Dead End by Nancy Mehl. I’m halfway through and I’m loving it so much. I’m on chapter 23, so I’ll share from there:
“Before Noah and Kaely left the restaurant, Noah called Chief Sawyer and told him about the note given to Kenny.”
Hope you have a great weekend filled with awesome reading time. 😊❤📖
Nicole Santana recently posted…First-Line Friday #130
I hope you love Ruthless Gods, and yep, the clue at the beginning was hard to miss😁
Tammy @ Books, Bones & Buffy recently posted…The Friday Face-Off: Trick of the Eye
Thanks! I hated to give it away, but that tagline just begged to be shared. I love it so much and think it’s so clever. xD
Whoa, the quotes lead me in one direction, and the cover, title and summary in another. I’m still amazed at how much hiding the cover and title changes my impressions of the book. I guess I thought those things didn’t influence me much. Now I know they do. Thanks!
Dragons are an awesome choice.
Oh, that’s really interesting. I think the title and cover definitely has a bigger impression on us than we initially think!
Very creepy first line. I don’t do horror lit and that is the vibe I get from it. Are you enjoying the book? My Friday quotes and a review
I don’t know that it’s horror, but it’s definitely dark fantasy, so it’s all bloody and dark. I don’t think there was anything particularly scary or horror-esque about it, though. I’m definitely enjoying it!
I read the first book in the series a while ago. This one is on my TBR list.
Breana M. recently posted…The Friday 56 (175) & Book Beginnings: Come Tumbling Down by Seanan McGuire
It’s been really good so far! I hope you get the chance to read it.
Oh I do like that final line – “It was a time for monsters”. I’m very intrigued!
Stay safe x
Sassy Brit @ Alternative-Read.com recently posted…#BookBeginnings on #Friday #Interview with Lori Rader-Day – Edgar Award-nominated author of The Lucky One @LoriRaderDay
That’s one of the themes of the first book, that everybody is a monster in their own way. They’re just different kinds of monsters, basically. Not sure how true that is, but I did love it!
YESSSSSSSS!!!!! Sounds epic!! 😀
Happy weekend, stay safe!
Freda Mans-Labianca recently posted…The #Friday56 #Instagram56
I’m not quite done with it, but it’s been soooo good so far! A brilliant dark fantasy read. I’m really enjoying it.
I wanted to love the first book in this series, but it just didn’t work for me. I’m glad you’re liking it though. 🙂
Lauren @ Always Me
Not every book can work for everyone, unfortunately. 🙂 I was afraid I wouldn’t like it, too, so I’m so glad and relieved that I did. :3
I have been wanting to read this series but simply haven’t gotten around to it yet! Enjoy!
It’s been a great series so far! I’d recommend it for anyone who enjoys dark fantasy. It’s definitely dark.
OMG IS SOMEONE KISSING SEREFIN!?!? 😱 I WANNA KNOW WHOO (I really hope you haven’t read that far ahead because if you have then haha I’m sorry to admit that I’m still at the beginning 🙈🙃)!!!
SPOILER ALERT: IT’S OBVIOUSLY ME, DUH, BECAUSE WHO ELSE WOULD BE KISSING MY MURDER KING?! But also … noooope. I only read what I needed to for this post, but I’m still at the beginning, too. xD
I really need to read Wicked Saints because now I want to read this 😬
Also, I wanted to let you know I nominated you for The Mystery Blogger Award!
https://kerrimcbooknerd.home.blog/2020/04/04/the-mystery-blogger-award/
Kerri @ Kerri McBookNerd recently posted…The Mystery Blogger Award
You should! It was a fantastic book. Thank you so much for the nomination and also the link! Sorry, I’m so hopelessly behind on my blog hopping, with everything going on right now.