Book Beginnings is a weekly meme hosted by Rose City Reader that asks you to share the first sentence (or so) of the book you're reading.
Synopsis from Goodreads...This fourth entry and prequel tells the story of Lundy, a very serious young girl who would rather study and dream than become a respectable housewife and live up to the expectations of the world around her. As well she should. When she finds a doorway to a world founded on logic and reason, riddles and lies, she thinks she's found her paradise. Alas, everything costs at the goblin market, and when her time there is drawing to a close, she makes the kind of bargain that never plays out well...
Beginning: "In a house, on a street, in a town ordinary enough in every aspect to cross over its own roots and become remarkable, there lived a girl named Katherine Victoria Lundy."
56: "Katherine started to answer. Then she caught herself, remembering her promise to Moon. She closed her mouth and nodded."
Comments: I'm finally caught up with the Wayward Children series. I enjoyed In an Absent Dream, and I'm looking forward to the next book in the series. What are you reading this week?
So this sounds like an amazing book! I love the Alice in Wonderland-vibes I'm getting from the description. I'll definitely look up this series! And I adore your header image by the way, it is beautiful! I hope you have a lovely weekend and do drop by my Friday Post if you have the time! - Juli @ A Universe in Words
ReplyDeleteThank you, and thanks for stopping by. I also get a lot of Alice in Wonderland vibes from the whole series. It's portal fantasy, so a lot of different worlds and doorways are featured in the stories. Have a great weekend!
DeleteI'm intrigued for more! Happy Friday the 13th weekend!
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DeleteLove that first line. Seanan McGuire really knows how to draw the reader in. Hope you have a great weekend! :)
ReplyDeleteShe really does. Thanks for stopping by. Have a great weekend!
DeleteSort of reminds me of the prequel to the Narnia series: The Magician's Nephew. My quotes from THE DUTCH HOUSE
ReplyDeleteI haven't read The Magician's Nephew yet. I need to. Thanks for stopping by. Have a great weekend!
DeleteGreat snippets!! I find the opening lines really intriguing.
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DeleteI really enjoyed this book, and I wanted to love it, but I felt like some of the most important scenes happened off-camera and were just summed up in a paragraph, which was so disappointing. McGuire is so good at suspense that I really wanted to get to see those scenes as they take place. Ah well. I'm really looking forward to Come Tumbling Down!
ReplyDeleteHere's my Friday post.
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DeleteThis does sound good! I am glad the series is a strong one. I look forward to reading it! I hope you have a great week, Breana!
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DeleteSounds like a good book. Hope you're enjoying it!
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DeleteI need to continue on with this series since I enjoyed book one so much.
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by! :-)
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