Friday, April 3, 2020

The Friday 56 (175) & Book Beginnings: Come Tumbling Down by Seanan McGuire

The Friday 56 is a weekly meme hosted by Freda's Voice where every Friday you pick a book and turn to page 56 or 56%, and select a sentence or a few, as long as it's not a spoiler. For the full rules, visit the the page HERE

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.


44804083Synopsis from Goodreads...
The fifth installment in Seanan McGuire's award-winning, bestselling Wayward Children series, Come Tumbling Down picks up the threads left dangling by Every Heart a Doorway and Down Among the Sticks and Bones 
When Jack left Eleanor West's School for Wayward Children she was carrying the body of her deliciously deranged sister--whom she had recently murdered in a fit of righteous justice--back to their home on the Moors. But death in their adopted world isn't always as permanent as it is here, and when Jack is herself carried back into the school, it becomes clear that something has happened to her. Something terrible. Something of which only the maddest of scientists could conceive. Something only her friends are equipped to help her overcome. Eleanor West's "No Quests" rule is about to be broken. Again...


Beginning: "Eleanor West was fond of saying--inasmuch as she was fond of saying anything predictable, sensible, or more than once--that her school had no graduates, only students who found somewhere else to do their learning for a time." 

56: ""No," she said, with surprising strength."


Comments: Come Tumbling Down was just as good as I thought it was going to be. What are you reading this week? Or what are some of the 2020 books you're looking forward to?

23 comments:

  1. Interesting premise and excerpts. Thanks for sharing...and for visiting my blog.

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  2. Love Seanan McGuire's books. I need to get caught up on this series. I'm a couple books behind. Glad to hear this one's good. Hope you have a great weekend! :)

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    1. This is one series that just keeps getting better and better. Come Tumbling Down is one of my favorite stories from the Wayward Children series to date. Thanks for stopping by! :-)

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  3. This sounds oh so mysterious and the first sentence really sets the tone. I want to know more. Glad you enjoyed it.

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  4. I like the beginning, and Eleanor's attitude.

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    1. I know what you mean. Thanks for stopping by! :-)

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  5. I keep thinking I'll start this series but haven't yet. Is the third book holding up next to the first two? My Friday quotes and a review

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    1. So far I'm really enjoying this series. The third book, Beneath the Sugar Sky, is one of my favorites. Thanks for stopping by! :-)

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  6. What a great beginning. I have seen this around and really must make time for it! Hope you are staying safe, Breana x
    Here is my Friday post.

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    1. The beginning is one of my favorites from this series. Thanks for stopping by. Have a great weekend and stay safe.

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  7. I haven't read this series, but I've heard so many great things about it.

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    1. I was in a similar situation, but once I started reading the series I couldn't stop. I'm eagerly awaiting the next book in the series, Across the Green Grass Fields. Thanks for stopping by! :-)

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  8. I'm so curious for more! Happy weekend, stay safe!

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    1. Thanks for stopping by. Have a great weekend and stay safe!

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  9. Glad to hear you are still enjoying the series.

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  10. I've only read the first 2 books so far and I need to catch up. Happy reading!

    Lauren @ Always Me

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    1. The Wayward Children series is one of my all-time favorites. I hope you enjoy the books once you get to them. The series just keeps getting better and better. Thanks for stopping by! :-)

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  11. It's a new book for me so thanks for sharing! I'll check it out!
    ~ Priyanka @ A Booklion's Hideaway

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  12. I'm glad you enjoyed this one! I think this is my new favorite in this series, because it felt like all the characters got to do something bigger, and I loved it. Can't wait to see what the next book has in store for us. :3

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