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.
The battle on Sharr is over. The dark forest has fallen. Altair may be captive, but Zafira, Nasir, and Kifah are bound for Sultan’s Keep, determined to finish the plan he set in motion: restoring the hearts of the Sisters of Old to the minarets of each caliphate, and finally returning magic to all of Arawiya. But they are low on resources and allies alike, and the kingdom teems with fear of the Lion of the Night’s return. As the zumra plots to overthrow the kingdom’s darkest threat, Nasir fights to command the magic in his blood. He must learn to hone his power into a weapon, to wield not only against the Lion but against his father, trapped under the Lion’s control. Zafira battles a very different darkness festering in her through her bond with the Jawarat—a darkness that hums with voices, pushing her to the brink of her sanity and to the edge of a chaos she dare not unleash. In spite of the darkness enclosing ever faster, Nasir and Zafira find themselves falling into a love they can’t stand to lose…but time is running out to achieve their ends, and if order is to be restored, drastic sacrifices will have to be made.
Lush and striking, hopeful and devastating, We Free the Stars is the masterful conclusion to the Sands of Arawiya duology by New York Times–bestselling author Hafsah Faizal.
Beginning: "Darkness surged in his veins. It exhaled wisps from his fingers and feathered his every glance."
56: "Everything, he wanted to say, but there was a cloth in his mouth, woven from fear and suppression."
Comments: I finally read We Free The Stars. It's the last book in the Sands of Arawiya duology, and I loved it. What are you reading this week?
Great writing style on the snippets! Have a great weekend and happy reading :)
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DeleteThis sounds really good. So glad to hear you loved it. Hope you have a great weekend! :)
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DeleteNot really sure what this is supposed to mean, or how it's even possible: "Darkness surged in his veins. It exhaled wisps from his fingers and feathered his every glance."
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The description is about the character's magic. Thanks for stopping by!
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