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.
Lesson One of the Scholomance: Learning has never been this deadly.
A Deadly Education is set at Scholomance, a school for the magically gifted where failure means certain death (for real) — until one girl, El, begins to unlock its many secrets. There are no teachers, no holidays, and no friendships, save strategic ones. Survival is more important than any letter grade, for the school won’t allow its students to leave until they graduate… or die! The rules are deceptively simple: Don’t walk the halls alone. And beware of the monsters who lurk everywhere. El is uniquely prepared for the school’s dangers. She may be without allies, but she possesses a dark power strong enough to level mountains and wipe out millions. It would be easy enough for El to defeat the monsters that prowl the school. The problem? Her powerful dark magic might also kill all the other students.
A Deadly Education is set at Scholomance, a school for the magically gifted where failure means certain death (for real) — until one girl, El, begins to unlock its many secrets. There are no teachers, no holidays, and no friendships, save strategic ones. Survival is more important than any letter grade, for the school won’t allow its students to leave until they graduate… or die! The rules are deceptively simple: Don’t walk the halls alone. And beware of the monsters who lurk everywhere. El is uniquely prepared for the school’s dangers. She may be without allies, but she possesses a dark power strong enough to level mountains and wipe out millions. It would be easy enough for El to defeat the monsters that prowl the school. The problem? Her powerful dark magic might also kill all the other students.
Beginning: "I decided that Orion needed to die after the second time he saved my life."
56: "Most people get alchemy assignments to produce antidotes and preventative elixirs, or the good old standby of producing gold out of cheaper elements."
Comments: I decided to give A Deadly Education a try this year. I'd heard a lot of good things about it, and I ended up loving the story. What are you reading this week?
Based on that first line, it's enough to pull anyone in. Happy weekend!
ReplyDeleteI know what you mean. I was intrigued by it the first time I read it as well. Thanks for stopping by. Have a great weekend!
DeleteThe beginning really grabs you right into the story. I hope you enjoy it.
ReplyDeleteIt does, and I did enjoy it. Thanks for stopping by. Have a great weekend!
DeleteI have been wondering if I would like this one. It certainly starts strong.
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by. Have a great weekend! :-)
DeleteThis sounds like a great read!
ReplyDeleteIt was. Thanks for stopping by. Have a great weekend!
DeleteI've been curious about this one. Glad to hear that you loved it. Have a great weekend! :)
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by, and I hope you had a great weekend!
DeleteI read this a couple years ago and enjoyed it though the follow up wasn't as impressive. Hope you get a chance to read a good book this week!
ReplyDeleteTerrie @ Bookshelf Journeys
https://www.bookshelfjourneys.com/post/sunday-post-39
Thanks for stopping by! :-)
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