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Friday’s Page 69 ~ Lore by Alexandra Bracken

Friday’s Page 69 ~ Lore by Alexandra Bracken

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Lore, Alexandra Bracken, Medusa, Snakes, Girl, Young Adult, Mythology
Athena nodded. “This… poem you hold so dear, the one you recite as fact, it is either incomplete, or he searches for another version of it. One which tells of how the Agon ends and how its victor will claim unfathomable power.”
Lore’s mind shout down, leaving her body to react. She stood so quickly from her chair that it fell back and clattered against the tile. There was nowhere to go, and nothing her hands could grip except the opposite arm. “What?”
Teaser Tuesday ~ Of Curses and Kisses by Sandhya Menon

Teaser Tuesday ~ Of Curses and Kisses by Sandhya Menon

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Of Curses and Kisses, Boarding School, Sandhya Menon, Young Adult, Retelling, Beauty and the Beast, Roses, White Letters
I flipped through the pages and settled on…. page 184!
The ski lift ride up was magical. The air was crisp and clear and cold like a piece of dark crystal. As they rose higher and higher, Jaya’s breath caught at the sight below them – the stone lodge was lit up in a thousand twinkling lights, the giant fountain in the courtyard staggering under a heavy blanket of snow. Ice crystals glittered in all the tree branches, like strands of diamonds.
First Chapter First Paragraph Thursday Intros ~ Curses by Lish McBride

First Chapter First Paragraph Thursday Intros ~ Curses by Lish McBride

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Curses, Lish McBride, Retelling, Romance, Young Adult, Painting, Girl, Rips, Wolf, Beast, Prince, Fantasy,
Merit Cravan, only heir to the barony of Cravan and current absentee from her own betrothal ball, locked herself in her room.
Then pushed a dresser in front of the door, just in case. The dresser was heavy, and pushing it left her dress askew and her carefully curled and pinned updo a tangled mess by the time she was done.
First Chapter First Paragraph Thursday Intros ~ The Wolf and the Woodsman by Ava Reid

First Chapter First Paragraph Thursday Intros ~ The Wolf and the Woodsman by Ava Reid

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The Wolf and the Woodsman, Ava Reid, Cape, Shadow, Fantasy, Mythology, Romance, Retellings
The trees have to be tied down by sunset. When the Woodsmen come, they always try to run.
The girls who are skilled forgers fashion little iron stakes to drive through the roots of the trees and into the earth, anchoring them in place. With no gifts for forging between the two of us, Boróka and I haul great length of rope, snaring any trees we pass in clumsy loops and awkward knots. When we finish, it looks the spider web of some giant creature, something the woods might cough up. The thought doesn’t even make me shiver. Nothing that might break through the tree line could be worse than the Woodsmen.
Days of the Week Book Tag

Days of the Week Book Tag

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Guruguru, GIF, Red-hair, staff, book

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Teaser Tuesday ~ Magnolia by Kristi Cook

Teaser Tuesday ~ Magnolia by Kristi Cook

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Magnolia, Romance, storm, Kristi Cook, Girl, Boy, Fence, Dark Clouds
I used Random.org and it selected page 157.
I nod, soaked to the bone and shivering now. I’ve had enough for one day. I just want to get out of these clothes and sink into a hot, bubbly bath. I don’t even wait for Ryder to leave with the dogs – I start stripping down to my underwear right then, and there and race down the hall to my parents’ room.
I’m still in the big Jacuzzi tub when the power flickers -once, twice- and then goes out, leaving me in total darkness, chin deep in lukewarm water. I don’t know why, but it all hits me then -Nan’s surgery tomorrow, shooting that mocassin, this stupid never-ending storm. I start to cry, deep, gulping sobs. I know it seems childish, but I want my daddy. What if things get worse? What if the house starts to flood? Or the roof blows off? As much as I hate to admit it, I’m scared. Really scared.