Welcome to another Bookish Friday, in which we share excerpts from books…and connect with other bloggers who do the same.
Let’s begin the celebration by sharing Book Beginnings, hosted by Rose City Reader; and let’s showcase The Friday 56 with Freda’s Voice.
To join in, just grab a book and share the opening lines…along with any thoughts you wish to give us; then turn to page 56 and excerpt anything on the page.
Today’s feature is a NetGalley ARC that will release on 8/9/22: Stay Awake, by Megan Goldin.
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Book Beginning:
Wednesday 2:42 a.m.
Starbursts blink from streetlights like they’re sharing a secret as I wake to find myself slumped in the back of a cab, without any recollection of how I got here, or where I’m going.
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Friday 56:
A senior manager came on the line and he stepped away from the car to explain the situation. Halliday dictated the BOLO over the phone to Detective Tran.
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Description: Liv Reese wakes up in the back of a taxi with no idea where she is or how she got there. When she’s dropped off at the door of her brownstone, a stranger answers—a stranger who claims to live in her apartment. She reaches for her phone to call for help, only to discover it’s missing. In its place is a bloodstained knife. Her hands are covered in scribbled messages, like graffiti on her skin: STAY AWAKE.
Two years ago, Liv was thriving as a successful writer for a trendy magazine. Now, she’s lost and disoriented in a New York City that looks nothing like what she remembers. Catching a glimpse of the local news, she’s horrified to see reports of a crime scene where the victim’s blood has been used to scrawl a message across a window, similar to the message that’s inked on her hands. What did she do last night? And why does she remember nothing from the past two years? Liv finds herself on the run for a crime she doesn’t remember committing. But there’s someone who does know exactly what she did, and they’ll do anything to make her forget—permanently.
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Would you keep reading? I am definitely intrigued.
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Yes! I would definitely keep reading. That beginning drew me in.
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Thanks, Ari, I loved it!
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That’s a fascinating premise! Stay Awake is going on my list.
Stop by my book beginning here.
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Thanks, Lisa, I am excited about it!
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Oh yes! I definitely want to know where this story is headed. Enjoy!
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Thanks, Catherine, I feel the same way!
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That sounds like an excellent book! Both the beginning and the Friday 56 have drawn me in!
Have a great weekend!
Emily @ Budget Tales Book Blog
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Thanks, Emily Jane, I am loving it already!
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Yay! It’s great when you like a book instantly
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It sounds really intriguing! I hope you enjoy it. Have a great weekend!!
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Thanks, Cindy, I am eager to devour this book!
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This definitely sounds like a book I’d want to read. Sounds so good. I hope you enjoy it.
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I am rapidly turning pages, Yvonne!
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