My Book Beginning is from The Selection by Kiera Cass:
"When we got the letter in the post, my mother was ecstatic. She had already decided that all our problems were solved, gone forever. The big hitch in her plan was me."
The Friday 56 is a meme hosted every Friday by Freda's Voice.
The Rules:
*Grab a book, any book.
*Turn to page 56 or 56% in your eReader
(If you have to improvise, that's ok.)
*Find any sentence, (or few, just don't spoil it)
*Post it.
*Add your (url) post below in Linky. Add the post url, not your blog url.
*It's that simple.
My Friday 56 is also from 56% of The Selection by Kiera Cass:
"I didn't have time to dwell on my worries. Maxon's firm knock came only minutes later."
The featured blogs this week are Gizzimomo's Book Shelf and Paperback Opinion.
This week’s Question:
How do you cure a book hangover/blogging slump/reading slump?
When I have a book hangover I usually spend a day or too not reading just to get over it, or I may try and read something completely different.
With a reading slump, I will watch a movie or TV show for a bit, or read some reviews. That always seems to get me in the mood to read again.
I've not had a blogging slump yet *touches wood* but I've only been blogging 2 months so I daresay I will definitely be getting back to you on this one.
When I have a book hangover I usually spend a day or too not reading just to get over it, or I may try and read something completely different.
With a reading slump, I will watch a movie or TV show for a bit, or read some reviews. That always seems to get me in the mood to read again.
I've not had a blogging slump yet *touches wood* but I've only been blogging 2 months so I daresay I will definitely be getting back to you on this one.
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A decent opener, though I think I would need a bit more before deciding to read it or not. My Book Beginning this week is here: http://www.bookpunks.com/so-it-begins-this-is-the-way-the-world-ends-by-james-morrow/
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DeleteI went through an almost year long reading slump. I had stuck myself in the suspense/thriller genre, veering only here and there with something different, and suddenly, I didn't want to pick up a book. After that almost year, my sister handed me a cozy mystery and I haven't stopped since. My genre of choice at the time was weighing too heavy one me. Too dark.
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I totally understand what you mean, changing your reading up a bit definitely helps to avoid any slumps.
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Great suggestions! I LOVE pinterest. Will follow you there, and on Bloglovin' too! :D Happy Friday! My FF
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DeleteReading reviews can get me pumped for a book so I'll be inspired to read it!
ReplyDeleteLizzie @ lizziethesarcasticblonde.blogspot.com
That's definitely how I feel when I read a great review!
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I think taking a break is a great idea. New GFC follower! Jazmen@ThisGirlReadsAlot
ReplyDeleteYeah, breaks definitely help. It always makes me want to read more when I get back into it.
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Great opening. I'd keep reading to find out what problems they have and why the daughter is a "hitch" in solving them. The Friday56 excerpt makes me curious about her worries. The Selection sounds like a book I'd enjoy.
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It is really good. I enjoyed it so much and far more than I expected. It was such a nice surprise!
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Awwww.....being the hitch in the plan certainly doesn't sound good for this character.
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ENJOY!!
Elizabeth
Silver's Reviews
My Book Beginnings
Yeah, it is really good. I really enjoyed myself whilst reading it!
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Reading reviews is a great idea. New recommendations always help! New follower on Bloglovin' :)
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Yes, recommendations always get me in the mood to read but they are incredibly bad for my bank account!
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So you're lucky like me and yeah you're right about the reviews!
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DeleteReading reviews is a fabway to spark your interest again, it's great advice!
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My FFF - Thea @ Gizzimomo's Book Shelf
Yeah, reading them always gets my interest going (and my bank account struggling...).
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The Selection is on my wish list!
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Thanks for visiting :)
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