Book Fun Friday

Book Fun Friday #71 #BookBeginnings #TheFriday56 #FirstLineFriday #BookBloggerHop

Book Beginnings is a weekly meme hosted by Rose City Reader that asks you to share the first sentence of the book you’re reading. The Friday 56 is hosted by, Anne over at My Head Is Full of Books. So grab a book, turn to page 56 or 56% in your e-reader, and share a non-spoiler sentence or two.  First Line Friday is a weekly meme hosted by Reading is My Superpower that asks you to share the first sentence of the book you’re reading. Book Blogger Hop asks a question of general interest or discussion hosted by Coffee Addicted Writer

My book for today is The Elf Witch by Jacquelyn Gilmore

Publication Date: March 11, 2025

After her grandmother’s execution, a formerly magicless elf is suddenly the most powerful witch in her village. Magic is disappearing, though, and Imani is thrust into the treacherous court of her kingdom, forced into trials against the most lethal witches in the world.

As she unravels the perilous plan her grandmother plotted before her death to save magic, Imani unwittingly dives deeper into a web of magical and political intrigue that puts her on a collision course with dangers beyond anything she imagined.

But Imani is harboring illicit knowledge of her own—a forbidden dark magic that’s getting more difficult to hide by the day. Now, she must decide whether to make herself a threat and an enemy to her country or risk becoming a pawn and the realm losing magic forever.

Stuck in this predicament, Imani sees only one path forward: a dangerous deal with the duplicitous prince—one she might be falling for.

Goodreads/Amazon

First Sentence:

With the right motivation, her grandmother could do just about anything. Imani scrunched her nose in disgust at the prison cell’s dank, dark walls. Indeed, Ara could escape anytime if she wanted it badly enough.

Page 56

Imani was so angry at being exposed, at being trapped. She wanted to smash his head into the stone floor and tell him she was nothing like him. She imagined herself doing it, over and over, his brain matter sticking into the grooves.

Today’s Question Is: –    Do you only feature reviews on your blog? (submitted by Elizabeth @ Silver’s Review)

A: No, I feature them on Pinterest too.

Friday 56 is hosted by My Head Is Full of Books

Book Beginnings hosted by Rose City Reader

First Sentence Friday hosted by Reading Is My Superpower

Book Blogger Hop (BBH) is hosted by Coffee Addicted Writer

Please leave a comment so I can visit your post. Visit the hosts above and see what other participants have to say, or better yet, join the fun!

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When survival turns into a choice between betrayal and love… you get war.

He was the worst choice—until he wasn’t.

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What you will have:

Enemies to lovers… but he’s her brother’s best friend
Brother’s best friend… and completely off limits
From annoying little sister… to his biggest weakness
When the sea takes everything… except the one person she can’t stand
Shipwrecked with the one person she hates most
Stranded on an island… with her brother’s best friend and her childhood crush

When her brother goes missing, she turns to the one man she swore she’d never need.
She should’ve stayed away. What happens next, preorder and find out…

She should hate him forever. But somewhere along the way… she forgot how. From enemies to lovers…

Blue in the Deep Blue Sea by A. Em. is coming out on August 3rd.

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#booktok #enemiestolovers #brothersbestfriend #shipwrecked #darkromance

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When survival turns into a choice between betrayal and love… you get war. He was the worst choice—until he wasn’t. BLUE IN THE DEEP BLUE SEA by @iam_a_em ‼️Pre-Order Today ➤ https://a.co/d/0aTFeTbx What you will have: Enemies to lovers… but he’s her brother’s best friend Brother’s best friend… and completely off limits From annoying little sister… to his biggest weakness When the sea takes everything… except the one person she can’t stand Shipwrecked with the one person she hates most Stranded on an island… with her brother’s best friend and her childhood crush When her brother goes missing, she turns to the one man she swore she’d never need. She should’ve stayed away. What happens next, preorder and find out… She should hate him forever. But somewhere along the way… she forgot how. From enemies to lovers… Blue in the Deep Blue Sea by A. Em. is coming out on August 3rd. Graphic made by me #booktok #enemiestolovers #brothersbestfriend #shipwrecked #darkromance

Pucking With The Enemy Book 2 in the Devlin Mafia series by @author.samantha.barrett

‼️Pre-order ➤ https://mybook.to/PuckingWithTheEnemy

Blurb:
Some people are born into war. I was born into the lie that started one.
A year locked away. A family built on corruption. A brother who let me take the fall.

I came back to Stormsend for one reason.

Destruction.

Xaden Devlin wants me dead. He has every reason, every opportunity, and zero hesitation.

So why am I still breathing?

That question has one answer, and it terrifies me more than his hands around my throat ever could.

Because somewhere between the threats, the darkness, and the secrets, neither of us can outrun...

He chose me.

And now we are standing on opposite sides of a war that will destroy us both, carrying a secret that changes everything, surrounded by enemies wearing the faces of people we once trusted.

One of us won’t survive this.

I’m starting to think it might be me.

“Half of what you hear... All of what you see... Watch carefully, Tink.”

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Pucking With The Enemy Book 2 in the Devlin Mafia series by @author.samantha.barrett ‼️Pre-order ➤ https://mybook.to/PuckingWithTheEnemy Blurb: Some people are born into war. I was born into the lie that started one. A year locked away. A family built on corruption. A brother who let me take the fall. I came back to Stormsend for one reason. Destruction. Xaden Devlin wants me dead. He has every reason, every opportunity, and zero hesitation. So why am I still breathing? That question has one answer, and it terrifies me more than his hands around my throat ever could. Because somewhere between the threats, the darkness, and the secrets, neither of us can outrun... He chose me. And now we are standing on opposite sides of a war that will destroy us both, carrying a secret that changes everything, surrounded by enemies wearing the faces of people we once trusted. One of us won’t survive this. I’m starting to think it might be me. “Half of what you hear... All of what you see... Watch carefully, Tink.”

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Hit & Run by @authorkinsleykincaid

Serial Unaliver, who doesn’t like blood and has a dead best friend!

Are hot dogs sandwiches?

Tropes:

Bounty Hunter x Serial Unaliver
Grumpy x Sunshine
Sarcastic Banter
Dark RomCom
Enemies to lovers
Opposites attract
NYC setting

Blurb:

I fight crime by night and watch cute animal videos by day. Just call me your modern-day superhero. Kidding, but how fun would that be?
My name is Parker Presley, and I am a professional Bounty Hunter for a super-secret government organization called The Blood Sport Agency, in New York City. It’s not as scary as it sounds, as long as your name doesn’t appear on my radar. Because as much as I joke, I can say with absolute confidence, I am very good at what I do.
Only the elite and wealthy of Manhattan have our number. The agency scrutinizes every request. Many get rejected. The process is painstakingly boring until the accepted bounties hit my inbox. That’s when it’s my time to play!
With the help from my team, Tac, Connor, Ophelia, and the Sparrows, we chase and find the bad guys for, at minimum, six-figure rewards. Which I had collected only days before everything flips upside down, figuratively and literally speaking. You’ll see what I mean.

The deliciousness that is my new neighbor reveals himself in the rudest way. He’s horribly infuriating and delightfully distracting, which changes nothing and everything at the same time. I quickly come to learn that the more I can make him tick, the happier I get. Which is fine until his name is the next one in my inbox.

The price is unresistable and Mr. Holden Hammer, it seems like you killed the wrong person from the wrong family, because your serial killer sins are so worthy of my attention. You better watch out, because now I’m coming for you. And once I get you, that’s when the real fun begins.

Don’t worry, my new friends, don’t feel left out, for the right price, I’d chase you too!

‼️You can also pre-order it on the Zon ➤ https://amzn.to/3OIiUOq

#darkromance #bookrecs #enemiestolovers #kinsleykincaid

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ARC SIGN UPS ARE OPEN Hit & Run by @authorkinsleykincaid Serial Unaliver, who doesn’t like blood and has a dead best friend! Are hot dogs sandwiches? Tropes: Bounty Hunter x Serial Unaliver Grumpy x Sunshine Sarcastic Banter Dark RomCom Enemies to lovers Opposites attract NYC setting Blurb: I fight crime by night and watch cute animal videos by day. Just call me your modern-day superhero. Kidding, but how fun would that be? My name is Parker Presley, and I am a professional Bounty Hunter for a super-secret government organization called The Blood Sport Agency, in New York City. It’s not as scary as it sounds, as long as your name doesn’t appear on my radar. Because as much as I joke, I can say with absolute confidence, I am very good at what I do. Only the elite and wealthy of Manhattan have our number. The agency scrutinizes every request. Many get rejected. The process is painstakingly boring until the accepted bounties hit my inbox. That’s when it’s my time to play! With the help from my team, Tac, Connor, Ophelia, and the Sparrows, we chase and find the bad guys for, at minimum, six-figure rewards. Which I had collected only days before everything flips upside down, figuratively and literally speaking. You’ll see what I mean. The deliciousness that is my new neighbor reveals himself in the rudest way. He’s horribly infuriating and delightfully distracting, which changes nothing and everything at the same time. I quickly come to learn that the more I can make him tick, the happier I get. Which is fine until his name is the next one in my inbox. The price is unresistable and Mr. Holden Hammer, it seems like you killed the wrong person from the wrong family, because your serial killer sins are so worthy of my attention. You better watch out, because now I’m coming for you. And once I get you, that’s when the real fun begins. Don’t worry, my new friends, don’t feel left out, for the right price, I’d chase you too! ‼️You can also pre-order it on the Zon ➤ https://amzn.to/3OIiUOq #darkromance #bookrecs #enemiestolovers #kinsleykincaid