Friday, 15 March 2019

Weekend Blog Hops - 15 March 2019

It's the weekend once more. That means it's time for my book-blogger hopping.
http://www.coffeeaddictedwriter.com/2017/01/book-blogger-hop-january-13th-19th.html  
Do you use NetGalley, Edelweiss, both, or neither?

I love NetGalley and review books from there all the time. I did get a login with Edelweiss a while back but never requested anything from there. I found the site confusing; it wasn't as well presented as NetGalley. Maybe I'll take another look at some point, but I get enough from NetGalley to keep me busy anyway.

http://www.rosecityreader.com/


http://www.fredasvoice.com/Opening sentence:
Timeline: five minutes too late, thirty seconds from the end of the world.

 





From page 56:
Peter hesitates. The things he's wanted to say for five years are difficult to swallow.

My Current Read 
Middlegame
Seanan McGuire

Meet Roger. Skilled with words, languages come easily to him. He instinctively understands how the world works through the power of story.

Meet Dodger, his twin. Numbers are her world, her obsession, her everything. All she understands, she does so through the power of math.

Roger and Dodger aren’t exactly human, though they don’t realise it. They aren’t exactly gods, either. Not entirely. Not yet.

Meet Reed, skilled in the alchemical arts like his progenitor before him. Reed created Dodger and her brother. He’s not their father. Not quite. But he has a plan: to raise the twins to the highest power, to ascend with them and claim their authority as his own.

Godhood is attainable. Pray it isn’t attained.

22 comments:

  1. Anne@HeadFullofBooks15 March 2019 at 15:05

    What a terrific opening line. It really sets things into a tense beginning. My Friday Quotes

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  2. Louise @ Foxes and Fairy Tales16 March 2019 at 00:51

    I have the same problems as you with Edelweiss. I just can't get the same feel for it.
    I've got Middlegame arc I'm planning to read early next month, how are you finding it?

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    1. Nicki J. Markus / Asta Idonea16 March 2019 at 10:18

      Yeah, I found searching through stuff hard. NetGalley is much more user-friendly. Only just started Middlegame late last night, so too early to make much commentary yet.

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  3. Laurel-Rain Snow16 March 2019 at 01:15

    Fascinating story! Thanks for sharing, and here's mine: “BEFORE SHE KNEW HIM”

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  4. Kathy Martin16 March 2019 at 03:34

    Sounds intriguing. I keep meaning to read more by this author. This week I am spotlighting Geekerella by Ashley Poston. Happy reading!

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  5. Literary Feline16 March 2019 at 04:36

    Edelweiss isn't quite as user friendly as NetGalley, I agree. I am dying to read Middlegame. It sounds so good! I hope you are enjoying it.

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  6. fredamans16 March 2019 at 05:39

    Interesting cover, and those snippets are quite intriguing! Happy weekend!

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  7. Lauren Stoolfire16 March 2019 at 10:09

    I'm going to be reading this very soon and I'm looking forward to it!

    Lauren @ Always Me

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  8. Laura16 March 2019 at 12:06

    I already have this added to read. I love that opening!

    My Friday 56 from Outre

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  9. Ashley Sapp17 March 2019 at 04:00

    I'm a big fan of this author. I can't wait to read this new book. Hope you enjoy it! :)

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  10. Gilion at Rose City Reader17 March 2019 at 05:56

    Exciting beginning! Thanks for playing along on Book Beginnings!

    Have a Happy St. Patrick's Day!

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  11. Julie Tyuk17 March 2019 at 07:09

    There is not much in the beginning and 56 passage, but the settings sound really interesting and catchy.

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