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The Friday 56


Welcome to Week 187!

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) that grab you.
*Post it.
*Add your (url) post below in Linky. Add the post url, not your blog url. It's that simple.

AMAZON

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Mag surged forward half a step, his eyes focused on the girl. "Hold your tongue, mortal, if you would keep it."

~ From Even Hand by Jim Butcher











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  1. Sounds like an entertaining collection.

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  2. Ooo, I hadn't heard of this anthology before.

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  3. I guess that's one way of telling her to shut up. Been hearing a lot about this. It's now on my summer reading list.

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  4. Ooh, I wonder who this non-mortal is and why he wants her to be quiet. And the cover is absolutely gorgeous! I love that kind of drawing style, which seems kind of rough but is yet really detailed! Thanks for hosting :)
    Juli @ Universe in Words

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  5. This sounds good. Have a great weekend!

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  6. Sounds like he doesn't suffer mortals lightly.

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  7. I'm not usually a big fan of anthologies since I prefer novels to short stories. But this one certainly has an awesome assortment of authors. I hope you are enjoying it. Happy reading!

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  9. Is this quote from a short story within the book I am guessing only from the cover. The cover is very intriguing.

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  11. I hadn't heard of this one before but it's a great collection of writers! I love the excerpt. It definitely makes me want to know more about the story.

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  12. Oooh, oooh, oooh, can I borrow that line sometime? :O)

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  13. Gosh, I love that cover. I'm going to have to check this one out.

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  14. Clever cover and I have heard of Butcher before. Sounds like a good read with your catchy tease.

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  15. The Linky is expired, so here's mine for this week:

    http://thehardcoverlover.blogspot.com/2014/08/the-friday-56-1.html

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