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The Friday 56 (With Book Beginnings & Instagram 56)

Welcome to Week 288!

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.

Or join The Friday 56 on Instagram!


Rules:
* Grab a book and find a creative way to showcase your 56.
It can be a photo of the book and the 56 in comments, or whatever you come up with.
Make sure to use the hashtag #Friday56
*Add your Instagram url to the Linky.
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Book Beginnings leave your links in the comments if you didn't join in the Friday 56.
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  1. Laurel-Rain SnowAugust 25, 2016 at 8:40 PM

    Love the cover...so ethereal. Great excerpts, too.

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  2. Whitney BehrAugust 25, 2016 at 9:08 PM

    I love the covers to the books you featured. Hotel Ruby piqued my interest but they both sound good!

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  3. Alicia AKernelofNonsenseAugust 25, 2016 at 10:43 PM

    I didn't know this book underwent a cover change. I think I'd be more likely to pick it up with the moon on the cover. There is something very eerie about it. Happy Friday!

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  4. Bev BouwerAugust 25, 2016 at 11:00 PM

    Oh dear, now I have another book to read. This looks very good. I think I prefer Hotel for the Lost as a title, although the cover for Hotel Ruby looks better. Hope you enjoy it, and have a lovely weekend.

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  5. Gina RAugust 26, 2016 at 12:58 AM

    Funny thing is I had to do a double take when you mentioned "which cover/title". Though I love them both, I have to say the first one really drew my eye.
    Great share!

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  6. karenAugust 26, 2016 at 2:21 AM

    Tough call! Both covers and titles are intriguing in their own way. I do love a good hotel-based book!

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  7. proseandkahnAugust 26, 2016 at 6:55 AM

    Both covers are striking and both evoke strikingly different emotions. I can't choose! Enjoy them both

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  8. Laura ThomasAugust 26, 2016 at 8:06 AM

    Oh boy! This is one for me! I like both covers but leaning towards the first one. It's eerie and mysterious.
    Have a lovely weekend, Freda:)

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  9. Mareli ThalwitzerAugust 26, 2016 at 8:07 AM

    Aaah - definitely a great weekend read! Are you planning on taking a vacation? Hence the hotel...!

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  10. France BooktoursAugust 26, 2016 at 8:38 AM

    wow, quite intriguing, and gorgeous covers

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  11. JC JonesAugust 26, 2016 at 8:59 AM

    I can't tell for sure if it is a thriller or mystery or what? It is interesting.

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  12. LadyD PianoAugust 26, 2016 at 9:16 AM

    Love Chapter 1 and the word crafting is terrific! Happy Reading!

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  13. Lisa Ks Book ReviewsAugust 26, 2016 at 9:33 AM

    The covers and "Stay Tonight. Stay Forever" already have me scared! LOL May be to spooky for this woman. I'd love for you and your readers to check out mine... http://tinyurl.com/LisaKsBookReviewsDOAPC

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  14. Stormi JohnsonAugust 26, 2016 at 10:48 AM

    So is that the same book with two different titles? I have seen the Hotel Ruby around and have wanted to read it. I hope it's good! :)

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    1. fredamansAugust 26, 2016 at 10:50 AM

      Yes, it's the same but has been re-named, Hotel of the Lost.

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  15. holdenjAugust 26, 2016 at 11:09 AM

    I liked the original Hotel Ruby cover, but the second seems much more spooky.

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  16. Nicole MissDotHackerAugust 26, 2016 at 11:46 AM

    Hotel for the Lost sounds so exciting and the cover just draws me in making me want more. Even better then that snippet is driving me crazy. A forgotten past? Now I am dying to know what that past is.

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  17. Katherine PAugust 26, 2016 at 2:45 PM

    I love the covers for both. Hotel Ruby is on my TBR and I didn't realize that it had another name. This sounds really good. Being from a warm weather area I can identify about the not so sensible scarves!

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  18. Gilion DumasAugust 27, 2016 at 5:43 PM

    My eyes are so bad with that tiny print -- I couldn't see it's the same book, new title. Sounds SCARY! Well written, scary.

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