Freda's Voice

  Welcome to the June 2023 edition of monthly news!   We started out the month in a heatwave. I'm sure this is just the first of many to come this summer. Although it only lasted a couple of days and then it felt like fall again.... Weather in Canada, YAY! The hubby and I went on a nice hike and found a tiny waterfall. (I live in the Waterfall Capital Of The World!) We have over 100 waterfalls in my city. This was just one of many, and also one we had no idea it existed. I shot a little video when we found the 'park'. It was thirty something degrees Celsius, but we had water and sunscreen on. Best part: we were the only ones there. I also added to my tattoo collection. One for my grandson born last month... And then I got a bookish one... just because.... I love them. Father's Day is usually tough. My Dad passed in 2008 and the hubby doesn't like hoopla, so it's usually low-key. This year we drove up North to see our granddaughters, and it was the best day ever

Welcome to week 639! RULES: * Grab a book, any book * Turn to Page 56 or 56% in your Ereader (If you want to improvise, go ahead!) * Find a snippet, but no spoilers! * Post it to your blog or Instagram and add your url to the Linky below. If you do not add your url, we may miss your post! If sharing on social media or joining us on Instagram, please use the hashtags  #Friday56 #Instagram56 Now for this week's selection:   Check it out on  Amazon . Review coming soon! Read my 56: View this post on Instagram A post shared by Freda Labianca (@fredasvoice) Book Beginnings leave your links in the comments if you didn't join in the Friday 56. What review rating system do you employ? I use a five star rating. I also give half points. If I do not finish a book, I do not rate it. The ones I dislike are 1, middle ground are 3, and my favorites are 5. 2's and 4's are obviously somewhere in between love and hate. I explain my reviews in words more than numbers.

ASIN: ‎  B0BHTZ4T69 Publisher: ‎  Simon & Schuster (June 27, 2023) Print: ‎  336 pages AMAZON Equipped with a burner phone and a new job, Cassie Peters has left her hectic and secretive life in New York City for the refuge of her hometown of Mammoth Lakes, California. There, she begins working again with Yosemite Search and Rescue, where a case she worked a decade ago continues to haunt her. She quickly falls into old patterns, joining a group of fellow seasonal workers and young adventurers who have made Yosemite their home during the summer. There, she meets Petal, a young woman living in a trailer with her much older wife, keeping a detailed diary of the goings on of the park, and Jada, a recent college graduate on a cross-country road trip with her boyfriend, documenting their journey on Instagram. When these three women cross paths, Cassie’s past catches up with her, and the shocking consequences ripple out far beyond what any could have imagined in this unputdownable thriller

  Good morning! Please help me welcome author, Justin Hale! He has brought us his book, Runners. Let's get to know him and check the book out. Be sure to enter the tour-wide giveaway as well! Justin Hale is an author who lives in the Bay Area of California with his wife, Candy, and crazy dog, Maya. He is originally from the small, coastal city of Brunswick, GA and is a diehard Georgia Bulldog football fan. After suffering a mental health crisis, Justin left his full-time job, using his recovery time to finish and release his debut novel, RUNNERS. In his free time, he enjoys video games, watching pro wrestling, and making his wife laugh. Justin first wanted to be an author at seven years old. He participated in a class project to write letters to The Polar Express author Chris Van Allsburg. The project was to draw a picture of what the students thought Chris Van Allsburg looked like and to write him a small message. Justin drew a grey version of Frankenstein’s monster, writing “I di

ASIN: ‎  B08BZX2SQL Publisher: ‎  Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers (January 19, 2021) Kindle: ‎  6171 KB Print: ‎  462 pages AMAZON Black Mirror meets What If It’s Us in this gripping, romantic, and wildly surprising novel about two boys lost in space trying to find their way home—while falling in love—from the critically acclaimed author of We Are the Ants. When Noa closes his eyes on Earth and wakes up on a spaceship called Qriosity just as it’s about to explode, he’s pretty sure things can’t get much weirder. Boy is he wrong. Trapped aboard Qriosity are also DJ and Jenny, neither of whom remember how they got onboard the ship. Together, the three face all the dangers of space, along with murder, aliens, a school dance, and one really, really bad day. But none of this can prepare Noa for the biggest challenge—falling in love. And as Noa’s feelings for DJ deepen, he has to contend not just with the challenges of the present, but also with his memories of the past. However,

Welcome to week 638! RULES: * Grab a book, any book * Turn to Page 56 or 56% in your Ereader (If you want to improvise, go ahead!) * Find a snippet, but no spoilers! * Post it to your blog or Instagram and add your url to the Linky below. If you do not add your url, we may miss your post! If sharing on social media or joining us on Instagram, please use the hashtags  #Friday56 #Instagram56 Now for this week's selection:   Check it out on  Amazon . Review coming soon! Read my 56: View this post on Instagram A post shared by Freda Labianca (@fredasvoice) Book Beginnings leave your links in the comments if you didn't join in the Friday 56. What questions would you ask any author if you had the chance?  That's a loaded question, but I ask them things like where did they get the idea for the book.... whatever book I'm referring to by them. **This is a reading challenge post.