Friday, January 2, 2026

Book Beginnings on Fridays/The Friday 56 - January 2nd





This week I'm joining in Book Beginnings on Friday. It's hosted by Rose City Reader.  This is where we post the beginning of the books we are reading or will be reading.  






I'm also joining in for the Friday 56.  

Freda at Freda's Voice started and hosted The Friday 56 for a long, long time. She is taking a break and Anne at My Head if Full of Books has taken on hosting duties in her absence. Please visit Anne's blog and link to your Friday 56 post.


Rules:
*Grab a book, any book.
*Turn to page 56 or 56% in your eReader.
*Find any sentence that grabs you.
*Post it.
*Link it here.

It's that simple.



I love this series and I need to catch up.  This is the next one I need to read.  Hopefully I'll get to it soon.






Book Beginnings...

I tossed another log on the fire, then crouched down and adjusted it with a poker. I watched the sparks catch the log, and a flame jumped to life.

This is from Chapter 1 on my e-reader. I'm using chapter 1 to avoid giving away any spoilers.

We laughed at our shared memories of our beloved GeeGee who'd left us the inn and our mysterious, magical library.

Synopsis from Goodreads:

When this club selects a book, magic happens! This book club does more than read their books – they are absorbed into them to become the amateur sleuths! In order to leave the book, they must solve the mystery and reach The End.

In this journey they travel to The Golden Island Wellness Retreat for yoga, meditation, workshops, and spa treatments. They’ll bond with nature and improve their spiritual wellbeing. They’ll find their inner peace – and a dead body, of course.

Graduates from an acting college have gathered at the retreat for their ten-year reunion. Old friends reconnect, but apparently, so have old enemies. The book club must evaluate the attendees to determine whose baggage has led to murder.


What do you think?  What are you sharing today?





9 comments:

  1. Another magical library. I detect a theme today. This sounds like a solid choice. Enjoy. Happy New Year.

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  2. Hope you enjoy this one when you get to it.

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  3. Sometimes I have to pick a quote from a different page or I will give the whole plot away!

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  4. This looks like a fun series and the teasers are good ones. I really need to start this series soon.

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  5. It's a great premise, but I know I'd be upset if I went to a spa and ended up part of a murder investigation.

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