Welcome to some bookish fun today as we share Book Beginnings, hosted by Rose City Reader; and as we showcase The Friday 56 with Freda’s Voice.
To join in, just grab a book and share the opening lines…along with any thoughts you wish to give us; then turn to page 56 and excerpt anything on the page.
Then give us the title of the book, so others can add it to their lists!
If you have been wanting to participate, but haven’t yet tried, now is the time!
What better way to spend a Friday?
Today I am featuring a book that has been on my stacks for a while: Everyone Worth Knowing, by Lauren Weisberger.
Beginning: Though I’d caught only the briefest glimpse from the corner of my eye, I knew immediately that the brown creature darting across my warped hardwood floors was a water bug—the largest, meatiest insect I’d ever seen. The superbug had narrowly avoided skimming across my bare feet before it disappeared under the bookcase. Trembling, I forced myself to practice the chakra breathing I’d learned during an involuntary week at an ashram with my parents.
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56: The phone rang a little after eleven P.M. I held it and stared, patiently waiting for the caller ID to register my caller. Uncle Will: to screen or not to screen?
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Blurb:
WHAT HAPPENS WHEN A GIRL ON THE FRINGE ENTERS THE REALM OF NEW YORK’S CHIC, PARTY-HOPPING ELITE?Soon after Bette Robinson quits her horrendous Manhattan banking job like the impulsive girl she’s never been, the novelty of walking her four-pound dog around her unglamorous Murray Hill neighborhood wears as thin as the “What are you going to do with your life?” phone calls from her parents. Then Bette meets Kelly, head of Manhattan’s hottest PR firm, and suddenly she has a brand-new job where the primary requirement is to see and be seen inside the VIP rooms of the city’s most exclusive nightclubs. But when Bette begins appearing in a vicious new gossip column, she realizes that the line between her personal and professional life is…invisible.
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What do you think? Should I move this one up to the top of the stack?
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SNOW SPARKS 
I ove Lauren Weisbergercfor aught read, so I’d move it to the top if that’s what you’re looking for right now. Have you ever read her sequel to the Devil Wears Prada?
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Yes, I did, Elizabeth…it was a while ago, and sadly, I didn’t love it as much as the first book. I am hoping to enjoy this one…thanks for stopping by.
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I think I’d like this one a lot. I LOVED Devil Wears Prada, though I still have the second in that series buried in my TBR shelf… lol….
I added you to the Linky!
Happy weekend!
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Thanks, Freda…for stopping by, and for adding me to the Linky.
I am eager to find out what you think of the sequel to The Devil….enjoy!
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Ewww….bugs. Loved The Devil Wears Prada. I haven’t heard of this one. You can find mine here…http://lisaksbookthoughts.blogspot.com/
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Yeah, those bugs make me shiver…LOL. But the excerpt drew me in, too. Thanks for stopping by, Lisa, and I’m sure you won’t have bugs in your post!
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Sounds like a fun read!
My Friday post: http://www.bookclublibrarian.com/2015/04/friday-focus-friday-56-book-beginnings_17.html
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Thanks, Catherine, and I hope so…another bargain book from B & N, from a while ago.
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I enjoyed this authors writing in the Devil Wears Prada. She seems to have the pulse of that generation in her writing. I hope you enjoy this one.
My Friday quotes
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Thanks, Anne, and so do I. Sometimes I am disappointed by the subsequent books, after a blockbuster favorite, but that’s how it goes.
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Eee. Ha. I have to laugh at myself for feeling repelled by a book that starts with a bug in this particular situation. I think that is enough to keep me away from this one forever. Silly, I know, but hey, some bugs I just can’t handle.
My book beginning lives here in case you are interested: http://www.rosecityreader.com/2015/04/book-beginning-heart-has-many-doors.html
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I don’t like bugs…but mice freak me out even more! LOL. Thanks for stopping by, Nikki.
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Ooh this sounds like it could be a fun story! I’m not quite sure whether it’s one for me because I’m currently looking for a different kind of read. I did love ‘The Devil Wears Prada’ though, so maybe I should pick it up! Thanks for sharing 🙂 I hope you have a great weekend!
My Friday post
Juli @ Universe in Words
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Thanks, Juli, and I hope this one is enjoyable. Thanks for stopping by!
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I don’t like bugs, but I am sure it will be a fun read.
ENJOY!!
Elizabeth
Silver’s Reviews
My Book Beginnings
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I am definitely not a fan of bugs! LOL. Thanks for stopping by, Elizabeth, and enjoy your weekend.
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I am visiting the Colorado mountains for two weeks. Right now the snow is coming down and sparkling. I am with her on the bug. Do not like them. Thanks for visiting.
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Ooh, that sounds beautiful, Jo…I have never been to Colorado when it snowed. Thanks for stopping by, and enjoy!
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Sounds like an interesting chick lit novel that I’d enjoy!
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Thanks, Harvee, I think so, too.
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I have never read this author but I did see the movie adaptation of her other book.
http://never-anyone-else.blogspot.com/2015/04/the-friday-56-with-book-beginnings_17.html
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Yes, I loved the movie more than the book…LOL. Thanks for stopping by, Lauren.
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Sounds like a fun book. 🙂
Stormi
Friday Memes
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Thanks, Stormi, I think so, too.
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I hope you enjoy this one. Sounds like this new job comes with a caveat or two.
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Definitely! Thanks for stopping by, Alicia….
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The beginning made me laugh, bare feet and bugs, eep! The book looks funny; I hope you enjoy it.
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Ha-ha…definitely! I get the shivers just imagining it. Thanks for stopping by, Bea.
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Great teasers!
I don’t think Maura West is leaving GH. I still think Silas kidnapped the baby and is having her bone marrow tested. What do you think of the whole Michael thing?
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Thanks, Yvonne, and I like the idea of Silas kidnapping the baby and doing a bone marrow transplant.
I am very angry at Morgan and Kiki, mostly Morgan, for how they drugged Michael…but Michael has been rather annoying lately: renaming the baby, etc.
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That’s how I feel – I hate what Morgan and Kiki did, but Michael has been annoying lately too. There really aren’t any good people in this storyline.
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So true! But I am loving some of the other stories, and hope they hurry up and help Jason remember who he is!
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Haven’t heard of this but it sounds interesting 🙂
BookBeginning@EverythingNyze
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Thanks, Nyze…glad you could stop by!
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I always love “girl on the fringe” stories! Move it on up!
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I moved it to the trunk/coffee table in my office, where the “up next” books reside…LOL. Thanks for stopping by, Patty.
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Ha! The beginning grabbed me rigth away and the excerpt too. I think I’d enjoy this one.
My 56 – http://fuonlyknew.com/2015/04/17/the-friday-56-58-terror-never-sleeps-by-richard-blomberg/
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Thanks, Laura…glad you could stop by.
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This sounds quite good, I’ve not read any books by Lauren Weisberger but I have been meaning to read The Devil Wears Prada since I watched the film years ago.
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I think I still have the book around…I definitely have the DVD and watch the movie now and then. Thanks for stopping by, Lauren.
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