Thursday, May 12, 2022

Book Beginnings + Friday 56: Give Your Heart to the Barrow (Bluebeard's Secret #3) by Sarah K.L. Wilson

Book Beginnings is a weekly meme hosted by Rose City Reader that asks you to share the first sentence (or so) of the book you're reading. Friday 56 is hosted by Freda's Voice and asks you to grab a book (any book), turn to page 56 or 56% in your ereader and share a non-spoilery sentence or two. I'm also linking up with Carrie at Reading is My Superpower for First Line Friday.

This week I'm featuring Give Your Heart to the Barrow (Bluebeard's Secret #3) by Sarah K.L. Wilson

About the Book (From Amazon)
A LOSS UNBEARABLE. A DESPERATE PLAN. A WOMAN DETERMINED NOT TO LOSE.

GIVE YOUR HEART TO THE BARROW is the third book in the Bluebeard's Secret series following the eerie and romantic story of DANCE WITH THE SWORD.

Alone and with her hopes dragged to the bottom of the sea, along with the husband she just realized she loves, Izolda finds herself in the mortal world as princess and counselor to her brother Svetgin, now king of Pensmoore.

But Izolda is not the practical girl she once was who would have been happy for a home and a place. Instead, she's willing to make any bargain and offer any sacrifice if it will just get her back into the Wittenhame with a chance to win back the life of the man she loves, the man she once feared, the man destined to change everything - Bluebeard.

Can Izolda out-bargain the bargainers, out-trick the tricksters, and out-dare everyone else in her desperate bid to get back everything she's lost?

Warning: There are four books in this dark romantic fantasy series. Read at your own risk.

Book Beginnings / First Line Friday
The Law of Greeting stole me away. The machinations of man brought me back, torn from the Wittenhame and dragged - ragged and bloody - back to the washed-out world of mortals. 

Friday 56
"Speak to my riddle, wife. What keeps the foe at bay and the fool from trying his luck? What precaution ends a fight before it begins?"

What have you been reading lately?

14 comments:

  1. Now I want to know the answer to that riddle.

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    1. I wrote the answer down somewhere, lol. If I'm remembering right, I believe it was 'intimidation'. There are quite a few clever riddles in this series. I never can guess them though, lol. :)

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  2. I've heard about this series but your quotes really intrigue me! I'm going to have to look it up asap because I love what I'm reading so far! Thanks for sharing and have a lovely weekend :)
    Juli @ A Universe in Words

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    1. This is probably my least favorite of the series, but I absolutely LOVED the first two. Bluebeard is such a fun fairy tale to retell. :)

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  3. Sounds different. Happy weekend!

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  4. Great excerpts. I also love that cover. Here's mine: “THE ROAD TRIP”

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  5. Sounds interesting.

    Have a great weekend!

    Emily @ Budget Tales Book Blog
    My post:
    https://budgettalesblog.wordpress.com/2022/05/13/the-friday-56-the-attic-child-by-lola-jaye/

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  6. I still haven't read the first book in this series. Now I'm tempted to just wait until the fourth book comes out and then read them all at once. :)

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    1. I kinda wish I'd waited until they were all out. Each book has ended on a horrible cliffhanger.

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  7. Love that cover. Thanks for sharing!

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