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 an ARC from Amazon Vine: Someone Is Watching, by Joy Fielding, one of my favorite authors from way back in the day.
Beginning: The day starts the same way it usually does. Just another monotonously gorgeous October day in Miami, the sky typically blue and cloudless, the temperature expected to reach eighty degrees by noon. There is nothing to suggest that today will vary significantly from yesterday or the day before that, nothing to suggest that today, or more specifically tonight, will change my life forever.
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56: (Jade speaking) “Can I go watch TV?”
“No,” Claire says, then changes her mind: “Yes. Go. By all means, go watch TV.”
Jade takes off down the hall. Seconds later, we hear the television blaring.
“I’m really sorry,” Claire begins.
“It’s okay.”
“It’s not okay. I didn’t come here to upset you.”
“Why are you here?” I ask.
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Blurb: A pulse-pounding thriller perfect for fans of Lisa Gardner and Mary Higgins Clark with a sly nod toward Alfred Hitchcock’s classic film Rear Window, Someone Is Watching boasts the extraordinary edge-of-your-seat storytelling of bestselling author Joy Fielding at the height of her powers.
As a special investigator for a hotshot Miami law firm, Bailey Carpenter is smart, savvy, and fearless. When she’s assigned to spy on a deadbeat dad in the middle of the night, Bailey thinks nothing of the potential dangers, only that she needs to gather evidence. Then she is blindsided—attacked and nearly killed.
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What do you think? Does it pique your interest? What are you sharing today?
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Love the beginnings and page 56 leaves a good question mark.
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Yes, I like the excerpts too, Jo…thanks for stopping by.
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Yes, those quotes intrigue me. A scary thriller in a beautiful setting: perfect!
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I have been addicted to scary thrillers lately, Elizabeth. Thanks for stopping by.
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Oh, now I want to know why his/her life changes forever. 🙂 Please check out my BB and 56 here http://lisaksbookthoughts.blogspot.com/
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It definitely does raise questions for me, too, Lisa. Thanks for stopping by.
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I don’t get thriller from either of the snippets but do get it from the cover, oddly enough. Plus the titles helps aid the thriller part. I hope you enjoy it, I do love a good thriller!
I added you to the Linky!
Happy weekend!
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I love a good thriller, too, Freda…thanks for visiting…and for adding me to the Linky.
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Sounds like a great thriller. Since I lived in the Miami area for many years, I’d enjoy reading a book set in South Florida. I hope you’re enjoying the story.
My Friday post features THE SNOW CHILD.
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I hope to love it…will be reading it next week. Thanks for stopping by, Sandra…I have enjoyed some books set in Florida.
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I haven’t read her before but after those snippets and the blurb, I’m intrigued.
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Thanks, Bea, hope you give her a try…and I’m glad you could stop by.
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The opening paragraph has me hooked. Will be looking for this one when it’s released.
My Friday post: http://www.bookclublibrarian.com/2015/03/friday-focus-friday-56-book-beginnings_20.html
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Thanks, Catherine, glad you enjoyed the excerpts. Hope you have a great weekend.
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Ooh this sounds really interesting! I love rediscovering an author that I loved years ago! I hope you love her new book as much as you used to love them! Thanks for sharing 🙂 I hope you have a great weekend!
My Friday Post
Juli @ Universe in Words
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Me, too, Juli, and thanks for stopping by. Reads from old favorite authors are like comfort food.
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I’m about 90% sure I’ve read Joy Fielding before but for the life of me I can’t remember what the book was. I’ll have to go check it out because my first thought when I saw the author of your book was “Oh she’s really good!” I love both excerpts. I’ll definitely have to add this one to the TBR.
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Thanks, Katherine, and she has a whole slew of books to her credit…I loved her earlier ones a lot…and then there were a few that I didn’t love as much. But I think this one will break that streak.
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I would keep reading! Sounds good.
I used to read every single Joy Fielding book when she first started writing, and I highly recommend her early books: See Jane Run, The First Time, Don’t Cry Now, Missing Pieces, Kiss Mommy Goodbye, The Deep End, Tell Me No Lies… I just looked these up on Goodreads for you –You’re welcome 🙂
I loved her style and then something happened and I felt like she stumbled and I stopped reading her after a few “clunker” novels (a la Patricia Cornwell, James Patterson, etc in my opinion). I now would like to give her another try. Thinking about her early books makes me smile, so thanks for the reminder.
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Thanks, Rita, I read all of those early ones, too…and then a few that weren’t as great…hoping this one will change the tides again. Glad you could stop by!
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Hmm, nice teasers and beginning
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Thanks, Brandi, glad you enjoyed them…and that you could stop by.
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This book seems interesting,thanks for sharing. I shared a quote from A Wind in the Door by Madeleine L’Engle for my Friday 56.
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Thanks, Breana, glad you enjoyed this…and now I’m off to see yours….
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Sounds like a fabulous read. I haven’t read anything by this author yet, but sure looks like I should add her to my list.
http://www.thebusymomsdaily.com/2015/03/the-friday-56-week-219.html
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Yes, I have been a fan for many, many years….I like the sound of this one. Thanks for stopping by, Cheryl, and enjoy your read.
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I really want to read mine in spite of its ugly ugly cover!
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Yes, mine has the ugly cover, too….and I am trying to tell myself that it doesn’t matter, since I’m not keeping the book after I read it, anyway…LOL. Thanks for stopping by, Patty.
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Everything there raises questions: the title, the beginning and the 56. Thanks for sharing – it looks like an interesting read.
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Glad you enjoyed it, Lesley…and thanks for stopping by.
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This really sounds like my kind of book. Girl Who Reads
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Thanks, Donna, mine too, obviously. Glad you could stop by.
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Okay – Rear Window is one of my favorite Alfred Hitchcock movies! I’m sold! 🙂
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I love Hitchcock movies, too, and books that bring this movie to mind. Thanks for stopping by, Lauren.
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Definitely peaks my interest. Love thrillers.
Thanks for sharing.
Elizabeth
Silver’s Reviews
My Book Beginnings
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Thanks, Elizabeth…I am eager to start reading it!
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Ooh! I wonder what changed his life. Nice book 🙂
BookBeginning@EverythingNyze
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I can’t wait to find out, Nyze…..thanks for stopping by!
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