March 2, 2018 – Sincerely Karen Jo

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Good Evening to some of you who are still in the Friday night timezone. I’m feeling a little bit better, but still not 100%. I just stayed in bed the whole day and took long naps and would wake up just to get some food in my tummy. I’m hoping to get a really good sleep tonight cause tomorrow is going to be a very long day. Visiting the boyfriend’s fam for lunch and then going to a friend’s party after… so there’s going to be a lot of eating and socializing. Anyway, just wanted to share the first few lines of what I’m currently reading right now so let’s get to it!

FIRST LINES FRIDAYS IS A WEEKLY FEATURE FOR BOOK LOVERS HOSTED BY WANDERING WORDS. WHAT IF INSTEAD OF JUDGING A BOOK BY ITS COVER, ITS AUTHOR OR ITS PRESTIGE, WE JUDGED IT BY ITS OPENING LINES?

PICK A BOOK OFF YOUR SHELF (IT COULD BE YOUR CURRENT READ OR ON YOUR TBR) AND OPEN TO THE FIRST PAGE
COPY THE FIRST FEW LINES, BUT DON’T GIVE ANYTHING ELSE ABOUT THE BOOK AWAY JUST YET – YOU NEED TO HOOK THE READER FIRST
FINALLY… REVEAL THE BOOK!

COPY AND PASTE THE TEXT AND BANNER (OR MAKE YOUR OWN!) ABOVE FOR YOUR OWN FIRST LINES FRIDAYS POSTS. MAKE SURE TO COMMENT YOUR FIRST LINES BELOW SO THAT OTHER PEOPLE CAN CHECK THEM OUT!

Never remove a blade from a wound. Her mom’s warning cried through the howling wind. Could her spirit see Halen now — read her frantic thoughts? How else would her mom have known how desperately she wanted to let Dax sink to the ocean floor? He was a knife in her heart; if she let him go, death would follow.

Holding on tortured her worn muscles as she fought the waves from stealing his body from her grip. The unforgiving ocean shoved Dax forward, ramming his head into her jaw. Screaming, the salt water rushed between her lips, choking her breath. She was a siren — she wouldn’t drown, but it didn’t stop the ocean from trying to claim her.

Now scroll down…

Not quite yet, so keep going…

Almost there….

Just a little more…

Smoke and Ruin

(The Siren Chronicles #3)

Tiffany Duane

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Published February 6, 2018

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Darkness is Calling

She sacrificed her soul to save the realms. Now Halen must face a life tethered to a curse. But can she accept a world without Asair and her sister? She has no clue where to find them and with an unconscious Guardian, it’s not as if she can travel far. As the days spin to months, and the elixir she so desperately needs to cast magick diminishes, Halen must learn to survive without her powers while drowning the evil whispers calling to her soul—a call she must never answer. Still, she fears, what if the mermaid’s twisted vision were true? Will the darkness consume her power before Natalie and Asair find her? Will she resist or ruin them all?

So, I really love this series. I actually just posted my reviews for the first two books. If you haven’t read it, I’ll link it down below. I had planned on reading this yesterday night, but as you know, I wasn’t feeling that well. I tried to read a little bit today, but that definitely did not work. Hoping I get to read this weekend cause I’m miss everyone already and I’m so excited to find out how the series ends.

Coral and Bone Review

Curses and Ash Review

Have you read this book/series? What did you think? Let me know in the comments below.

sincerelykarenjo2

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Hello Wonderful Bookish friends and Happy Friday!!! Sadly, not so much for me. I took a vacation day today to do some personal stuff and obviously read… Well, personal errands has been put on hold until Sunday. I was already feeling under the weather a few days ago, but have been trying to fight it. Unfortunately, I woke up today with a massive headache and have been coughing nonstop my chest hurts. It’s also really cold and raining here in LA. I’m pretty much in bed, under the blankets, and doped up with cold/flu meds. I’m just trying to finish this really quick since I already had most of it drafted.

So without further ado, let’s take a look at another Favorite Quotes Fridays, which is a weekly segment that features 2-3 of my favorite quotes from a book I’ve read and loved. For my pick this week, I’m choosing one of my favorite YA Contemporary book series which is super adorable, swoony and cutesy!

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I absolutely love this series! Lara Jean and Peter are the swooniest and totally gave me all the FEELS. For this feature, I’m going to focus on my favorite quotes from this book only because I enjoyed it more than To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before and I haven’t read Always and Forever Lara Jean. (But, I do have the book — Actually, I have two copies LOL). I really loved the way the story ended here and I’m not emotionally prepared for a new ending. My heart won’t be able to take it if Lara Jean and Peter don’t end up together… sooo please don’t spoil anything for me. I’m planning on binging the entire series sometime this year.

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I can see now it’s the little things, the small efforts that keep a relationship going. And now I know too that in some small measure I have the power to hurt him and also the power to make it better.

Let’s do it fucking for real, Lara Jean. Let’s go all in. No more contract. No more safety net. You can break my heart. Do whatever you want with it.

So much of love is chance. There’s something scary and wonderful about that.

I know now that I don’t want to love or be loved in half measures. I want it all and to have it all, you have to risk it all.

So swoony and romantic right?!? The last few pages of this book had my heart melting and I remember crying a bit. I’m such a sucker for lovey dovey stories. Forever shipping Lara Jean and Peter because they are too darn cute!!!

Have you read this book? What did you think? What are some of your favorite romance books? Let me know in the comments so I can add them on my TBR.

I hope you all have the loveliest weekend!!

sincerelykarenjo2