If you’ve followed my blog for a while, you know I love to read and I am never without a book. Recently, I discovered a cool weekly meme thanks to Cathy Ryan at Between the Lines a blog I’ve started following. She did a post about Friday Book Share, an idea started by Shelley Wilson.
With the weekend approaching it’s the perfect time to seek out new books to read, so Shelley created a Friday Book Share game to help search for that ideal read.
Anyone can join in. Just answer the following F.R.I.D.A.Y. questions based on the book you’re either currently reading or have just finished reading. Use the hashtag #FridayBookShare and remember to tag Shelley (@ShelleyWilson72)
First line of the book.
Recruit fans by adding the book blurb.
Introduce the main character using only three words.
Delightful design (add the cover image of the book).
Audience appeal (who would enjoy reading this book?)
Your favorite line/scene.
~ooOOoo~
I just finished reading IN THE WOODS by Tana French.
First Line of Book:
Picture a summer stolen whole from some coming-of-age film set in small-town 1950s.
(I should probably mention this is from the prologue, and the book is not set in the 1950s. I’m going to cheat and give you the first line of chapter one as well which is):
What I warn you to remember is that I am a detective.
Recruit fans by adding the book blurb.
As dusk approaches a small Dublin suburb in the summer of 1984, mothers begin to call their children home. But on this warm evening, three children do not return from the dark and silent woods. When the police arrive, they find only one of the children gripping a tree trunk in terror, wearing blood-filled sneakers, and unable to recall a single detail of the previous hours.
Twenty years later, the found boy, Rob Ryan, is a detective on the Dublin Murder Squad and keeps his past a secret. But when a twelve-year-old girl is found murdered in the same woods, he and Detective Cassie Maddox—his partner and closest friend—find themselves investigating a case chillingly similar to the previous unsolved mystery. Now, with only snippets of long-buried memories to guide him, Ryan has the chance to uncover both the mystery of the case before him and that of his own shadowy past.
Richly atmospheric, stunning in its complexity, and utterly convincing and surprising to the end, In the Woods is sure to enthrall fans of Mystic River and The Lovely Bones.
Introduce the main character using only three words.
Detective Rob Ryan—Conflicted, brilliant, liar
Delightful design (add the cover image of the book).
Audience appeal. Who would enjoy reading this book?
Anyone who enjoys mysteries, murder mysteries, crime fiction and./or psychological thrillers. This one has it all.
Your favorite line/scene.
Honestly, the writing in this is off the charts, so it’s hard to pick something, but this scene stands out for me:
There is something oddly comforting in the memory, even though it carries its own inexorable undercurrent of grief. I suppose that day was, though it still comes hard to acknowledge this, the pinnacle of my career.
Why not plan on joining in the Friday Book Share next week, What are you reading?
From the Pen of Mae Clair 
you have always a creative method to share interesting presentation, just enjoyable!!
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Thanks so much, although in this case I just followed along with the meme, so I have to give credit to Shelley (and Cathy for introducing it to me! ) 😀
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Great idea Mae Claire. Thanks for the suggestion
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I read all the time and love seeing what others are reading so I think it’s a fun meme to participate in 🙂
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🙂
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Cool idea. Glad you shared.
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Thanks. I hope to do more of them!
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Great idea! And another book to add to my TBR (It’s gonna take me a good long time to get through that–thanks 😉 ) Now to pick a favorite book *looks at bookshelf, e-book library, TBR list* I’ll get back to you…
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LOL! I know, Julie. It’s crazy isn’t it? I’ve started keeping a list on my phone of those books I really need to read. So many of my friends have releases out I’m still catching up on. This one happened to be a book from the library sale I visited. It was calling to me 🙂
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Oooh, this sounds majorly creepy! I don’t usually read books that imperil (or flat out injure) children, as they are so painful for me, but this sounds really, really good. I especially like that you enjoyed Tana French’s writing style. Thanks for sharing!
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I know. I’m freaky about that subject matter too (and some others) but the author handled things well, and I love mysteries. Plus her style of writing is so impressive. I was immediately sucked into the tale. Thanks for visiting my blog, Marcia. Great to see you here!
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I would grab this book because of the cover alone. I already participate in a couple of Friday memes, but this does look like fun.
sherry @ fundinmental Friday Memes
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Isn’t that cover great, Sherry? And I had no idea there were so many Friday memes out there. I checked yours out and that’s a fun one too. It’s like I’ve stumbled into a whole new meme world, LOL!
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Cool idea. I don’t finish books quickly enough to keep up with this, but it’s an awesome way to find new books!
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It is a great way to find new reads, isn’t it? I don’t know that I’ll be reading a different book each Friday but I think I’ll do this whenever I am. Heck, I might even do it with books that I’ve read that I really enjoyed. It’s fun blog material. Thanks for stopping by, Stanalei! 🙂
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Shelley had an awesome idea, didn’t she. Love reading Rosie’s Friday Book Share, too. In The Woods sounds excellent. Love the cover, the scene, and your three words. Intriguing! I’m reading Face of a Killer by Robin Burcell. I bought it and had it autographed at WPA and dug right in on the plane ride home.
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Ooh, how cool that you got it at WPA and had it autographed. I’m going to have to look that one up.I’ll have to check out Rosie’s Friday Book Share, too! Thanks, Sue!
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What a great idea.
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I thought so too. It’s intriguing to see what everyone is reading and I discover new books in the process!
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Excellent idea and I love to write and read reviews that are short, sweet, and easy for readers to digest.
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Great. I know you do vintage Fridays Flossie, (which I love). Maybe you’d like to try this on another day of the week? I love seeing what everyone is reading!
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Yes, I would do some of those too.
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YAY!
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I’ve missed participating the past few weeks, but this was a great idea Shelley had.
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I think so too. This was my first Friday Book Share post. I missed it last week, but hope to get back on track this week. There are so many great books out there! 🙂
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