Iron and Velvet by Alexis Hall
Book Beginnings is hosted by Rose City Reader. We share the first sentence and whatever thoughts of impressions it provokes. For the Friday 56, hosted by Freda’s Voice, we share a few lines from either page 56 or 56%.
Opening Line:
I woke to the taste of stale whiskey and the smell of stale cigarettes. Rolling over, I found a picture on the pillow—Patrick had been drawing me again. I stared into the face of the girl I used to be: someone young enough, pretty enough, and stupid enough to find that shit romantic.
Page 56:
“Are you okay?” I awkwardly patted her shoulder. I’m not very good at comforting people at the best of the times. This was a long way from the best of times. But, to my surprise, she put a blackened and blood-stained hand on top of mine like she really appreciated it.
“This is probably quite bad,” she said in a small voice.
Book Summary:
First rule in this line of business: don’t sleep with the client.
My name’s Kate Kane, and when an eight-hundred-year-old vampire prince came to me with a case, I should have told her no. But I’ve always been a sucker for a femme fatale.
It always goes the same way. You move too fast, you get in too deep, and before you know it, someone winds up dead. Last time it was my partner. This time it could be me. Yesterday a werewolf was murdered outside the Velvet, the night-time playground of one of the most powerful vampires in England. Now half the monsters in London are at each other’s throats, and the other half are trying to get in my pants. The Witch Queen will protect her own, the wolves are out for vengeance, and the vampires are out for, y’know, blood.
I’ve got a killer on the loose, a war on the horizon, and a scotch on the rocks. It’s going to be an interesting day.
22nd – 28th – Do you read along with your Audio books? (submitted by Angelica @ Paperback Princess)
Nope. I listen to audiobooks when holding a book’s too inconvenient. But also, I just don’t have the skill for reading along. I get jumbled.
Book Blogger Hop is hosted by Ramblings of a Coffee Addicted Writer.
I don’t, too. But because I don’t like audio books… I get distract easily when I’m listening to anything so I won’t be able to remember the story…
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Strangely I find they help my focus, my attention’s pretty flighty otherwise 😅
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I don’t read and listen either.
I like that opening sentence! I hadn’t heard of this book before
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The series is being released this year! 😊
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Great opening and excerpt. The title and cover are too! I don’t read and listen. Mainly because I listen to books while doing something else. Multi tasking. LOL
My Friday 56 from Wicked Innocents
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Audiobooks are so good for letting you get on with things!
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Although this isn’t my usual reading genre, I am very intrigued by the cover and snippets you’ve shared. I will definitely give this book a closer look.
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Yay! I’m so glad it surprised you 😊
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Those snippets have me intrigued for more. Thanks for sharing. Hope you have a great weekend! 🙂
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Thanks! ❤ Hope you’re having a great week.
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I would have passed it up based on the title and cover, but I love those snippets!! Happy weekend!
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Thank you! I’m glad it surprised you 😊
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Those snippets sound really enticing. Thanks for visiting my blog earlier!
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That cover is so haunting. Intrigued by the excerpt, especially by the “blackened and blood-stained hand.” Hope you enjoy your weekend!
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Thanks! Hope you’re having a wonderful evening!
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Great cover, great snippets and great plot concept. I’ll have to add this one to my wishlist. This week I am featuring Grave Witch by Kalayna Price – a book I first read before I started blogging. Happy reading!
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I wonder what causes the jumble when reading along. This is the first I’ve heard of that kind of response. As a former reading teacher, I’m intrigued.
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I think it might be to do with reading speed? I usually end up reading ahead of the narrator. In school, I’d always tune the teacher out and read on my own. Then I’d got back and reread the chapter while they finished lol.
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Yep. I don’t see why I’d listen and read along too. I’d get completely jumbled.
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