Tuesday, October 23, 2018

First Chapter Tuesday: The Sisters of the Winter Wood & The House in Poplar Wood


First Chapter Tuesday is hosted every Tuesday by Vicki @ I'd Rather Be at the Beach. This is meme in which bloggers share the first chapter of a book that they are currently reading or thinking about reading soon. Join the fun by making your own post and linking up over at Vicki's blog, or simply check it out to find more new books to read!

For this week's First Chapter Tuesday I thought I would share some intros from two books that I've just started reading!

The Sisters of the Winter Wood by Rena Rossner
The Sisters of the Winter Wood 

Excerpt:

"1: Liba



If you want to know the history of a town, read the gravestones in its cemetery. That’s what my Tati always says. Instead of praying in the synagogue like all the other men of our town, my father goes to the cemetery to pray. I like to go there with him every morning. 


The oldest gravestone in our cemetery dates back to 1666. It’s the grave I like to visit most. The names on the stone have long since been eroded by time. It is said in our shtetl that it marks the final resting place of a bride and a groom who died together on their wedding day. We don’t know anything else about them, but we know that they were buried, arms embracing, in one grave. I like to put a stone on their grave when I go there, to make sure their souls stay down where they belong, and when I do, I say a prayer that I too will someday find a love like that."


I have finally gotten around to picking this one up and so far it seems really promising! I'm enjoying the narrative styles and I love how magical it all feels.

Buy the book: Amazon Book Depository


The House in Poplar Wood by K.E. Ormsbee
The House in Poplar Wood 

Excerpt:

"1: Felix

The last day of October was creeping into Poplar House. It came through fissures in the gables and mite-sized holes in the floorboards, bringing with it the scent of burnt oak branches. 

It was Halloween, and for Felix Vickery, it was the warmest day of the year.

All autumn long, Felix had worn gloves to bed and woken to a fringe of frost on his lashes. Even in the summertime, when the wood outside grew drunk on sunshine and the whole of Boone Ridge gasped for lawn sprinklings and fresh popsicles--even then, a dank chill remained in the house."

Goodreads
This is a middle grade ARC that was sent to me and I was really excited to start it because it's another Halloween read! I'm reading this book as my nighttime read and so far it seems really imaginative and interesting.

Buy the book: Amazon Book Depository

What do you think? Would you keep reading these books? (And feel free to join in and make your own post!) 


*Excerpts are taken from the novel itself; I do not claim to own any part of the excerpt.

8 comments:

  1. I like visiting old cemeteries so that first quote is really interesting to me. Here's my Teaser/Intro for this week: http://bit.ly/2q9olad

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  2. These both sound good. I hope you enjoy them. This week I am featuring Wolf Rising by Paige Dixon. Happy reading!

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    1. Thanks! I like the sound of that title, I'll be sure to check yours out.

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  3. I love visiting old cemeteries and taking photos of headstones. I've seen some that were very sad, and some that were funny.

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    1. That sounds like something that would be really interesting to do. There is so much to experience and see at old cemeteries.

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  4. Fantastic! I think I featured the Sisters of Winter Wood last week - I hope you're enjoying it. Can't wait to see what you think.

    Here's my post: http://bit.ly/2Ratlqr Have a lovely day!

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    1. Oh how neat! I really enjoyed it! It's different thank I expected, but a great story. I'll be sure to head over and check yours out for this week. :)

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