The Friday 56 for 2/12/21: Phantom Song by Kate Sheeran Swed

The Friday 56This is a weekly bloghop hosted by Freda’s Voice

RULES:
The Friday 56 Grab a book, any book.
The Friday 56 Turn to Page 56 or 56% on your ereader. If you have to improvise, that is okay.
The Friday 56 Find a snippet, short and sweet.
The Friday 56 Post it

from page 56 of:
Phantom Song

Phantom Song by Kate Sheeran Swed

“The new ballet dancer entered from the wrong wing tonight,” she said-slash-sang, switching on the apartment’s news holo as she passed through the living room. She loved to fill her home with layers of background noise, constant streams of chatter over music over more chatter. She had no trouble flitting around or holding conversations without paying attention to any of it.

Sam, on the other hand, could never fully tune out the babble of voices. He tended to get pulled in. But Aunt C had given him a place to stay, and he didn’t feel right complaining.

She bustled into the kitchen and set her bags on the counter without glancing at him, removing containers that smelled like chicken and peanut sauce, with a tang of something peppery.

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8 Comments

  1. I wasn’t expecting a ballet dancer in a sci-fi read… lol… Happy Valentine’s weekend!

  2. I love that this has a Phantom of the Opera vibe to it. And in a science fiction novel to boot! I need to check out this series. I hope Phantom Song was a great read for you! Have a great weekend!

    • HCNewton

      Book 1–Great Expectations, Book 2–Phantom, this is not the SF trilogy one would expect.

  3. I’m going to have to look into this one. It sounds pretty good. 🙂

    Lauren @ Always Me

  4. Huh…that threw me off. I was not expecting to read a ballet dancer with such a sci-fi looking cover.

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