Before I get started, let me offer my apologies. Last week was a crazy week for my family. My routine was shot, and that always makes my life go crazy! So, I apologize for missing last week.

With that said, I’ve decided not to change things up on  a weekly basis. I’m going to have the same rules each week so that those who like to post the night before always know what to expect. It’s going to be the third full sentence on a random page. My reason for that (rather than the third sentence of the book) is because on Fridays there’s Book Beginnings, which I think makes TST kinda silly when it’s at the beginning of the book. I hope that makes sense. If you still wanna do the third sentence of your current read, feel free. This is more about having fun and giving others peeks into books they might have overlooked otherwise!

Third Sentence Thursday is a weekly meme that doesn’t plan to skip anymore weeks anytime soon.

1. Take the book you are currently reading and open it to a random page. Share the third full sentence on that page. (If there isn’t a third one – like at the end of a chapter or a blank page – you can share the third sentence of the book or just choose another random page.) Feel free to share more than one sentence, if you feel the need to do so.
2. Share your thoughts, if any, on the sentence.
3. Post a link to your blog post in the link list below. Don’t forget to link back here, too! (There is a button in the sidebar to the right.) If you don’t have a blog, just leave it in the comments here.
4. Visit one or two of the other blogs to check out their third sentence(s).

Here’s mine:

“Because while Gracchus might be an incompetent embezzler, he’s a capable logistics officer. We need him. Had the captain ordered an official investigation, it would have stained Gracchus’s honor, ruined his career, and discharged him from the Legion over a few bits of jewelry and new boots.” ~ page 66 of Cursor’s Fury by Jim Butcher

Clearly we have a thief in our midst. And now you see why the powers that be turn their heads when they know someone’s doing something wrong sometimes – well, at least the powers that be in this series! This is Book 3 of the Codex Alera series, and I am loving the whole series.

I can’t wait to see everyone else’s sentences!

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Third Sentence Thursday is a weekly meme that is so cool it makes all other memes look lame! (Just kidding, of course!) 

1. Take the book you are currently reading, and share the third sentence in the first chapter (NOT the preface, preamble, introduction, etc. – Chapter 1). Feel free to share more (maybe the first three, the second through fourth, or the third plus the two following) if you’d prefer.
2. Share your thoughts, if any, on the snippet (or sentences).
3. Post a link to your blog post in the link list below. Don’t forget to link back here, too! (There is a button in the sidebar to the right.) If you don’t have a blog, just leave it in the comments here.
4. Visit one or two of the other blogs to check out their third sentence(s).

Here’s mine:

His grandfather made a prediction, said it was an omen of some sort, that it meant Marny’s life would be stormy, full of rain clouds and lightning strikes. Wanting to prove her father wrong, Janie Toogood named her son Marnin, which means “one who brings joy,” instead of the Mitchell she and her husband had agreed on.

But in spite of Janie’s good intentions, and regardless of what his birth certificate said, Marny’s grandfather was right. ~ Frantic (ARC) by Mike Dellosso

These are long sentences, bit I felt the third one (the one in the middle) wasn’t enough to draw you in. Much better in context! Very ominous, isn’t it? So far so good – I’m enjoying this book. And I have to add that I think this is an amazing cover. It’s very artistic. Love it!

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Third Sentence Thursday is a weekly meme that is freezing! 

1. Take the book you are currently reading and post the third sentence of the third chapter. Feel free to share one or two of the following sentences, if you’d like.
2. Share your thoughts on the sentence (or sentences).
3. Post a link to your blog post in the link list below. Don’t forget to link back here, too! (There is a button in the sidebar to the right.) If you don’t have a blog, just leave it in the comments here.
4. Visit one or two of the other blogs to check out their third sentence(s).

Here’s mine:

At one point after homeroom this morning, I stood up too fast and had a swirling bout of vertigo and nearly fell to my knees. ~ Wings of the Wicked (ARC) by Courtney Allison Moulton

This is the morning after a particularly rough fight with the baddies the night before. As I read, I find myself wondering how on earth she’s able to do this. Hunt for these guys at night, and maintain a normal life during the day. Does she sleep?

I gotta add that I just love this cover!

I can’t wait to see everyone’s picks!

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Welcome back to Proud Book Nerd for the first Third Sentence Thursday of 2012!

Third Sentence Thursday is a weekly meme that has made one new year’s resolution: to make sure to be here every week!  

1. Take the book you are currently reading and post the third sentence.
2. Share your thoughts on the sentence.
3. Post a link to your blog post in the link list below. Don’t forget to link back here, too! If you don’t have a blog, just leave it in the comments here.
4. Visit one or two of the other blogs to check out their third sentence.

Before I post mine, I’m considering a change. Someone recently posted that they were going to post the third sentence of whatever chapter they’re on – or something like that. I think that is a VERY good idea, and might mix it up occasionally. For now, though, we’ll keep it to the third sentence of the book.

Now back to the usual TST post …

Here’s mine:

I’d hit the snooze button, wrap Grandma’s quilt around me, and go back to sleep until Mom came in and forced me to get up. ~ ARC of Breaking Beautiful by Jennifer Shaw Wolf

Oh, yes. I do/have done that, too. Is there any other way to greet the morning?

Seriously, though, I’m quite a bit into this book, and this is actually quite sad. She’s talking about how things used to be – before the accident. Before her boyfriend’s death. Before the tragedy she can’t remember.

Your turn! Let’s see those third sentences!

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