Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano: Friday Book Friends: Book Beginnings on Fridays, First Line Fridays, The Friday 56, and Book Blogger Hop

Today's Featured Book 

Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano

Genre: Fiction

Published: March 14, 2023

Page Count: 390 pages

Summary: 

William Waters grew up in a house silenced by tragedy, where his parents could hardly bear to look at him, much less love him—so when he meets the spirited and ambitious Julia Padavano in his freshman year of college, it’s as if the world has lit up around him. With Julia comes her family, as she and her three sisters are inseparable: Sylvie, the family’s dreamer, is happiest with her nose in a book; Cecelia is a free-spirited artist; and Emeline patiently takes care of them all. With the Padavanos, William experiences a newfound contentment; every moment in their house is filled with loving chaos.

But then darkness from William’s past surfaces, jeopardizing not only Julia’s carefully orchestrated plans for their future, but the sisters’ unshakeable devotion to one another. The result is a catastrophic family rift that changes their lives for generations. Will the loyalty that once rooted them be strong enough to draw them back together when it matters most?

 

BOOK BEGINNINGS ON FRIDAY is hosted by Rose City Reader. What book are you happy about reading this week? Please share the opening sentence (or so) on BOOK BEGINNINGS ON FRIDAY! Add the link to your blog or social media post and visit other blogs to see what others are reading.

Happy Friday and welcome to the FIRST LINE FRIDAY, hosted by Reading is My Superpower! It’s time to grab the book nearest to you and leave a comment with the first line.

"For the first six days of William Waters's life, he was not an only child."

THE FRIDAY 56 is hosted by Freda's Voice. To play, open a book and turn to page 56 (or 56% on your e-reader). Find a sentence or two and post them, along with the book title and author. Then link up on Freda's Voice and visit others in the linky. 

"Sylvie knew she could exist outside the boundaries of her past and future selves, for a little while anyway. Even though it hurt. She understood now, though, why her father had tempered the brutal beauty of this kind of life---this kind of honesty---with alcohol, and why she had always been more comfortable in the library with books than in the world with people."

The purpose of THE BOOK BLOGGER HOP is to give bloggers a chance to follow other blogs, learn about new books, and befriend other bloggers. THE BOOK BLOGGER HOP is hosted by Ramblings of a Coffee Addicted Writer.    

April 7th - 13th - Do you spend your lunchtime reading? (submitted by Billy @ Coffee Addicted Writer)

I did before I retired. Now I spend all day if I want!