Book Beginnings on Fridays: Horseman by Christina Henry

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Every Friday Book Beginnings hosted by Rose City Readers asks you to grab the book you are reading and share the first sentence or paragraph and then give your feelings on it or anything else that it inspires. Be sure to include the title and the author

I usually share the book I am reading, but I am going to be honest here, yesterday I got a book in the mail that I am dying to read and have lost all interest in what I am reading because I want to just get on with the new book. Has this ever happened to any of you?

So to try and help me I am going to share the beginning of HORSEMAN  by CHRISTINA HENRY, and hope it ties me over until I can get what I am reading finished  



Of course, I knew about the Horseman, no matter how much Katrina tried to keep it from me. If ever anyone brought up the subject within my hearing Katrina would shush that person immediately, her eyes slanting in my direction as if to say " Don't speak of it in front of the child "
I found out everything I wanted to know about the Horseman anyway because children always hear and see more than adults think they do. Besides the story of the Headless Horseman was a favorite in Sleepy Hollow, one that had been told and retold almost since the village was established.

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I am a huge lover of Washington Irving's The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. It plays right into my love of gothic literature. About three years ago, my husband and I took a road trip to the east coast and he surprised me with a trip to Sleepy Hollow New York. Y'all that was probably the best thing he could have ever gotten me!




DROP YOUR LINK IN THE COMMENTS, I LOVE VISITING YOUR BLOGS AND READING YOUR BEGINNINGS.

Comments

  1. SaritaOctober 1, 2021 at 7:50 AM

    I have put other books aside when a highly anticipated book makes its way to me...

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  2. Catherine @ Book Club LibrarianOctober 1, 2021 at 10:23 AM

    Such a beautiful cover--and great story for this time of year!

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  3. WendyW October 3, 2021 at 9:09 PM

    Yes, I will put a book down if something I really wanted to read comes in.

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