Friday Fun - The Friday 56 for October 13, 2023

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I shared the first lines of this book quite some time ago, intending to share a Friday 56 later on. I hadn't expected I'd take so long to finish, or that I'd take such a long break from my Friday Fun posts, but between experiencing a slow-down in my reading, being busy, and then going on vacation, it's been awhile! I actually finished and reviewed this book, and you can see my review HERE. So I get it ready to go today and realize that while I was on my unintentional Friday Fun hiatus, Freda (who hosts the Friday 56) decided to take a break also, so there's no link-up. I wish her the best in whatever the circumstances that led to her stepping away. 

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But while my emotions slipped from my control, my mind sharpened. How had Finn known I was out here? I was almost two streets from the nightclub. Yet he'd found me.

~at 56% in The Starlet Spy by Rachel Scott McDaniel

Hollywood Star Turns Spy

In 1943, movie producer Henrik Zoltan approaches Amelie Blake under the guise of offering the Hollywood star a leading part in his upcoming film, but he has a more meaningful role in mind. Amelie's homeland of Sweden declared neutrality in the war, but Stockholm has become the "Casablanca of the North." When top-secret atomic research goes missing in Sweden, the Allied forces scramble to recover the files before they fall into Nazi hands.

The United States Office of Strategic Services (OSS) needs someone who's subtle enough to spy on the Swedish elite without triggering suspicion. Who better than the "all beauty, no brains" Scandinavian starlet? Fluent in three languages and possessing a brilliant memory, Amelie loathes being labeled witless but uses the miconception as her disguise. She's tasked with searching for the crucial files, but Finn Ristaffason keeps getting in her way. Is the charming shipping magnate after the missing research? Or does he have other reasons for showing up at her every turn?

With the Gestapo on her heels, Amelie must rely on her smarts in addition to her acting skills to survive and world of deadly spies and counterspies.

The Friday 56 is hosted at Freda's Voice

*Grab a book, any book.

*Turn to Page 56 or 56% on your e-reader.

*Find a snippet, short and sweet.

*Post it, and share in the Linky.

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And here is the weekly bookish question in the Book Blogger Hop, hosted by Billy at Ramblings of a Coffee Addicted Writer.  

This Week's Question: Do you read anything specific in the fall?

My Answer: Well, not really, but I do find myself wanting to read Dracula or something similar during the latter part of October. Something with a classic Halloween vibe. Dracula is actually a favorite, and a new book I read recently, Man of Shadow and Mist by Michelle Griep, will probably become one of those annual reads. (Read my review HERE)

Book Blogger Hop

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The Book Review Bulletin, a monthly link-up for review posts, is open and I'd like to invite you to stop by and share a review or two. 

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