Book Beginnings and Friday 56 -- Faerie Winter by Janni Lee Simner

Book Beginnings on Friday is a meme hosted by A Few More Pages. Anyone can participate; just share the opening sentence, or two, of your current read, making sure that you include the title and author so others know what you're reading.

The woman who would become my mother backed trembling away from the the man who would save her life, and I did not know why.  

The Friday 56 is a weekly meme hosted by Freda's Voice. Check out the rules and join in the fun.

Grab the book nearest you. Right now.
Turn to page 56.
Find the fifth sentence.
Post that sentence (plus one or two others if you like) along with these instructions on your blog or (if you do not have your own blog) in the comments section of this blog. Post a link along with your post back to this blog.

Only there was no fire, not anymore.  Kate looked at Ethan, frowned, and drew the blanket away, spreading it on the ground in front of him.  The boy's chest was blackened as well, and the touch of wool on his burns would hurt him more than the cold.

Faerie Winter by Janni Lee Simner is the sequel to Bones of Faerie.  One of the things I liked about Bones of Faerie was its unique combination of the faerie world with a post-apocalyptic world.  In Faerie Winter, Liza's community is still picking up the pieces after war between the humans and the Faerie.  Now that she's brought her mother back from the land of the Faerie, Liza encounters a new set of problems when a young firestarter seeks refuge in her town.  In the course of trying to get help for him, Liza learns more about the cause of the war and meets the Faerie Queen for the first time.

3.5/5 stars.