Teaser Tuesday (#32)

Teaser Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading.

Here are the rules:

• Open your current read
• Open to a random page
• Share two "teaser" sentences from somewhere on that page
• Be careful not to include spoilers!
• Share the title and author too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR list if they like your teaser!

I'll admit that I cheated - a lot.  I have four teasers from one book.  But it's sooo good and I've finished it and I want everyone to see how awesome it is!  Enjoy! :D

From Partials by Dan Wells, Chapter Twenty-Seven, Page 327

"I trust you.  Let's commit some treason."

"Rock on."

 

From Partials by Dan Wells, Chapter Twenty-Seven, Page 327

"Well, thanks for not shooting anyone, I guess," said Marcus.  "My contribution was to somehow refrain from peeing myself.  You can thank me later."

 

From Partials by Dan Wells, Chapter Thirty Three, Page 405

"Do you have a plan to get back out?"

"Honestly, I'm kind of shocked we made it this far."

 

From Partials by Dan Wells, Chapter Thirty-Five, Page 422

"Or should I say 'the infamous Xochi Kessler.'  Your poor mother is worried sick."

"My poor mother can go and hang herself."

"I think she'd rather hang you."

Partials (Partials, Book One) by Dan Wells

 

Synopsis From Blurb, Check The Book Out On Goodreads

The human race is all but extinct, wiped out by a killer virus releasde by genetically engineered soldiers - Partials.

Sixteen-year-old Kira is trapped on Long Island.  Her community clings to survival, but what hope can they  have when no baby survives for more than three days?

Kira is determined to make a difference, to find a cure.  Her best friend is pregnant and Kira cannot let that baby die.  Time is running out, and finding the cure means capturing a Partial...

Oh how I loved this book!  It is seriously addictive and really funny!  I NEED Book 2!!

 

 

Ok, there are my cheat-teasers.  Hope you liked them!

 

What are your teasers this week? :D

Teaser Tuesday (#31)

Teaser Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading.

Here are the rules:

• Open your current read
• Open to a random page
• Share two "teaser" sentences from somewhere on that page
• Be careful not to include spoilers!
• Share the title and author too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR list if they like your teaser!

One teaser today from a book I have read and loved...

From Au Revoir, Crazy European Chick by Joe Schrieber, Chapter 8, Page 68

"Just a distraction?  That was a bomb!"

"Only a little one."

Au Revoir, Crazy European Chick by Jo Schreiber

Synopsis From Blurb, Check The Book Out On Goodreads

"You shot him.  You totally just shot that guy back there.  I think I'm gonna throw up."

One ordinary guy.

One female assassin.

Five targets by daybreak...

When Gobi lands in Perry's life, she rips it apart like a bombshell.

Fasten you seatbelts for a quirky, rapid-fire joyride through the streets of New York...  This is the most entertaining thriller you'll read this year.

I've just finished this one and absolutely loved it.  It was hilarious, fast-paced and just purely brilliant!  My review should be up soon! :-D

There's my teaser!  I hope you liked it! :D

What's your teaser today?

Teaser Tuesday (#30)

Teaser Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading.

Here are the rules:

• Open your current read
• Open to a random page
• Share two "teaser" sentences from somewhere on that page
• Be careful not to include spoilers!
• Share the title and author too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR list if they like your teaser!

One spooky teaser from a spooky book.  Hope you all enjoy! :)

From Mister Creecher by Chris Priestley, Chapter IX, Page 75

"It would interest me," said Creecher, stepping forward.  The giant seemed to bring a blast of cold air with him as he did so, and the nephew flinched as Creecher moved into the light.  Even so, Billy was impressed by his calmness.  Creecher was a troubling spectacle at the best of times, but in that gloom he seemed all the more terrifying: the embodiment of everything a person fears when they are trapped in a dark place.

Mister Creecher by Chris Priestley

Synopsis From Blurb, Check The Book Out On Goodreads
 1818.  London.
Billy is a street urchin, pickpocket and petty thief.  Mr Creecher is a monstrous giant of a man who terrifies all he meets.  Their relationship begins as pure convenience.  But a bond swiftly develops between these two misfits as their bloody journey takes them ever northwards on the trail of their target... Victor Frankenstein.
I am really loving this book.  Really, really loving it!  And the book's blog tour is going to be stopping here in March, so keep an eye out!  There may be a giveaway involved...


There's my teaser!

What's you teaser this week? :)

Teaser Tuesday (#29)

Teaser Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading.

Here are the rules:

• Open your current read
• Open to a random page
• Share two "teaser" sentences from somewhere on that page
• Be careful not to include spoilers!
• Share the title and author too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR list if they like your teaser!

Technically, I've already finished this book, but I just loved it so much that I just had to give a little snippet from it!  This is... a brilliant moment in the book, one I was smiling stupidly at and made me fall in love with Trudie, even though you never 'meet' her...  I really loved this book and I hope you love the quote!!

From Someone Else's Life by Katie Dale, Chapter Four, Page 52

"Poor Eileen?  She didn't have a clue!"

She'd come in, introduced herself, then spoke to Mum ve-ry slo-wly and loudly.  Mum just stared at her, looked at me and Sarah and then said, "I'm sorry, are you quite well?"

"The look on her face!" Sarah laughs.  "Priceless!"

Someone Else's Life by Katie Dale

 

Synopsis From Blurb, Check The Book Out On Goodreads

One Secret Can Change Everything.

When Rosie Kenning's mother, Trudie, dies from Huntington's disease, her whole world falls apart.  Not only does Rosie desperately miss her mum, but now she has to face the fact that she could have inherited the fatal illness her self.  Until she discovers that Trudie wasn't her biological mother at all...  Rosie is stunned.  Can this be true?  Is she grieving for a mother who wasn't even hers to lose?  And if Trudie wasn't her mother, who is?

But as Rosie delves into her past to discover who she really is, she is faced with a heart-breaking dilemma - to continue living a lie, or to reveal a truth that will shatter the lives of everyone around her...

This book is truly, truly amazing!  Beautiful, sad, life-affirming, thought-provoking...  Seriously, before I write my whole review here, let me recommend this to everyone!  It's a 5 Star book for me, and I can't wait for what Katie brings out next!!

 

 

Well, that's my little teaser!  Hope you liked it!

 

What's your teaser this week? :)

Teaser Tuesday (#28)

Teaser Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading.

Here are the rules:

• Open your current read
• Open to a random page
• Share two "teaser" sentences from somewhere on that page
• Be careful not to include spoilers!
• Share the title and author too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR list if they like your teaser!

One wonderfully bonkers quote for you today, from an equally bonkers and brilliant book.  Enjoy!

From The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists by Gideon Defoe, Chapter One, Page 14

"We need to dust the hams with bread raspings if we're going to boil them.  And we should dress the knuckle bone with a frill of white paper."

"A frill of white paper?  What kind of pirate are you?  Rah!"

The Pirates! I n an Adventure with Scientists (The Pirates!, Book One) by Gideon Defoe

 

Synopsis From Goodreads:

Not since Moby-Dick...No, not since Treasure Island...Actually, not since Jonah and the Whale has there been a sea saga to rival The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists, featuring the greatest sea-faring hero of all time, the immortal Pirate Captain, who, although he lives for months at a time at sea, somehow manages to keep his beard silky and in good condition.
Worried that his pirates are growing bored with a life of winking at pretty native ladies and trying to stick enough jellyfish together to make a bouncy castle, the Pirate Captain decides it's high time to spearhead an adventure.
While searching for some major pirate booty, he mistakenly attacks the young Charles Darwin's Beagle and then leads his ragtag crew from the exotic Galapagos Islands to the fog-filled streets of Victorian London. There they encounter grisly murder, vanishing ladies, radioactive elephants, and the Holy Ghost himself. And that's not even the half of it.

Well this is my teaser!  Hope you liked it!

What's your teaser this week? :)

Teaser Tuesday (#27)

Teaser Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading.

Here are the rules:

• Open your current read
• Open to a random page
• Share two "teaser" sentences from somewhere on that page
• Be careful not to include spoilers!
• Share the title and author too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR list if they like your teaser!

This teaser is from a book I have just finished - and loved!  My review should be up soon, but I seriously recommend this one!

 

From Stones For My Father by Trilby Kent Chapter Ten, Page 126

Ma didn't believe in headaches, so we'd not worried when he'd said that morning that his eyes were sore.

In the end, it was Marieta who first noticed he cluster of tiny red spots on his chest.

Stones For My Father by Trilby Kent

Synopsis From Goodreads:

A powerful story about a forgotten war, a family divided and a child’s fight for survival.

Corlie Roux’s farm life in South Africa is not easy: the Transvaal is beautiful, but it is also a harsh place where the heat can be so intense that even raindrops sizzle.  When her beloved father dies, she is left with a mother who is as devoted to her sons as she is cruel to her daughter.  Despite this, Corlie finds comfort in her friend Sipho, in Africa itself and the stories she creates for her brothers.  But Corlie’s world is about to vanish: the British are invading and driving Boer families like hers from their farms.  Some escape into the bush to fight the enemy.  The unlucky ones are rounded up and sent to internment camps.

Will Corlie’s strength and devotion to her country sustain her through the suffering and misery she finds in the camp at Kroonstad?  That may depend on a soldier from faraway Canada and on inner resources Corlie never dreamt she had…

Well, there's my teaser!  Hope you liked it!

What's your teaser this week?

Teaser Tuesday (#26)

Teaser Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading.

Here are the rules:

• Open your current read
• Open to a random page
• Share two "teaser" sentences from somewhere on that page
• Be careful not to include spoilers!
• Share the title and author too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR list if they like your teaser!

First teaser of 2012!  Whoo hoo!  Seems only suiting that I pick a teaser out of n upcoming both.  Therfore....

From Shadow of the Hawk by Curtis Jobling Chapter Five, Page 102

"I think you know what I ask of you."

"Consider it done."

Shadow of the Hawk (Wereworld, Book Three) by Curtis Jobling

Synopsis From Goodreads:

DREW FERRAN, THE RIGHTFUL KING OF WESTLAND, IS TRAPPED.
Enslaved by the Goatlord Kesslar, young werewolf Drew finds himself on the volcanic isle of Scoria, forced to fight in the arena for the Lizardlords. With the help of an unlikely ally, he must find a way to break free - but who has ever managed to escape?
Meanwhile, Hector the Wereboar flees the forces of the Catlords. Now on board the pirate ship Maelstrom, the enemy's net is closing in. Haunted by the spirits of the dead, Hector is soon left wondering who the true enemy is . . . I'm loving this so far, even though I haven't read the previous books.  Once I'm finished with Book Three, I might have to get my hands on book one!  :D

Well, there was my teaser.

What's your teaser today?

Teaser Tuesday (#25)

Teaser Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading.

Here are the rules:

• Open your current read
• Open to a random page
• Share two "teaser" sentences from somewhere on that page
• Be careful not to include spoilers!
• Share the title and author too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR list if they like your teaser!

One teaser this week, from a book I'm loving!

From Nightshade by Maryrose Wood, Chapter Five, Page 75

I watch the flames dance and light up the night sky.  My days in hiding are over.

 

Nightshade (Poison Diaries, Book Two) by Maryrose Wood

 

Synopsis From Goodreads:

Sixteen-year-old Jessamine Luxton is heartbroken. Her true love, Weed, the strange and intriguing young man who came into her life so suddenly, has disappeared.
Jessamine suspects that her own father, Thomas, may have been involved. Thomas was obsessed with poisons and discovering Weed's secret understanding of dangerous plants. This suspicion and her own growing expertise with poisons have changed her. She is no longer innocent. So when Jessamine learns that Weed is alive and in danger, she will do whatever it takes to be reunited with him, including killing whoever gets in her way.

I've practically finished this one - I'm loving it!  I really love this series!  :D

 

 

Well, there's my teaser.

 

What's your teaser this week?

Teaser Tuesday (#24)

Teaser Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading.

Here are the rules:

• Open your current read
• Open to a random page
• Share two "teaser" sentences from somewhere on that page
• Be careful not to include spoilers!
• Share the title and author too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR list if they like your teaser!

One teaser this week, from a book I got from ATOM, and am loving.  And here it is...

From Trapped by Michael Northrop, Chapter Seven, Page 67

We thought that was as bad as it could get.

And then the power went out.

 

Trapped by Michael Northrop

 

See Synopsis From Goodreads:

The Breakfast Club meets The Blizzard of the Century: A young adult suspense novel from PW Flying Start author Michael Northrop.
Scotty and his friends Pete and Tommy are among the last kids waiting to get picked up at their high school. The snow has been coming down for hours, and it's starting to look like no one is coming for them. As the snow piles higher, their teacher Mr. Gossell leaves them behind to seek help--and disappears into the drifts outside. Now the seven remaining students are on their own, with no food and no electricity, facing a night of sleeping on classroom floors. Will their friendships survive the night . . . and will THEY?

I'm loving this book so far - it's amazing!  I'm speeding through; I have to know what happens! :D

 

 

There's my teaser; hope you liked it!

 

What's your teaser this week? :)

Teaser Tuesday (#25)

Teaser Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading.

Here are the rules:

• Open your current read
• Open to a random page
• Share two "teaser" sentences from somewhere on that page
• Be careful not to include spoilers!
• Share the title and author too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR list if they like your teaser!

A bit of a rushed teaser this week!  A super quick one from Crossed, the second book in the Matched trilogy.  And it is....

From Crossed by Ally Condie, Chapter Seventeen, Page 177

My father wanted to be the person who changed everything and saved everyone.  It was dangerous. 

 

Crossed (Matched, Book Two) by Ally Condie

 

See Synopsis On Goodreads

Fighting for Truth

Escaping for Freedom

Rebelling for Love

 

I have so almost finished this - it's really good!  It's better than Matched, and I really got a feel of the characters and relationships in this one.  :)

 

There's my teaser - I hope you liked it!  :D

 

What's your teaser this week?

Teaser Tuesday (#24)

Teaser Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading.

Here are the rules:

• Open your current read
• Open to a random page
• Share two "teaser" sentences from somewhere on that page
• Be careful not to include spoilers!
• Share the title and author too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR list if they like your teaser!

This week, I have one (late) teaser from a so-far amazing book Nightshade, the second in the Posion Diaries series.  If you want a chance to win a signed copy of Nightshade, all you have to do is check out my giveaway.  :D

From Nightshade by Maryrose Wood

Not once, but twice.  I struggle to make sense of the words.

Nightshade (The Poison Diaries, Book Two) by Maryrose Wood

Synopsis From Goodreads:

Sixteen-year-old Jessamine Luxton is heartbroken. Her true love, Weed, the strange and intriguing young man who came into her life so suddenly, has disappeared.
Jessamine suspects that her own father, Thomas, may have been involved. Thomas was obsessed with poisons and discovering Weed's secret understanding of dangerous plants. This suspicion and her own growing expertise with poisons have changed her. She is no longer innocent. So when Jessamine learns that Weed is alive and in danger, she will do whatever it takes to be reunited with him, including killing whoever gets in her way.

I started this, and I am loving it so far!  The first in the series was amazing (my review should go up soon), and I have a feeling this one will be a most worthy sequel! 

There's my teaser- I hope you like it!

What was your teaser this week?

Teaser Tuesday (#23)

Teaser Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading.

Here are the rules:

• Open your current read
• Open to a random page
• Share two "teaser" sentences from somewhere on that page
• Be careful not to include spoilers!
• Share the title and author too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR list if they like your teaser!

One teaser this week, from an awesome book I got from NetGalley (gotta love NetGalley!).  It's amazing - I hope you like the teaser!  :D

From Dancergirl by Carol M. Tanzman
My legs weigh me down.  Heeled boots cover my feet and I can't get any traction.  I look over my shoulder.  The guy is gaining...

Dancergirl (WiHi Series, Book One) by Carol M. Tanzman 

Synopsis From Goodreads:

The videos went viral... EVER FEEL LIKE SOMEONE’S WATCHING YOU?
ME TOO.
BUT LATELY IT’S BEEN HAPPENING IN MY ROOM.
WHEN I’M ALONE.
A friend posted a video of me dancing online, and now I’m no longer Alicia Ruffino. I’m dancergirl. And suddenly it’s like me against the world—everyone’s got opinions.
My admirers want more, the haters hate, my best friend Jacy—even he’s acting weird. And some stalker isn’t content to just watch anymore.
Ali. dancergirl. Whatever you know me as, however you’ve seen me online, I’ve trained my whole life to be the best dancer I can be. But if someone watching has their way, I could lose way more than just my love of dancing. I could lose my life.

I've not read much of this, but so far: amazing.  Like out-of-this-world amazing.  I must, must, must clear some time so I can just sit down and read it.  I have a feeling it's one of those all-in-one-go reads, one of those you just can't put down once you've started...

Well, there's my teaser - I hope you liked it!  In America at least, Dancergirl will be out on November 1st.  :D

What's your teaser this week?

Teaser Tuesday (#22)

Teaser Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading.

 

Here are the rules:

• Open your current read
• Open to a random page
• Share two "teaser" sentences from somewhere on that page
• Be careful not to include spoilers!
• Share the title and author too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR list if they like your teaser!

Just one teaser this week - I'm in a bit of a rush!  That's also why there was no IMM on Sunday.  :(  This one will just have to be double!  Anyway, hope you like the teaser! :D

From Fracture by Megan Miranda, Page 69

I, only child of Joanne and Ken, miraculous survivor of the accident at Falxon Lake, was Not To Be Trusted.

 

Fracture by Megan Miranda

 

Synopsis From Goodreads:

Eleven minutes passed before Delaney Maxwell was pulled from the icy waters of a Maine lake by her best friend Decker Phillips. By then her heart had stopped beating. Her brain had stopped working. She was dead. And yet she somehow defied medical precedent to come back seemingly fine—despite the scans that showed significant brain damage. Everyone wants Delaney to be all right, but she knows she’s far from normal. Pulled by strange sensations she can’t control or explain, Delaney finds herself drawn to the dying. Is her altered brain now predicting death, or causing it?
Then Delaney meets Troy Varga, who recently emerged from a coma with similar abilities. At first she’s reassured to find someone who understands the strangeness of her new existence, but Delaney soon discovers that Troy’s motives aren’t quite what she thought. Is their gift a miracle, a freak of nature—or something much more frightening?

This is a seriously incredible book.  I am loving, loving, loving it! :D

 

 

What's your teaser this week?