Teaser Tuesdays - January 25

I haven't done a Teaser Tuesday for a while but I want to get back in the habit!

Today's teaser comes from Wither by Lauren DeStefano. 

Rhine is a young woman who was kidnapped and sold as a bride.  The story takes place in a dystopian future where lifespans are dangerously short and the way of doing everything has changed. 

From page 87:

I hesitate, unsure if I can trust her with my plan to earn Linden's trust and escape.  She seems resigned to rotting in this mansion, but maybe it never crossed  her mind that there could be a way out.

Teaser Tuesday - Jan 19th

Today's teaser comes from Fireworks over Toccoa by Jeffrey Stepakoff.  The book revolves around a young woman waiting for her husband to come home at the end of World War II.  She meets a man who is hired to do the fireworks display for the town and he changes everything. 

From page 62

Lily had this kind of conversation so often that she felt she could produce these words about her mother with the same involuntary regularity that many of her friends took air in and out.  Ever since she could remember, people asked, first and foremost, about her parents, her mother in particular.

Teaser Tuesday - on Wednesday

Today's teaser is just a little late but at least it's arrived!  I'm quickly falling in love with this book too.  The teaser comes from One Amazing Thing, by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni.  It's the story of nine people- most strangers - trapped in a building after an earthquake.  To pass the time, and keep their sanity, they each share one amazing thing about their life.

From page 75:

While a delighted Meena takes a wobbly walk around the store in her grown-up footwear, her brother hands Jiang his card.  Jiang has never known a man who carries a card.  She looks down at the white rectangle in her hand--how heavy, how smooth-- to find that his name is Mohit Das, and that he is a manger--at such a young age!--at National and Grindlays Bank.

Teaser Tuesday - December 29

My effort to keep up on my blog was thwarted by life stuff.  Drat. 

I'm hoping - really hoping - to get back on track.  I'll do that by giving you a teaser from a book I'm really excited about.  Truly, Madly, by Heather Webber is a ton of fun.  Lucy comes from a long line of matchmakers.  She's lost her gift of matchmaking but has a new one - the ability to find lost objects.  Look for my review coming soon.  It's the first in a series and is coming out in February.  I am really loving it! 

From page 118:

I should have just canceled the date, but I wanted to act as normal as possible.  As if I weren't about to unearth a murdered woman

Teaser Tuesday - November 17

Today's teaser comes from the novel Thirsty by Tracey Bateman. It's a very different vampire story that is really less about the vampire and more about a woman's struggle with alcohol and dealing with her past.

From Page 208

The secret was so well preserved that the thought of opening up the jar of truth seemed foolish, dangerous even, as though the release of pressure might cause an explosion. Nina wasn't sure she was strong enough to let it out.

I'm giving away a copy of this book if anyone is interested. Just add a comment to the post below this one or click here and then comment.

Teaser Tuesdays - Oct. 13

This week's teaser comes from The Sound of Sleigh Bells, by Cindy Woodsmall. It is a sweet love story set amidst the Amish. My review will be posted tomorrow and you can also win a brand new copy of the book by leaving a comment to the previous post. . . Click Here.

From page 112

The concern in his eyes as he asked what was wrong magnified her emotions. She shouldn't be here, not if they meant to keep their relationship quiet.

Teaser Tuesday - Oct. 6

Today's teaser is from the book Tribute by Nora Roberts. Say what you will, the woman can create a good story. In this teaser, Cilla is explaining to Ford about her failed marriage.

Page 127

Wound up, she tossed out her arms, paced the room. "I jumped into marriage two seconds after I turned eighteen because finally, finally, here was someone who loved me, who cared, who understood. But I couldn't make that work."

Teaser Tuesday - Sept 29

Today's teaser comes from a good old-fashioned romance novel. One Perfect Rose, by Mary Jo Putney is a historical romance, full of Dukes, Shakespeare, and high society. It's been sitting on my shelf for at least ten years and I read it because I needed an "O" book. I have thoroughly enjoyed it so far and wish I hadn't waited so long to read it.

Page 135

If he made a list of of those he wanted to hide from, Claudia's name would be at the top. They had always gotten on well, but she had very firm ideas about the natural order of things.

Teaser Tuesday - Sept 22

Today's teaser is from a book I've already reviewed but better late than never right? Zel, by Donna Jo Napoli is a re-telling of the Rapunzel story. Zel's mother can control plants and makes a tree grow larger so that she can climb into the tower while Zel's hair is growing. Zel wants her mother to leave the tree large so that some of the forest creatures can come visit her. This is her mother's explanation.

From page 112:

"The tree must shrink in upon itself when I'm not here Zel. Otherwise what would prevent your enemy from climbing up, just as I do?"

My review can be found right here.

Teaser Tuesday - Sept 15

Today's teaser is from The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold. In this scene, Jack is crazed with anger after a horrible tragedy in his family. I don't want to give anything away but it's very powerful. I'll be reviewing the book tomorrow. I really loved it.

From page 139:

He ran blind into her and knocked her down in the darkness. Her screaming filled his ear and poured into the empty spaces, ricocheting inside of him.

Teaser Tuesdays - Sept 8

I can't believe it's Tuesday again! Time for another teaser. This week's teaser comes from Uglies by Scott Westerfeld. I had no idea what to expect from this book but I really enjoyed it a lot. I'll be posting my review tomorrow.

From page 206:

Tally was glad she hadn't activated the pendant yet. She could hardly sit here enjoying the Smokies' admiration if she'd just betrayed them all. She decided to wait until tonight, when she was alone, to do what she had to do.

Teaser Tuesday - Sept. 1

Today's teaser is from the book Hush Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick. This is a book that has completely sucked me in. I've even been going to bed early so I could read! I'm almost done and I'm hoping for some answers to all the questions I've got.

From page 136:

I saw a hooded figure step back under a shadowed awning across the street. Freshly unsettled, I stood immobile for a whole minute before I pulled myself together and went to find Vee.

Teaser Tuesdays - August 25

Today's teaser comes from After by Amy Efaw. It's a book about a teenage girl who dumps her baby in a dumpster. It's a difficult topic but an important one.

From page 130

Devon cannot answer questions about people she's never seen, never learned anything about. Her mom is the only relative Devon's ever known.

Teaser Tuesday . . . On a Thursday

Today's teaser comes from Spin by Robert Rave. Spin is about a young publicist working in New York for a really awful boss. It's an interesting, depressing, and yet entertaining insight into the lives of publicists.

From Page 90

"No, I just worry about you. You're new to the city and I know how easy it is to get sucked in. It's an easy place to lose your footing," she said with a voice of experience.

Teaser Tuesday - August 4

Today's teaser comes from South of Broad by Pat Conroy. I'm only about 100 pages in but so far so good!

From page 279:

"What do you have against orphans?" Niles asks his wife. Now the room seems to be spinning out of control, a molecular planet freed from its own minimalist laws of gravity.

Teaser Tuesdays - July 28

Today's teaser comes from Julie and Julia by Julie Powell. I admit to picking it up because the movie looks good and it started with a "J" which I needed for the A to Z Challenge. It's not at all what I expected. I'll tell you all more when I review it in a few days. I'm almost done.

From page 166:

If I was going to follow Julia down this rabbit hole, I was going to enjoy it, by God - exhaustion, crustacean murder and all. Because not everybody gets a rabbit hole.

Teaser Tuesday - July 14

Today's teaser is from The Late Lamented Molly Marx by Sally Koslow. I am completely loving this book! I'm not sure what's happening in this teaser as I'm not quite to this point but I can't wait to find out!

From page 173:

The glass surrounding the shower was steamed--I couldn't see who'd entered. I did my Pyscho bit again at an eardrum-shattering decibel.

Teaser Tuesday - June 16

Today's teaser is from The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie, by Alan Bradley. In this teaser, Flavia is exploring her mother's room while she has a chance. She's looking for clues but I'm not going to tell you what for.

From page 150:

Hadn't he just told me that the police had taken Father away? Why on earth, then, would he expect to find him here in Harriet's dressing room?

Teaser Tuesday - June 9

This week's teaser comes from Kissed by an Angel by Elizabeth Chandler. I finished the book on Sunday and the full review will be posted tomorrow. I enjoyed it.

In this teaser, Ivy and her younger brother Philip are trying to get over the loss of Tristan, Ivy's boyfriend, after a car accident. Philip is beginning to talk about seeing angels.

From page 101

Maybe, Ivy thought, having lost Tristan, Philip was scared of losing her, too. Maybe that was why he had warned her several times about the train climbing up the ridge to get her.

Teaser Tuesday - May 12

Today's teaser is from "I Was Told There'd Be Cake" by Sloane Crosley. The book is a series of essays which read like a memoir. I'm enjoying the quick read.

This teaser comes after Sloane is asked to be a bridesmaid for a friend she hadn't heard from in years.

Page 143

High School? Was I, unbeknownst to myself, one of those girls that peaked in high school and stayed friends 4ev4 as the backs of our yearbooks decreed we would?