Tuesday, November 18, 2014

Teaser Tuesday #11

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

To play along, just do the following:
  • Grab your current read
  • Open to a random page
  • Share 2 (two) "teaser" sentences from somewhere on that page
  • BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE ANY SPOILERS!  (Make sure what you share doesn't give too much away!  You don't want to ruin the book for others!)
  • Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR if they like your teaser!






"We have the same ability to leave our damaged outer shells behind and float through the streets as nothing more than two athletes.  In less than thirty minutes, the pressure, the doubts and fears, the guilt of built-up lies and past mistakes will return full force, but for now, that weight is off" (84).

- Whatever Life Throws At You by Julie Cross






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Tuesday, October 28, 2014

Teaser Tuesday #10

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

To play along, just do the following:
  • Grab your current read
  • Open to a random page
  • Share 2 (two) "teaser" sentences from somewhere on that page
  • BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE ANY SPOILERS!  (Make sure what you share doesn't give too much away!  You don't want to ruin the book for others!)
  • Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR list if they like your teaser!






"Mama smiled with satisfaction at their astounded faces.  'I'd think a prince with an annual income of thirty thousand pounds must be in want of a princess, don't you?'" (51).

- The Prince Who Loved Me by Karen Hawkins









So I had to pick this particular teaser just because of the Prince and Prejudice feel of it!

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Tuesday, October 7, 2014

Teaser Tuesday #9

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

To play along, just do the following:
  • Grab your current read
  • Open to a random page
  • Share 2 (two) "teaser" sentences from somewhere on that page
  • BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE ANY SPOILERS!  (Make sure what you share doesn't give too much away!  You don't want to ruin the book for others!)
  • Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR list if they like your teaser!






"In that brief, unguarded moment, I learned I wasn't the only one who'd been affected by his touching me. Suddenly, it seemed like a very good idea to put my pants back on" (71).

- The Beautiful Ashes by Jeaniene Frost









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Tuesday, September 30, 2014

Teaser Tuesday #8

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

To play along, just do the following:
  • Grab your current read
  • Open to a random page
  • Share 2 (two) "teaser" sentences from somewhere on that page
  • BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE ANY SPOILERS!  (Make sure what you share doesn't give too much away!  You don't want to ruin the book for others!)
  • Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR list if they like your teaser!






"I wish I could stuff my mouth full of raindrops and fill my pockets full of snow.  I wish I could trace the veins in a fallen leaf and feel the wind pinch my nose" (36).

- Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi









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Top Ten Books On My Fall TBR

Top Ten Tuesday was created by the lovely ladies of The Broke and the Bookish.

I missed last week's topic, so I'm cheating and doing it this week.  These are the books I am most looking forward to reading in the next few months!

1. Hereafter by Kate Brian
2. The Beautiful Ashes by Jeaniene Frost
3. The Retribution of Mara Dyer by Michelle Hodkin
4. Seventh Grave and No Body by Darynda Jones
5. Son Of No One by Sherrilyn Kenyon
6. Mortal Heart by Robin LaFevers
7. Heir Of Fire by Sarah J. Maas
8. Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi
9. Lola and the Boy Next Door by Stephanie Perkins
10. The Queen of Zombie Hearts by Gena Showalter

Don't forget to leave your fall TBR in the comments below!

Tuesday, September 23, 2014

Teaser Tuesday #7

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

To play along, just do the following:
  • Grab your current read
  • Open to a random page
  • Share 2 (two) "teaser" sentences from somewhere on that page
  • BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE ANY SPOILERS!  (Make sure what you share doesn't give too much away! You don't want to ruin the book for others!)






"This was Lucien she was meeting - a close friend whom she had met on countless occasions before and who was hardly going to care one way or another about her coloring.  The thought stilled her as she gazed back into the eyes of her reflection, unnerved to discover how much Lucien's perception of her suddenly mattered" (84).

- The Danger in Tempting an Earl by Sophie Barnes






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Tuesday, July 29, 2014

Teaser Tuesday #6

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

To play along, just do the following:
  • Grab your current read
  • Open to a random page
  • Share 2 (two) "teaser" sentences from somewhere on that page
  • BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE ANY SPOILERS!  (Make sure what you share doesn't give too much away!  You don't want to ruin the book for others!)
  • Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR list if they like your teaser!






"On Monday I arrived at the mansion in a better mood than usual and scrambled up the stairs, ignoring the dark hallway, trying to ignore the stench.  Was it possible it had gotten even worse?" (115).

- Delicious! by Ruth Reichl









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