Teaser Tuesdays #9

Teaser Tuesday is a Meme hosted by Mizb @ Should Be Reading. Anyone can join in, as long as they do the following:

• Grab your current read. 
• Open your book to a random page
• Share two (2) "teaser" sentences from somewhere on that page. 
• Warning:  Not everyone has read your current read, be courtesy to those who haven't and not reveal any spoilers. 
• Share the Title & Author so anyone can add your current read to their list if they wish to do so. 

*Note: all my links go to Goodreads, the authors website, and the publishers website.

Wolfsbane by Andrea Cremer
(Nightshade, book #2)
Publisher: Philomel 
Release Date: July 26, 2011

When Calla Tor wakes up in the lair of the Searchers, her sworn enemies, she’s certain her days are numbered. But then the Searchers make her an offer—one that gives her the chance to destroy her former masters and save the pack—and the man—she left behind. Is Ren worth the price of her freedom? And will Shay stand by her side no matter what? Now in control of her own destiny, Calla must decide which battles are worth fighting and how many trials true love can endure and still survive. 

Teaser: Suddenly I could hear his voice. This is only about love. 

Teaser Tuesdays #8

Teaser Tuesday is a Meme hosted by Mizb @ Should Be Reading. Anyone can join in, as long as they do the following:

• Grab your current read. 
• Open your book to a random page
• Share two (2) "teaser" sentences from somewhere on that page. 
• Warning:  Not everyone has read your current read, be courtesy to those who haven't and not reveal any spoilers. 
• Share the Title & Author so anyone can add your current read to their list if they wish to do so. 

*Note: all my links go to Goodreads, the authors website, and the publishers website. 

Nightshade by Andrea Cremer
(Nightshade, book #1)
Publisher: Philomel 
Release Date: October 19, 2010

Calla Tor has always known her destiny: After graduating from the Mountain School, she'll be the mate of sexy alpha wolf Ren Laroche and fight with him, side by side, ruling their pack and guarding sacred sites for the Keepers. But when she violates her masters' laws by saving a beautiful human boy out for a hike, Calla begins to question her fate, her existence, and the very essence of the world she has known. By following her heart, she might lose everything- including her own life. Is forbidden love worth the ultimate sacrifice?

Teaser: "We do this together." He drew me alongside him so we moved lockstep around the bend. pg 301

Teaser Tuesdays #7

Teaser Tuesday is a Meme hosted by Mizb @ Should Be Reading. Anyone can join in, as long as they do the following:

• Grab your current read. 
• Open your book to a random page
• Share two (2) "teaser" sentences from somewhere on that page. 
• Warning:  Not everyone has read your current read, be courtesy to those who haven't and not reveal any spoilers. 
• Share the Title & Author so anyone can add your current read to their list if they wish to do so. 

*Note: all my links go to Goodreads, the authors website, and the publishers website. 

 Wake by Lisa McMann
(Dream Catcher, #1)
Publisher: Simon Pulse
Release Date:  December 23, 2008

For seventeen-year-old Janie, getting sucked into other people’s dreams is getting old. Especially the falling dreams, the naked-but-nobody-notices dreams, and the sex-crazed dreams. Janie’s seen enough fantasy booty to last her a lifetime.

She can’t tell anybody about what she does they’d never believe her, or worse, they’d think she’s a freak. So Janie lives on the fringe, cursed with an ability she doesn’t want and can’t control.

Then she falls into a gruesome nightmare, one that chills her to the bone. For the first time, Janie is more than a witness to someone else’s twisted psyche. She is a participant…

Teaser: He goes to the kitchen. Makes her a cold chicken sandwhich. Pours milk. Pours orange juice. Puts it on a plate. Takes it to her room. Waits. pg.121

Teaser Tuesdays #6

A weekly meme hosted by MizB @ Should Be Reading.
Anyone can join, just do the following: 

• Grab your current read.
• Open to a random page.
• Share two (2) "teaser" sentences from somewhere on that page. 
• Just be careful NOT to include spoilers. You don't want to ruin it for others who haven't read the book. 
• Share the title and author, so others can add the book to their reading list, if they wish.

Beauty Queens by Libba Bray

Release Date: May 24, 2011

Publisher: Scholastic Press

From bestselling, Printz award-winning author Libba Bray comes the story of a plane of beauty pageant contestants that crashes on a desert island.
Teen beauty queens. A "Lost"-like island. Mysteries and dangers. No access to emall. And the spirit of fierce, feral competition that lives underground in girls, a savage brutality that can only be revealed by a journey into the heart of non-exfoliated darkness. Oh, the horror, the horror! Only funnier. With evening gowns. And a body count.

Teaser: MoMo didn't like feeling suspicious. But you didn't get to have your own country named after you for being a tool. pg. 325

Teaser Tuesdays #5

A weekly meme hosted by MizB @ Should Be Reading.
Anyone can join, just do the following: 

• Grab your current read.
• Open to a random page.
• Share two (2) "teaser" sentences from somewhere on that page. 
• Just be careful NOT to include spoilers. You don't want to ruin it for others who haven't read the book. 
• Share the title and author, so others can add the book to their reading list, if they wish.

Stay by Deb Caletti

Release Date: April 5, 2011

Publisher: Simon & Schuster/Simon Pulse

Clara’s relationship with Christian is intense from the start, and like nothing she’s ever experienced before. But what starts as devotion quickly becomes obsession, and it’s almost too late before Clara realizes how far gone Christian is—and what he’s willing to do to make her stay.
Now Clara has left the city—and Christian—behind. No one back home has any idea where she is, but she still struggles to shake off her fear. She knows Christian won’t let her go that easily, and that no matter how far she runs, it may not be far enough....

My teaser: "I don't think a relationship is something a person should have to talk you into," Shakti said. She was sitting at our kitchen table, having one of Dad's homemade pizzas with us.
Page 188

Teaser Tuesdays #4

A weekly meme hosted by MizB @ Should Be Reading.
Anyone can join, just do the following: 

• Grab your current read.
• Open to a random page.
• Share two (2) "teaser" sentences from somewhere on that page. 
• Just be careful NOT to include spoilers. You don't want to ruin it for others who haven't read the book. 
• Share the title and author, so others can add the book to their reading list, if they wish.

The Ghost and the Goth by Stacey Kade

The Ghost and the Goth, book #1

Release Date: Jun 29, 2010

Publisher: Hyperion Books

Alona Dare–Senior in high school, co-captain of the cheerleading squad, Homecoming Queen three years in a row, voted most likely to marry a movie star… and newly dead. 
I’m the girl you hated in high school. Is it my fault I was born with it all-good looks, silky blond hair, a hot bod, and a keen sense of what everyone else should not be wearing? But my life isn’t perfect, especially since I died. Run over by a bus of band geeks—is there anything more humiliating? As it turns out, yes—watching your boyfriend and friends move on with life, only days after your funeral. And you wouldn’t believe what they’re saying about me now that they think I can’t hear them. To top it off, I’m starting to disappear, flickering in and out of existence. I don’t know where I go when I’m gone, but it’s not good. Where is that freaking white light already? 
Will Killian–Senior in high school, outcast, dubbed “Will Kill” by the popular crowd for the unearthly aura around him, voted most likely to rob a bank…and a ghost-talker. 
I can see, hear, and touch the dead. Unfortunately, they can also see, hear and touch me. Yeah, because surviving high school isn’t hard enough already. I’ve done my best to hide my “gift.” After all, my dad, who shared my ability, killed himself because of it when I was fifteen. But lately, pretending to be normal has gotten a lot harder. A new ghost—an anonymous, seething cloud of negative energy with the capacity to throw me around—is pursuing me with a vengeance. My mom, who knows nothing about what I can do, is worrying about the increase in odd incidents, my shrink is tossing around terms like “temporary confinement for psychiatric evaluation,” and my principal, who thinks I’m a disruption and a faker, is searching for every way possible to get rid of me. How many weeks until graduation?

My teaser: At the sound of Killian's voice, the mass of black smoke rose up and launched itself toward him. Unfortunately, it had to pass through me to reach him. Cold air rushed over me, like tiny slivers of metal slicing open my skin. Page 68

Teaser Tuesdays #3

A weekly meme hosted by MizB @ Should Be Reading.
Anyone can join, just do the following: 

• Grab your current read.
• Open to a random page.
• Share two (2) "teaser" sentences from somewhere on that page. 
• Just be careful NOT to include spoilers. You don't want to ruin it for others who haven't read the book. 
• Share the title and author, so others can add the book to their reading list, if they wish.

Unearthly by Cynthia Hand
Unearthly, book #1

Release Date: January 4, 2011
Publisher: Harperteen

In the beginning, there's a boy standing in the trees . . . .Clara Gardner has recently learned that she's part angel. Having angel blood run through her veins not only makes her smarter, stronger, and faster than humans (a word, she realizes, that no longer applies to her), but it means she has a purpose, something she was put on this earth to do. Figuring out what that is, though, isn't easy.Her visions of a raging forest fire and an alluring stranger lead her to a new school in a new town. When she meets Christian, who turns out to be the boy of her dreams (literally), everything seems to fall into place—and out of place at the same time. Because there's another guy, Tucker, who appeals to Clara's less angelic side.As Clara tries to find her way in a world she no longer understands, she encounters unseen dangers and choices she never thought she'd have to make—between honesty and deceit, love and duty, good and evil. When the fire from her vision finally ignites, will Clara be ready to face her destiny?Unearthly is a moving tale of love and fate, and the struggle between following the rules and following your heart.(Summary from Goodreads.)

My teaser: "Uh—" Tucker's rusty blue truck pulls up behind Christian's Avalanche. Wendy gets out. Her expression is clouded, like she's confused to find me here with Christian. Still, she tries to smile.
page 263

What is a teaser from your current read?

Teaser Tuesdays #2

A weekly meme hosted by MizB @ Should Be Reading.
Anyone can join, just do the following: 

• Grab your current read.
• Open to a random page.
• Share two (2) "teaser" sentences from somewhere on that page. 
• Just be careful NOT to include spoilers. You don't want to ruin it for others who haven't read the book. 
• Share the title and author, so others can add the book to their reading list, if they wish.

White Cat by Holly Black
The Curse Workers, book #1
Release Date: May 4, 2010
Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry

Cassel comes from a family of curse workers — people who have the power to change your emotions, your memories, your luck, by the slightest touch of their hands. And since curse work is illegal, they're all mobsters, or con artists. Except for Cassel. He hasn't got the magic touch, so he's an outsider, the straight kid in a crooked family. You just have to ignore one small detail — he killed his best friend, Lila, three years ago.
Ever since, Cassel has carefully built up a façade of normalcy, blending into the crowd. But his façade starts crumbling when he starts sleepwalking, propelled into the night by terrifying dreams about a white cat that wants to tell him something. He's noticing other disturbing things, too, including the strange behavior of his two brothers. They are keeping secrets from him, caught up in a mysterious plot. As Cassel begins to suspect he's part of a huge con game, he also wonders what really happened to Lila. Could she still be alive? To find that out, Cassel will have to out-con the conmen.
Holly Black has created a gripping tale of mobsters and dark magic where a single touch can bring love — or death — and your dreams might be more real than your memories.

(Summary from Goodreads.)

My teaser: 'She looks at me so intently that I drop my gaze. Then she clears her throat and starts talking like I wasn't just incredibly rude. "Memory magic's permanent. But that doesn't mean people can't change their minds. You can make someone remember that you're the hottest thing out there, but they can take a good look at you and decide otherwise."'
page 125

What is a teaser from your current read?

Teaser Tuesdays #1

A weekly meme hosted by MizB @ Should Be Reading.

Anyone can join, just do the following: 

• Grab your current read.
• Open to a random page.
• Share two (2) "teaser" sentences from somewhere on that page. 
• Just be careful NOT to include spoilers. You don't want to ruin it for others who haven't read the book. 
• Share the title and author, so others can add the book to their reading list, if they wish.

Glimmerglass by Jenna Black

Faeriewalker, book #1

Release Date: May 25, 2010

Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin

It’s all she’s ever wanted to be, but it couldn’t be further from her grasp…
Dana Hathaway doesn’t know it yet, but she’s in big trouble.  When her alcoholic mom shows up at her voice recital drunk, again, Dana decides she’s had enough and runs away to find her mysterious father in Avalon: the only place on Earth where the regular, everyday world and the captivating, magical world of Faerie intersect. But from the moment Dana sets foot in Avalon, everything goes wrong, for it turns out she isn't just an ordinary teenage girl—she's a Faeriewalker, a rare individual who can travel between both worlds, and the only person who can bring magic into the human world and technology into Faerie.
 Soon, Dana finds herself tangled up in a cutthroat game of Fae politics. Someone's trying to kill her, and everyone seems to want something from her, from her newfound friends and family to Ethan, the hot Fae guy Dana figures she’ll never have a chance with… until she does.  Caught between two worlds, Dana isn’t sure where she’ll ever fit in and who can be trusted, not to mention if her world will ever be normal again…

(Summary from Goodreads.)

My teaser: 'He deliberately stuffed a meatball in his mouth so he couldn't answer, but I just tapped my fingers on the table, waiting for him to chew and swallow. If he'd hoped the delay would make me drop the question, he was in for a sad surprise.'

page 194

What is a teaser from your current read?