Ramblings of a Bibliophile

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:

• - Grab your current read
• - Open to a random page
• - Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
• - BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that 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 Lists if they like your teasers!

The Secret Year
by Jennifer R. Hubbard

"There were times when I wanted to plunge through the whole thing without stopping, wolf down page after page, race to the final entry. I had looked ahead, and I knew that she'd written these letters right up to the day she died."

► I'm really enjoying this so far!

Feel free to leave a comment with either the link to your own Teaser Tuesdays post, or share your 2 ‘teasers’ in a comment here!

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:

• - Grab your current read
• - Open to a random page
• - Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
• - BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that 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 Lists if they like your teasers!

NUM8ERS
by Rachel Ward

"I woke up on the floor, surrounded by broken stuff, my stuff. The last thought that I'd had before I went to sleep was still in my head: I had nothing left to lose. What more could they do to me than they were already planning?"

► I haven't officially started this one yet but I figured since I just picked it up from the library, might as well share. Looks to be an interesting read.

Feel free to leave a comment with either the link to your own Teaser Tuesdays post, or share your 2 ‘teasers’ in a comment here!

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:

• - Grab your current read
• - Open to a random page
• - Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
• - BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that 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 Lists if they like your teasers!

Arson
by Estevan Vega

"Arson could feel the cold, could even remember the way everything sounded or how there was no sound at all. Until the night shattered. The weight of remembering dragged him down while he sucked in a filthy drag of water, his coffined body jerking."

► Love, love, LOVE this cover. Only 2 chapters in so far but I'm already diggin' it.

Feel free to leave a comment with either the link to your own Teaser Tuesdays post, or share your 2 ‘teasers’ in a comment here!

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:

• - Grab your current read
• - Open to a random page
• - Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
• - BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that 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 Lists if they like your teasers!

And Falling, Fly
by Skyler White

"I am primed to kill. My faith in loopholes is the only poorly buried attempt at supernatural sleight of hand. I had cloaked Adam in my hope, but men no longer wrestles angels, and the cheap magician's cape falls to the dust."

► The prose in this book is truly fantastic! Still a good ways to go, but I am enjoying what I've read so far.

Feel free to leave a comment with either the link to your own Teaser Tuesdays post, or share your 2 ‘teasers’ in a comment here!

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:

• - Grab your current read
• - Open to a random page
• - Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
• - BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that 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 Lists if they like your teasers!

By The Time You Read This, I'll Be Dead
by Julie Anne Peters (ARC)

"The home page is black and white. No frills. No flashing ads. That attracted me. When you enter, the monitor goes completely blank, then this white, burning light almost blinds you. If you look hard, and don't look away, you see the message:
Are you ready to pass Through-the-Light?
I've been ready my whole life."

► I received this book yesterday as a part of Other Shelf Tours. I'm only a few chapters in but I have a feeling this is going to be quite the emotional book.

Feel free to leave a comment with either the link to your own Teaser Tuesdays post, or share your 2 ‘teasers’ in a comment here!

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:

• - Grab your current read
• - Open to a random page
• - Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
• - BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that 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 Lists if they like your teasers!

The Maze Runner by James Dashner

"He looked in every direction but saw only darkness; he felt along the walls again, searching for a way out. But there was nothing, only the cool metal."

► I'm only a couple pages in, but I can't wait to continue!

Feel free to leave a comment with either the link to your own Teaser Tuesdays post, or share your 2 ‘teasers’ in a comment here!

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:

• - Grab your current read
• - Open to a random page
• - Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
• - BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that 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 Lists if they like your teasers!

Chasing Brooklyn by Lisa Schroeder

"When I fall asleep for real,
I'm a butterfly,
floating from flower to flower.
There's no color but I still feel
peaceful and happy.
At home.

A nice dream
until a shadow comes,
and swallows the warm sunshine."

► I actually just finished this the other day, but seeing as I am still undecided about what book to read next, I figured I might as well use it for today's Teaser Tuesday. Such a fantastic read! Review is in the works. :)

Feel free to leave a comment with either the link to your own Teaser Tuesdays post, or share your 2 ‘teasers’ in a comment here!

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:

• - Grab your current read
• - Open to a random page
• - Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
• - BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that 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 Lists if they like your teasers!

Struts & Frets by Jon Skovron

"I pulled out my notebook and stared for a moment at the title I'd written down: Plastic Baby. I didn't know what it meant. It had just come bubbling out of my psyche or something during study hall. I tried to look at writing a song almost like solving a mystery. The song was there, buried somewhere in my brain. All I had to do was follow the clues until I figured it out."

► I'm such a sucker for a book about music. Just started it and I like it already.

Feel free to leave a comment with either the link to your own Teaser Tuesdays post, or share your 2 ‘teasers’ in a comment here!

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:

• - Grab your current read
• - Open to a random page
• - Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
• - BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that 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 Lists if they like your teasers!

The Demon King by Cinda Williams Chima

"They ran across the ridge, slipping and sliding on the shale and wet leaves, knowing a fall could mean disaster. They took refuge behind a rocky prominence that pierced the thin vegetative skin of the mountain. Rabbits, foxes, and other small animals galloped past, just ahead of the flames. The fire line swept by, hissing and snapping, greedily consuming everything in its path."
And after came three riders, like shepherds driving the flames before them."

Feel free to leave a comment with either the link to your own Teaser Tuesdays post, or share your 2 ‘teasers’ in a comment here!

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:

• - Grab your current read
• - Open to a random page
• - Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
• - BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that 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 Lists if they like your teasers!

The Things That Keep Us Here (ARC) by Carla Buckley

Someone called out, "Do you think we're going to have a pandemic?"
Peter regarded the young faces turned toward him. He thought of all those mute bobbing birds, felled instantly by the same sharp blow. "What does science tell us?"
Silence. They were thinking about this.
"Put yourself in the virus's place. If you had a good thing going, hooking up with everybody in town, would you move on?"

I have a feeling this is going to be an very interesting read. Especially with a viral pandemic being so real to the times today. (Also, one of these days I will stick to just 2 sentences, haha)

Feel free to leave a comment with either the link to your own Teaser Tuesdays post, or share your 2 ‘teasers’ in a comment here!

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:

• - Grab your current read
• - Open to a random page
• - Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
• - BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that 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 Lists if they like your teasers!

In Too Deep (39 Clues #6) By Jude Watson

"Sometimes Amy wondered what the scariest thing about being involved with the hunt for the clues was. Maybe it wasn't being buried alive or almost creamed by a train or locked in a mummy's tomb. All those things had actually happened to her...and she'd survived. Maybe it was this - having to be suspicious of every single person on the planet.

I'm totally cheating the 2 sentence bit, but oh well. Such a great opening chapter! If you haven't read this series - you should. Nothing but fun and entertainment to tickle your brain.

Feel free to leave a comment with either the link to your own Teaser Tuesdays post, or share your 2 ‘teasers’ in a comment here!

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:

• - Grab your current read
• - Open to a random page
• - Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
• - BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that 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 Lists if they like your teasers!

Blue Moon (The Immortals #2) By Alyson Noel

"Ever." He shakes his head. "You were supposed to think of an orange. This isn't even close."
"Nope, nothing fruity about him." I laugh, smiling at each of my Damens - the replica I manifested before me, and the flesh and blood version beside me. Both of them equally tall, dark, and so devastatingly handsome they hardly seem real.

Well now, wouldn't THAT be an awesome gift to have, haha. ;)

Feel free to leave a comment with either the link to your own Teaser Tuesdays post, or share your 2 ‘teasers’ in a comment here!

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:

• Grab your current read
• Open to a random page
• Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
• BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that 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 Lists if they like your teasers!

Truly, Madly (ARC) By Heather Webber

"It was just so hard not to question my place here, to question the reason I'd been given this particular gift. Matching lovers benefited many, changed lives for the better. Finding my father's thong bathing suit didn't."

LOL! For obvious reasons I just HAD to use this quote. ;) I love it! Very cute book so far. I look forward to sitting down and reading it later today.

Feel free to leave a comment with either the link to your own Teaser Tuesdays post, or share your 2 ‘teasers’ in a comment here!

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:

• Grab your current read
• Open to a random page
• Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
• BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that 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 Lists if they like your teasers!

"What is certain is this: On the afternoon of January 2, 1863, something appalling burst out from the basement and tore a trail of havoc from the house on Denny Hill to the central business district, and then back home again.
Few witnesses agree, and fewer still were granted a glimpse of the Incredible Bone-Shaking Drill Engine."

Change of plans. I had originally figured I'd continue on with The Immortal series and read Blue Moon as my next book, but I decided against it. I need a change of scenery so I figured my library book would be the best bet. I'm loving what I've read so far!

Feel free to leave a comment with either the link to your own Teaser Tuesdays post, or share your 2 ‘teasers’ in a comment here!

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:

• Grab your current read
• Open to a random page
• Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
• BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that 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 Lists if they like your teasers!

"A bell is not a bell. While undeniably constructed out of metal and heralded for its ability to ring, it is actually a great deal more than that. It's the taste of barbecue, the feel of sunburned skin from playing outside all day, and the smell of chlorine from freshly cleaned pools. It's the promise of football games, sleepovers, and video-game tournaments, all without the interruption of homework. In short, the bell is the gatekeeper of summer."

pg. 1

"He must have taken a step closer, because suddenly our bodies were separated by nothing more than the shallow margin of air. "Your eyes, Nora. Those cold, pale gray eyes are surprisingly irresistible."

pg. 28

Yeah, I obviously cheated on the first teaser but I couldn't help myself. I loved the opening paragraph.

Feel free to leave a comment with either the link to your own Teaser Tuesdays post, or share your 2 ‘teasers’ in a comment here!

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:

• Grab your current read
• Open to a random page
• Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
• BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that 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 Lists if they like your teasers!

"He repeated the words mechanically, fingers atingle, feeling again and again that easy slip of meat parting around the knife. Was it so easy? Was it so simple? You just pushed, and death came?"

pg. 201

Yeah, so I might have cheated the 2 sentence bit but I couldn't help it. I'm about halfway through The Way of Shadows and I am totally engrossed. I can't wait to finish it. :)

Feel free to leave a comment with either the link to your own Teaser Tuesdays post, or share your 2 ‘teasers’ in a comment here!

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:

• Grab your current read
• Open to a random page
• Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
• BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that 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 Lists if they like your teasers!

"The whale was into a section of the song they called the "green" themes, a long series of whoops that sounded like an ambulance driving through pudding. A less trained listener might have thought that the whale was rejoicing, celebrating, shouting howdy to the world to let everyone and everything know that he was alive and feeling good, but Nate was a trained listener, perhaps the most trained listener in the world, and to his expert ears the whale was saying - Well, he had no idea what in the hell the whale was saying, did he?"

Feel free to leave a comment with either the link to your own Teaser Tuesdays post, or share your 2 ‘teasers’ in a comment here!

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:

* Grab your current read
* Open to a random page
* Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
* BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that 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 Lists if they like your teasers!

As it stands, I have 3 books in my possession that I'm planning to read, the only problem is I can't decide which one start first. So you guys are getting a triple Teaser Tuesday!

"It's not something to be happy about", she warned, "a child with strange eyes." Larch couldn't find it within himself to worry."

"Even from this high up, I could hear the exclamations of surprise, the indrawn gasps that told me our captive audience below had noticed one of us dropping like a rock. I'd give him five seconds, and then I'd swoop down after him."

"That night I lay in bed and stared at the window, my blinds pulled up so I could see the night sky. One thousand brilliant stars punched holes in my consciousness, pricking me with longing."

Feel free to leave a comment with either the link to your own Teaser Tuesdays post, or share your 2 ‘teasers’ in a comment here!

ETA @ 11:00pm - I decided to read Max. It only took me about 6 hours to come to that decision, haha.

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:

* Grab your current read
* Open to a random page
* Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
* BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that 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 Lists if they like your teasers!

"In a city called Stonetown, on the third floor of an old, gray-stoned house, a boy named Reynie Muldoon was considering his options. He was locked inside an uncomfortably warm room, and the only way out was to make an unpleasant decision."

Feel free to leave a comment with either the link to your own Teaser Tuesdays post, or share your 2 ‘teasers’ in a comment here!

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:

* Grab your current read
* Open to a random page
* Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
* BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that 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 Lists if they like your teasers!

"What am I?" he said, as if speaking to himself, but using the driver's own language. "I'm a man with a secret, that's what - a secret which only the emperor's ears may hear."

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