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!
Can the living coexist with the living dead? That’s the question that has New Victorian society fiercely divided ever since the mysterious plague known as “The Laz” hit the city of New London and turned thousands into walking corpses. But while some of these zombies are mindless monsters, hungry for human flesh, others can still think, speak, reason, and control their ravenous new appetites. Just ask Nora Dearly, the young lady of means who was nearly kidnapped by a band of sinister zombies but valiantly rescued by a dashing young man . . . of the dead variety. Nora and her savior, the young zombie soldier Bram Griswold, fell hopelessly in love. But others feel only fear and loathing for the reanimated dead. Now, as tensions grow between pro- and anti-zombie factions, battle lines are being drawn in the streets. And though Bram is no longer in the New Victorian army, he and his ex-commando zombie comrades are determined to help keep the peace. That means taking a dangerous stand between The Changed, a radical group of sentient zombies fighting for survival, and The Murder, a masked squad of urban guerrillas hellbent on destroying the living dead. But zombies aren’t the only ones in danger: Their living allies are also in The Murder’s crosshairs, and for one vengeful zealot, Nora Dearly is the number one target. As paranoia, prejudice, and terrorist attacks threaten to plunge the city into full-scale war, Nora’s scientist father and his team continue their desperate race to unlock the secrets of “The Laz” and find a cure. But their efforts may be doomed when a mysterious zombie appears bearing an entirely new strain of the virus—and the nation of New Victoria braces for a new wave of the apocalypse. Lia Habel’s spellbinding, suspenseful sequel to Dearly, Departed takes her imaginative mash-up of period romance, futuristic thriller, and zombie drama to a whole new level of innovative and irresistible storytelling.
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“Nora uncrossed her legs, the hem of her dress shifting slightly, and I couldn’t help but notice that she was wearing lacey stockings and little embroidered slipper-type shoes instead of her usual boots. The sight of a well-turned ankle hadn’t meant a thing to me till I entered the Land of Perpetually Long Skirts and found someone with an ankle worth looking at, but I was coming to appreciate it.“
~ 52%, Dearly, Beloved by Lia Habel (Bram)
“‘I’m at the duck pond in Dahlia Park unescorted, and there are some fine looking young gentlemen here, let me tell you.’ She glanced at the nearest crowd of men — all older salarymen getting their lunches from a cart, none of them the least bit attractive. ‘I don’t know if I can control myself. In fact, I think I’m going to elope with Mr. Villa here. His five children are adorable, and we can always get him a replacement tooth. Oh, did I mention I’m a quarter mile from the Morgue?’ And with that, she hung up.“
~ 66%, Dearly, Beloved by Lia Habel (Pamela)
Once a century, one person is chosen for greatness.
Elisa is the chosen one.
But she is also the younger of two princesses, the one who has never done anything remarkable. She can’t see how she ever will.
Now, on her sixteenth birthday, she has become the secret wife of a handsome and worldly king—a king whose country is in turmoil. A king who needs the chosen one, not a failure of a princess.
And he’s not the only one who seeks her. Savage enemies seething with dark magic are hunting her. A daring, determined revolutionary thinks she could be his people’s savior. And he looks at her in a way that no man has ever looked at her before. Soon it is not just her life, but her very heart that is at stake.
Elisa could be everything to those who need her most. If the prophecy is fulfilled. If she finds the power deep within herself. If she doesn’t die young.
Most of the chosen do.
“Prayer candles flicker in my bedroom. The Scriptura Sancta lies discarded, pages crumpled, on my bed. Bruises mark my knees from kneeling on the tiles, and the Godstone in my navel throbs. I have been praying–no, begging–that King Alejandro de Vega, my future husband, will be ugly and old and fat. “
~ p. 3, The Girl of Fire and Thorns by Rae Carson
He’s persuasive, charming, and way too mysterious. And for Samara Marshall, her co-worker is everything she wants most–and everything she most fears. . . Samara Marshall is determined to make the summer before her senior year the best ever. Her plan: enjoy downtime with friends and work to save up cash for her dream car. Summer romance is not on her to-do list, but uncovering the truth about her flirtatious co-worker, Caleb Baker, is. From the peculiar glow to his eyes to the unfortunate events that befall the girls who pine after him, Samara is the only one to sense danger behind his smile. But Caleb’s secrets are drawing Samara into a world where the laws of attraction are a means of survival. And as a sinister power closes in on those she loves, Samara must take a risk that will change her life forever. . .or consume it.
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“Dad taught me one key principle about fighting: When you get someone down, make sure they stay down. I kicked, punched, screamed, and cursed. Samara Marshall was possessed and highly pissed. All of my mother’s warnings and teachings rose to the surface, all the righteous man-hate exploded in a mushroom cloud of rage. When he was no longer moving, I climbed off and crawled to Alicia.“
What are you reading this week?
How I LOVE Lia Habel:) It’s great to see how she truly captures her world in just a few short sentences and brings characterization to a wonderful clear point:)
Great post:)
Definitely! She rocks at showing a story. =)
All the teasers look great! I’m going to have to add all in my TBR list.
Thanks for visiting my TT!
Michelle <3
Absolutely! Thanks for stopping by ours as well! =)
Thanks for the lovely teasers!
here’s our TT
Janhvi @ The Readdicts
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What great teasers! They all sound great. Although I wonder why you would want your husband to be old, ugly and fat? Here is my TT http://newpaperadventures.blogspot.com/2012/09/teaser-tuesday-92512.html
hehe….you’ll just have to read it to find out! The Girl of Fire and Thorns is AH-maz-ing. Love it so much!
Three awesome teasers!!
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=) of course! Thanks for visiting!
Nice teasers…nice blog. I like the side panels.
Here is my teaser from MURDER TAKES TIME by Giacomo Giammatteo. It was GOOD…just finished it yesterday.
http://silversolara.blogspot.com/2012/09/teaser-tuesday-925.html
Thanks for stopping by! =) And thanks for the compliments on the blog. Dani does an awesome job designing it, doesn’t she!?