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!
Within the walls of Baalboden, beneath the shadow of the city’s brutal leader, Rachel Adams has a secret. While other girls sew dresses and obey their male Protectors, Rachel knows how to survive in the wilderness and deftly wield a sword. When her father, Jared, fails to return from a courier mission and is declared dead, the Commander assigns Rachel a new Protector, her father’s apprentice, Logan–the same boy Rachel declared her love for two years ago, and the same one who handed her heart right back to her. Left with nothing but a fierce belief in her father’s survival, Rachel decides to escape and find him herself. But treason against the Commander carries a heavy price, and what awaits her in the Wasteland could destroy her. At nineteen, Logan McEntire is many things. Orphan. Outcast. Inventor. As apprentice to the city’s top courier, Logan is focused on learning his trade so he can escape the tyranny of Baalboden. But his plan never included being responsible for his mentor’s impulsive daughter. Logan is determined to protect her, but when his escape plan goes wrong and Rachel pays the price, he realizes he has more at stake than disappointing Jared. As Rachel and Logan battle their way through the Wasteland, stalked by a monster that can’t be killed and an army of assassins out for blood, they discover romance, heartbreak, and a truth that will incite a war decades in the making.
“Once, I would’ve taken those words as a romantic, sugar-coated fairy tale and built a castle of dreams on them. Now, they’re a hard-won promise forged in fire and loss by a man who means every word he says. I want to brand them into my skin as proof that I still have something left to fight for.”
~ 84%, Defiance by C. J. Redwine
I guess it was my week to be indecisive. ;o)
“History is on repeat, and things didn’t go so well the last time. “ Alexandria isn’t sure she’s going to make it to her eighteenth birthday–to her Awakening. A long-forgotten, fanatical order is out to kill her, and if the Council ever discovers what she did in the Catskills, she’s a goner… and so is Aiden. If that’s not freaky enough, whenever Alex and Seth spend time “training”–which really is just Seth’s code word for some up-close and personal one-on-one time–she ends up with another mark of the Apollyon, which brings her one step closer to Awakening ahead of schedule. Awesome. But as her birthday draws near, her entire world shatters with a startling revelation and she’s caught between love and Fate. One will do anything to protect her. One has been lying to her since the beginning. Once the gods have revealed themselves, unleashing their wrath, lives will be irrevocably changed… and destroyed. Those left standing will discover if love is truly greater than Fate…
“Shh.” His hand slipped up my spine and cupped the nape of my neck. “Do you love me?”
Our eyes met and held. “Yes. Yes. I love you more than anything.”
Aiden’s smile faded. “Do you love me more than him?”
I still in his suddenly lax embrace. “More than who?”
My gaze fell past him again, to the darkness. A man had his back to us. He was pressed against a woman, his lips on her throat.
“Do you love me more than him?”
“Who?” I tried to press closer, but he held me back. Uncertainty blossomed in my belly when I saw the disappointment in his silvery eyes. “Aiden, what’s wrong?”
“You don’t love me.” He dropped his hands, stepping back. “Not when you’re with him, when you chose him.”
~p. 2, Deity by Jennifer L. Armentrout
Love ties them together. Death can’t tear them apart. Best. Birthday. Ever. At least, it was supposed to be. With Logan’s band playing a critical gig and Aura’s plans for an intimate after-party, Aura knows it will be the most memorable night of her boyfriend’s life. She never thought it would be his last. Logan’s sudden death leaves Aura devastated. He’s gone. Well, sort of. Like everyone born after the Shift, Aura can see and hear ghosts. This mysterious ability has always been annoying, and Aura had wanted nothing more than to figure out why the Shift happened so she can undo it. But not with Logan’s violet-hued spirit still hanging around. Because dead Logan is almost as real as ever. Almost. It doesn’t help that Aura’s new friend Zachary is so understanding—and so very alive. His support means more to Aura than she cares to admit. As Aura’s relationships with the dead and the living grow ever complicated, so do her feelings for Logan and Zachary. Each holds a piece of Aura’s heart…and clues to the secret of the Shift.
“He cut himself off and looked away, dragging a hand through his hair. “I just met her,” he muttered to himself. “I’ll no’ say that.”
“Cut the crap,” Megan said. “Zachary Moore, this is Aura Salvatore, and yes, she’s into science even though she’s pretty. Shocker. Get over it.” She turned to me. “Show him how you can walk and chew gum at the same time.””
~ 10%, Shade by Jeri Smith-Ready
Mara Dyer doesn’t think life can get any stranger than waking up in a hospital with no memory of how she got there. It can. She believes there must be more to the accident she can’t remember that killed her friends and left her mysteriously unharmed. There is. She doesn’t believe that after everything she’s been through, she can fall in love. She’s wrong.
“‘I don’t know the whole story. Just that she was supposed to show up at a friend’s house and then… didn’t. They found her body a few days later, and she was definitely murdered, but I haven’t heard how yet. Her dad’s a cop, and I think they’re keeping it quiet or something. Hey, you okay?’
~p. 123, The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer by Michelle Hodkin
What are you reading this week?
HOLY CRAP!! Aiden actually said he loves her!! Or is this a dream?
Shade seems so funny:)
Is it a dream? I can’t say. 😉 Yes, Shade is fantastic so far. LOVE Zachary.
Awww! I’m going to start Deity today – I can’t wait for it!! Aiden and Seth!
It’s so good so far. Loving it greatly! =)
Nice Teasers! I have read Deity (and it’s awesome), but I haven’t read the other yet. All of them sound great!
yay! Thanks for commenting!
Heather, I think your picks are my favorite this week!! Aiden AND Zach, be still my heart <3
=) Sorry for making your heart palpitate. 😉
Love the Shade & Mara quotes!
Awesome! Thanks for stopping by!
All 4 books that I haven’t read yet.
That’s ok! Hope you get to read them at some point soon!
Cool teasers! I like all of them.
Awesome! =)
Awesome teasers! I definitely love the Deity one the most! Though the rest of them are fantastic as well!
My Teasers
-Brittani
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So many teasers! The first one is a book I want to put on my TBR pile!
I know, right! I can’t wait to read that one myself!
I loved Shade and Mara Dyer! I have to read the other ones. Great teasers!
My teaser: http://justabooklover.blogspot.com/2012/10/teaser-tuesday-15.html
♥Jessica(:
Awesome thanks for stopping by!
Ow wow they all sound exciting.
Thanks for the visit.
My teaser: http://mybookchest.blogspot.nl/2012/10/teaser-time-travelers-wife.html
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Oooh, what a fun idea! I want to try this next Tuesday.
Love that quote from Defiance. Makes me want to read it even more!
Ooo you should totally join in on the Teaser Tuesday fun! =)
Ok alllll those teasers are great, but the “Defiance” teaser?? Sheesh I need that book NOW. Wow, great hook!!
I know! I’m dying to read that one too!
Those are all awesome teasers! And I love the cover for Defiance.
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