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!
Sometimes, a few dares can change lives…
The weekend before the start of senior year, Sophie Erickson and her best friends, Ella and Grace, discover a handwritten list of dares tucked away in the glove compartment of Sophie’s beat-up old Toyota. But this isn’t just any list; it’s a dead girl’s bucket list.
Sophie’s beloved aunt Suzy died as a teenager in a fatal fall, leaving Sophie with an overly cautious family, a few fading photographs, and a bucket of bolts that barely passes for a car. But now, Sophie has Suzy’s list of the things she wanted to do in her last year of high school. Sophie can’t help but wonder: What would happen if she tried to fulfill Suzy’s last wishes, to live out the longed-for life of her aunt, her hero?
As Sophie and her friends attempt to knock off the things on Suzy’s list of dares, love blossoms in unexpected places and Sophie begins to feel that her life is finally coming together…when in fact, everything is slowly unraveling around her. When the truth about a long-held family secret threatens to shatter everything she believed to be true, Sophie is forced to question everything she knew about the life and people she believed in, and ultimately herself.
His parents must have had some expectation, at the fetal level, that he’d be popular to give him a name like Johnny Rush. Someone with that name couldn’t end up like that guy in the math league, the one who sometimes wore a storm trooper mask to lunch (I don’t know what that guy’s name is, but I am willing to bet it’s not Johnny Rush).
~20%, None of the Regular Rules by Erin Downing
Mallory killed her boyfriend, Brian. She can’t remember the details of that night but everyone knows it was self-defense, so she isn’t charged. But Mallory still feels Brian’s presence in her life. Is it all in her head? Or is it something more? In desperate need of a fresh start, Mallory is sent to Monroe, a fancy prep school where no one knows her . . . or anything about her past.But the feeling follows her, as do her secrets. Then, one of her new classmates turns up dead. As suspicion falls on Mallory, she must find a way to remember the details of both deadly nights so she can prove her innocence-to herself and others.
My mother hid the knife block.
In hindsight, that was the first sign. And then, two nights ago, she locked her bedroom door. It had to be subconscious, but still, I didn’t want to think too hard about what she was secretly thinking. I guess that was the second sign. And now there was a suitcase on my bed. Which wasn’t really a sign at all. It was an actual event.
~p. 1, Hysteria by Megan Miranda
If you’re looking for a story about a good, humble girl, who’s been hurt by someone she thought she could trust, only to find out she’s not as vulnerable as she thought she was and discovers an empowering side of herself that falls in love with the guy who helps her find that self, blah, blah, blah…then you’re gonna’ hate my story.
Because mine is not the story you read every time you bend back the cover of the latest trend novel. It’s not the “I can do anything, now that I’ve found you/I’m misunderstood but one day you’ll find me irresistible because of it” tale. Why? Because, if I was being honest with you, I’m a complete witch. There’s nothing redeeming about me. I’m a friend using, drug abusing, sex addict from Los Angeles. I’m every girlfriend’s worst nightmare and every boy’s fantasy.
I’m Sophie Price…And this is the story about how I went from the world’s most envied girl to the girl no one wanted around and why I wouldn’t trade it for anything in the world.
What are you reading this week?
Great Teasers! I especially liked Vain. That is a new book for me sounds like a must add. Thanks for sharing and stopping by my Tuesday!
Awesome! Thanks for returning the visit! =)
I LOVED Hysteria!! Vain and None of the Regular Rules are both new to me, and both sound awesome!! Great teasers, girls! I hope you’re enjoying your books this week! Thanks for sharing and for stopping by!
Yay! So glad we could introduce you to some new titles! I’m really enjoying Hysteria so far! =)
I really enjoyed Hysteria. And that teaser from None of the Regular Rules is awesome! Think I’ll have to add that one to my TBR now.
Thanks for sharing! Here’s my teaser! Happy Tuesday! =)
Awesome! Thanks for stopping by!
These look like some great books! Thanks for sharing, I’ll be adding them to my TBR pile. Thanks for stopping by my blog!
Catherine @ This Is How It’s Supposed To Be
Yay for new TBR’s! =) Thanks for returning the visit! =)