Teaser Tuesday #4

Teaser Tuesday is a weekly book meme hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. 

• Grab your read
• 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 and the author too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR lists if they like your teasers

Forget-Her-Nots by Amy Brecount White

Goodreads synopsis:

 Something, some power, is blooming inside Laurel. She can use flowers to do things. Like bringing back lost memories. Or helping her friends ace tests. Or making people fall in love.  
Laurel suspects her newfound ability has something to do with an ancient family secret, one that her mother meant to share with Laurel when the time was right. But then time ran out.
 
Clues and signs and secret messages seem to be all around Laurel at Avondale School, where her mother had also boarded as a student. Can Laurel piece everything together quickly enough to control her power, which is growing more potent every day? Or will she set the stage for the most lovestruck, infamous prom in the history of the school?

Teaser:

"Like a match struck into a flame, the tingling sparked and spread through her body.  Energy hummed into her, and she shut her eyes to ride its wave..." [Page 69]

Teaser Tuesday #3

Teaser Tuesday is a weekly book meme hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. 

• Grab your read
• 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 and the author too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR lists if they like your teasers

Graceling by Kristin Cashore

Goodreads synopsis:

Katsa has been able to kill a man with her bare hands since she was eight — she’s a Graceling, one of the rare people in her land born with an extreme, and in her case horrifying, skill. As niece of the king, she should be able to live a life of privilege, but Graced as she is with killing, she is forced to work as the king’s thug. When she first meets Prince Po, Graced with combat skills, Katsa has no hint of how her life is about to change.

She never expects to become Po’s friend. She never expects to learn a new truth about her own Grace — or about a terrible secret that lies hidden far away... a secret that could destroy all seven kingdoms with words alone.

Teaser:

"Her mind raced.  He was Graced, a fighter.  That much was clear.  And unless he had no feeling in the hand that raked her chest, he knew she was a woman" [Page 9]

I'm loving this book so far.  I'm nearly finished because I'm finding it difficult to put down so I hope to get a review up on the blog very soon.

Teaser Tuesday #2

Teaser Tuesday is a weekly book meme hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. 

• Grab your read
• 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 and the author too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR lists if they like your teasers

Kiss of Life by Daniel Waters

Goodreads synopsis:

The phenomenon that's been sweeping the country seems to be here to stay. Not only are the teenagers who have come back from their graves still here, but newlydeads are being unearthed all the time. While scientists look for answers and politicians take their stands, the undead population of Oakville have banded together in a group they're calling the Sons of Romero, hoping to find solidarity in segregation.

Phoebe Kendall may be alive, but she feels just as lost and alone as her dead friends. Just when she reconciled herself to having feelings for a zombie -- her Homecoming date Tommy Williams -- her friend Adam is murdered taking a bullet that was meant for her. Things get even more confusing when Adam comes back from the grave. Now she has romantic interest in two dead boys; one who saved her life, and one she can't seem to live without.

Teaser:

"Holding her breath, she forced herself to hold his non-stare.  Some of my best friends are dead, she told herself.  This boy more be more dead in appearance, but he's no less a person than they are" [Page 15]

This was a recommendation from a friend which I've just started.  It's actually book 2 in the 'Generation Dead' trilogy but I don't think you necessarily need to have read the first one to make sense of the story.  It's good so far!

Teaser Tuesday #1

Teaser Tuesday is a weekly book meme hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. 

• Grab your read
• 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 and the author too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR lists if they like your teasers

The Fool's Girl by Celia Rees

Goodreads synopsis:

Young and beautiful Violette may be of royal blood, but her kingdom is in shambles when she arrives in London on a mysterious mission.  Her journey has been long and her adventures many, but it is not until she meets the playwright William Shakespeare that she gets to tell the entire story from beginning to end.  Violetta and her comic companion, Feste, have come in search of an ancient holy relic that the evil Malvolio has stolen from their kingdom.  But where will their remarkable quest - and their most unusual story - lead?

Teaser:

"Man was revealed as maid; the Duke could marry his page.  The Countess was free to transfer her affection to the other twin, and Sebastian most happy to receive it.  The couples were joined in double celebration.  It was a golden time.  But as you well know sir, few stories end at the happy ever after" [Page 17].

I picked this book up from the library because I'm a huge Shakespeare fan and was intrigued by the idea of finding out what happened after 'Twelfth Night' ended.  I'm really enjoying it so far!