Teaser Tuesday - What Really Happened in Peru by Cassandra Clare and Sarah Rees Brennan

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of 

Should Be Reading. 

Rules:

• 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!

Today's Teaser comes from What Really Happened in Peru (The Bane Chronicles #1) by Cassandra Clare and Sarah Rees Brennan. It's a short story, but a good one. I haven't read any of the other books in the series yet, but after reading so far into the short story I am intrigued enough to plan to read more.

The Teaser comes from 75% through:

"Magnus tried to escape several times, and had to be forcibly restrained. Later Caterina and Ragnor liked to act out when he tried to take the guinea pigs with him, reportedly shouting "Freedom!" and "I am your leader now."

What's your teaser like this week?

Happy New Year!

Waiting on Wednesday #21 - Notorious by Allison Brennan

"Waiting on Wednesday" is a weekly event hosted by Jill over at Breaking the Spine where we spotlight upcoming releases we are eagerly anticipating. This week I am eagerly anticipating Notorious by Allison Brennan. It's due out March 18, 2014 from Minotaur Books.

Our high school years affect all of our lives to some extent. We never quite forget what happened during those years. Some of it good, some of it not so good, and some of it can have been downright awful. 

From Goodreads.com:
"Maxine Revere has dedicated her life to investigating murders that the police have long since given up any hope of solving. A nationally renowned investigative reporter with her own TV show and a tough-as-nails reputation, Max tackles cold cases from across the country and every walk of life. But the one unsolved murder that still haunts her is a case from her own past.

When Max was a high school senior, one of her best friends was strangled and another, Kevin O’Neal, accused of the crime. To the disgrace of her wealthy family, Max stood by her friend, until she found out he lied about his alibi. Though his guilt was never proven, their relationship crumbled from the strain of too many secrets.

Now Max is home for Kevin’s funeral—after years of drug abuse, he committed suicide. She’s finally prepared to come to terms with the loss of his friendship, but she’s not prepared for Kevin’s sister to stubbornly insist that he didn’t kill himself. Or for an elderly couple to accost her at the airport, begging her to look into another murder at Max’s old high school. Max is more interested in the cold case at her alma mater than in digging around Kevin’s troubled life, but she agrees to do both. As Max uncovers dark secrets, she finds herself caught in a complicated web of lies that hit far too close to home. And it’s becoming increasingly clear that someone will do whatever it takes to make sure the truth stays buried."

What book are you waiting on this week?

Tuesday Teaser - The Stupidest Angel by Christopher Moore

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of 

Should Be Reading. 

Rules:

• 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!

This week my Teaser is from the Kindle version of The Stupidest Angel: a Heartwarming Tale of Christmas Terror by Christopher Moore.

2% into the book, the opening 2 sentences:

"Christmas crept into Pine Cove like a creeping Christmas thing: dragging garland, ribbon, and sleigh bells, oozing eggnog, reeking of pine, and threatening festive doom like a cold sore under the mistletoe." 

"Pine Cove, her pseudo-Tudor architecture all tarted up for the holiday quaintage - twinkle lights in all the trees along Cypress Street, fake snow blown into the corner of every shop's windows, miniature Santas and giant candles hovering illuminated beneath every streetlight - opened to the droves of tourists from Los Angeles, San Francisco, and the Central Valley searching for a truly meaningful moment of Christmas commerce."

Those 2 sentences take up the whole page, but they are entertaining. This book is an interesting piece of Christmas reading that some people have chosen to make a traditional part of their yearly celebration. It's worth a read even if you don't do that. Like other Christopher Moore books, there is little traditional about it and a great deal of humor.

This version of The Stupidest Angel was published October 13, 2009 by Harper Collins e-books.

What kind of Teaser are you reading this week?

Teaser Tuesday - Independent Study by Joelle Charbonneau

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of 

Should Be Reading. 

Rules:

• 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!

This week my teaser is from Independent Study (The Testing Book 2) by Joelle Charbonneau.

From p.147: "And while I don't think the University officials intend to watch us plunge to our deaths, I doubt they will lift a finger to prevent it. There has to be another solution."

This teaser is from an advance reader copy. The book is due out January 7th, 2014 from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing. I have been provided a copy in exchange for my unbiased review - which is yet to come.

What's your teaser this week?

Waiting on Wednesday #20 - Secret by Brigid Kemmerer

"Waiting on Wednesday" is a weekly event hosted by Jill over at Breaking the Spine where we spotlight upcoming releases we are eagerly anticipating. Secrets pique people's interest, though not everyone wants to admit it. This week I am featuring Secret by Brigid Kemmerer as my Waiting on Wednesday pick. Secret is due out from Kensington Teen books on January 28, 2014.

Secret is book #4 in Brigid Kemmerer's Elemental series. 
From Goodreads: 
"Nowhere is safe. Not even home…

Nick Merrick is stretched to the breaking point.

Keep his grades sky-high or he’ll never escape his hometown.
Keep his brother’s business going or the Merricks will be out on the street.
Keep the secret of where he’s going in the evenings from his own twin—-or he’ll lose his family.
Keep his mind off the hot, self-assured dancer who’s supposed to be his “girlfriend’s” partner.

Of course there’s also the homicidal freak Quinn has taken to hanging around, and the Elemental Guide counting the hours until he can try again to kill the Merrick brothers.

There’s a storm coming. From all sides. And then some.

Nick Merrick, can you keep it together?"

Secret is due out from Kensington Teen books on January 28, 2014.

What book are you waiting on this week?

Teaser Tuesday - Perhaps I've Said Too Much by Rodney Lacroix

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of 

Should Be Reading. 

Rules:

• 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!

This week I'm reading Perhaps I've Said Too Much - A Great Big Book of Messing With People by Rodney Lacroix published by RCG publishing. I'm reading the Kindle version. My teasers come from 7% through.

"Right here you see a potential problem, because you cannot tell a child to NOT tell someone something.
...

"If you tell a child to keep a secret, there is 99.99% probability that said secret will be on a headline in the NY Times or the top story on TMZ within an hour and a half."

Honestly this book has made me laugh out loud at times. Rodney also has a blog, Mental Poo.

Teaser Tuesday - Let the Sky Fall by Shannon Messenger

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of 

Should Be Reading. 

Rules:

• 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!

My Tuesday Teaser is from Let the Sky Fall (Sky Fall #1)  by Shannon Messenger.

"I want that to be the answer - but that doesn't explain why my skin still simmers everywhere we touched. Why even now, just remembering the way he held me, or the look in his eyes, leaves my chest strangely empty."

17% through on Pulseit

What's your Tuesday Teaser?