Teaser Tuesday (17): Forbidden

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly meme hosted by MizB at Should Be Reading.

Grab the book you are currently reading and randomly post two non-spoiler sentences.

The Book

Forbidden by Tabitha Suzuma

Pages: 410

Release date: 15/05/10 (PB AUS)

Genres/Themes: YA, contemporary romance, incestuous relationships, forbidden love

Ages: Older teens and up

Synopsis:

She is pretty and talented - sweet sixteen and never been kissed.

He is seventeen; absolutely gorgeous and on the brink of a bright future.

And now they have fallen in love.

But . . .

They are brother and sister.

Forbidden will take you on an extraordinary emotional journey. Passionate and shocking, this is a book you will remember long after you have put it down.

The Teaser

"I know all about being ashamed of a family member - the number of times I've wished my mother would act her age in public, if not private. It's horrible, being ashamed of someone you care about: it eats away at you. And if you let it get to you, if you give up the fight and surrender, eventually that shame turns to hate."

(p. 35, Lochan, 3 sentences)

I love the quiet introspective sensitivity that Lochan's narrative voice provides. Right where I am in the book, he remains to be seen as immature and rash, though that's sure to come soon.


Thanks to Random House Australia for sending this one along for review. :)

 Hope you enjoy this week's Teaser Tuesday!


This week's question:


What do you think about Forbidden's cover? Dig or dud?

I personally love it, and think it's so suited for the kind of book it is.

Teaser Tuesday (16)

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly meme hosted by MizB at Should Be Reading.

Grab the book you are currently reading and randomly post two non-spoiler sentences.

The Book

7 Souls by Barnabas Miller & Jordan Orlando

Pages: 300

Release date: March 28th 2011

Genre: YA, contemporary, paranormal, mystery

Ages: 15+

Synopsis:
Mary expected her seventeenth birthday to be a blowout to remember, courtesy of her best friends, fellow New York City prepsters Amy and Joon, and her doting boyfriend, Trick.
            Instead, the day starts badly and gets worse. After waking up in a mortifying place with a massive, unexplainable hangover, Mary soon discovers that nobody at school is even aware that it's her birthday. As evening approaches, paranoia sets in. Mary just can't shake the feeling that someone is out to get her—and, as it turns out, she's right. Before the night is over, she's been killed in cold blood.
            But murder is just the beginning of Mary's ordeal. Her soul gets trapped in a strange limbo, and she must relive the day of her death through the eyes of seven people—each of whom, she finds, had plenty of reasons to hate her. As Mary explores the mysteries of her world, discovering secrets that were hidden in plain sight while she was alive, she clings desperately to the hope that she can solve her own murder, change the past, and—just maybe—save her own life.
            With its blend of suspense, horror, fantasy, and realism, 7 Souls is an adrenaline rush of a thriller.

The Teaser

"There was the pain, first and last, that booming drumbeat of agony in her head--the kind of pain that made her want to curl up and die. It was woefully familiar. She recognized that pounding, that rhythm: her heartbeat, as slow and regular as a muffled bass drum from the worst band in the world, playing their worst song over and over."

(pg. 1 - first lines)

Mysterious, eh? Can't wait to delve into this book!!

 Hope you enjoy this week's Teaser Tuesday!


This week's question:


What do you think of the title of this book: "7 Souls"? Fitting or disastrous?

Teaser Tuesday (15): The Vespertine

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly meme hosted by MizB at Should Be Reading.

Grab the book you are currently reading and randomly post two non-spoiler sentences.

The Book

The Vespertine by Saundra Mitchell

Pages: 290

Release date: March 7th 2011

Genre: YA, historical, paranormal

Ages: 14+

Synopsis:
It’s the summer of 1889, and Amelia van den Broek is new to Baltimore and eager to take in all the pleasures the city has to offer. But her gaiety is interrupted by disturbing, dreamlike visions she has only at sunset—visions that offer glimpses of the future. Soon, friends and strangers alike call on Amelia to hear her prophecies. However, a forbidden romance with Nathaniel, an artist, threatens the new life Amelia is building in Baltimore. This enigmatic young man is keeping secrets of his own—still, Amelia finds herself irrepressibly drawn to him.

When one of her darkest visions comes to pass, Amelia’s world is thrown into chaos. And those around her begin to wonder if she’s not the seer of dark portents, but the cause.

The Teaser

"At once, phantasmal music filled my ears. Strings sang sweetly, high and crying, calling these young sweethearts to sway closer."

(pg. 36)

Hey, look at that. Two, count 'em, two sentences! Only! I think that's a first, haha. Don't worry, it won't happen again. Yeah. This book is quite slow, but rich in lucid description.

 Hope you enjoy this week's Teaser Tuesday!


This week's question:


What would you do if you could see into the future?

Teaser Tuesday (14): Rival

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly meme hosted by MizB at Should Be Reading.

Grab the book you are currently reading and randomly post two non-spoiler sentences.

Summary:

BROOKE

I don't like Kathryn Pease. I could pretend everything's fine between us. I could be nice to her face, then trash her behind her back. But I think it's better to be honest. I don't like Kathryn, and I'm not afraid to admit it.

KATHRYN

I saw a commercial where singers used their voices to shatter glass, but the whole thing is pretty much a myth. The human voice isn't that strong.

Human hatred is. Anybody who doubts that should feel the hate waves coming off of Brooke Dempsey. But I don't shatter; I'm not made of glass. Anyway, the parts that break aren't on the outside.

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Brooke and Kathryn used to be best friends . . . until the night when Brooke ruthlessly turned on Kathryn in front of everyone. Suddenly Kathryn was an outcast and Brooke was Queen B. Now, as they prepare to face off one last time, each girl must come to terms with the fact that the person she hates most might just be the best friend she ever had.

Teaser:

"Studious cat iz studious," I say. "I can haz hall pass?"
"Don't try to lolspeak your way out of this one," he laughs. "And turn off the Matt Melter. It won't work either."

(pg. 17)

I love this scene. Probably my favourite in the book so far (up to pg. 70). I already surpassed the 2 sentence rule, so I'll leave the rest up for you to find out. :)

Book Information:

Rival by Sara Bennett Wealer

Pages: 330

Release date: February 15th 2011

Genre: YA, contemporary

Ages: 14+

 Hope you enjoy this week's Teaser Tuesday!


This week's question:


Have you ever had a rival?

Teaser Tuesday (13): Whisper My Name

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly meme hosted by MizB at Should Be Reading.

Grab the book you are currently reading and randomly post a couple sentences.

"I stared into the mirror, almost willing her to appear there, but only one reflection, my own, stared back. But then it came . . . the sense of someone just behind me, so close I could feel their warmth, feel them slowly touching my head. Tears pricked my eyes, though I didn't know why I was crying, because my heart was filled with gladness."

(pg 197)

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Whisper My Name by Jane Eagland

Pages: 400

Release date: December 2010 (AU)

Genre: YA, historical, mystery

Ages: 14+

Blurb (Goodreads):

Since she was twelve, Meriel Garland has lived with her grandfather in London, exiled from her beloved India following the death of her mother. Now sixteen, Meriel chafes against the strict regime of tests and study that her grandfather imposes on her. Escaping, she discovers a world outside her narrow existence - one that promises admiration for her acting skills, social success and the excitement of seances. But what should have been a game turns serious as the young medium Sophie Casson passes on a message from Meriel's dead mother - and Meriel begins to suspect she might not be alone in the world after all. In searching for the truth about her past, Meriel uncovers a sinister scheme - and soon it's hard to know who she can really trust.

 Hope you enjoy this week's Teaser Tuesday!

What are you reading?

Teaser Tuesday (12): The Dust of 100 Dogs

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly meme hosted by MizB at Should Be Reading.

Grab the book you are currently reading and randomly post a couple sentences.

I haven't done a meme in ages! Hope you enjoy.

"When the smoke cleared, Emer kicked him to make sure he was dead. Bent on one knee in the moonlight, holding his head with her left hand, she took a marlinspike and removed his right eyeball with relative ease." (pg 1: prologue)

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The Dust of 100 Dogs by A.S. King

Pages: 300

Release date: 2009

Genre: YA, contemporary, fantasy, historical, action, adventure, romance

Ages: 14+

Blurb (Goodreads):

In the late seventeenth century, famed teenage pirate Emer Morrisey was on the cusp of escaping the pirate life with her one true love and unfathomable riches when she was slain and cursed with "the dust of one hundred dogs," dooming her to one hundred lives as a dog before returning to a human body-with her memories intact.

Now she's a contemporary American teenager and all she needs is a shovel and a ride to Jamaica.

 Hope you enjoy this week's Teaser Tuesday!

What are you reading?

Teaser Tuesday (11): Across the Universe

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly meme hosted by MizB at Should Be Reading.

Grab the book you are currently reading and randomly post a couple sentences.

I've always been terrible at keeping with 2 sentences. Can you tell?

"What can I tell them about Earth? How can I describe how the air smells different, how the earth feels richer, how you yourself are different, just from knowing the entire world is at your disposal? Should I start with the mountains always hidden in clouds and snow--or do they even know what those words mean: cloud, and snow, and mountain? I could tell them about the different kinds of rain, pouring rain that 's perfect for when you want to stay inside and watch a movie or read, or piercing rain that feels like needles in your skin, or soft summer rain, that makes your first kiss with your first love all the sweeter.
     They look at me eagerly, wanting to hear about the planer I called home.
     I begin with the sky." (pg. 152)

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Across the Universe by Beth Revis

Pages: 390

Release date: 4th January 2011 (Penguin Australia)

Genre: YA, sci-fi, romance

Ages: 14+

Blurb (Goodreads):

A love out of time. A spaceship built of secrets and murder.

Seventeen-year-old Amy joins her parents as frozen cargo aboard the vast spaceship Godspeed and expects to awaken on a new planet, three hundred years in the future. Never could she have known that her frozen slumber would come to an end fifty years too soon and that she would be thrust into the brave new world of a spaceship that lives by its own rules.

Amy quickly realizes that her awakening was no mere computer malfunction. Someone—one of the few thousand inhabitants of the spaceship—tried to kill her. And if Amy doesn’t do something soon, her parents will be next.

Now, Amy must race to unlock Godspeed’s hidden secrets. But out of her list of murder suspects, there’s only one who matters: Elder, the future leader of the ship and the love she could never have seen coming.

 Hope you enjoy this week's Teaser Tuesday!

What are you reading?

Teaser Tuesday (10): Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly meme hosted by MizB at Should Be Reading.

Grab the book you are currently reading and randomly post a couple sentences.

And then my mother does something that, even after all of the paperwork and plane tickets and presentations, I don't see coming. Something that would've happened in a year anyway, once I left for college, but that no matter how many days or months or years I've yearned for it, I am still not prepared for when it actually happens.

My mother leaves. I am alone. (pg. 8)

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Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins

Pages: 370

Release date: 4th January 2011 (Penguin Australia)

Genre: YA, contemporary

Ages: 14+

Blurb (Goodreads):

Anna Oliphant is separated from her friends and her crush to spend a year in a boarding school in Paris. After an achingly realistic awkward start, she falls in with the arty group at her boarding school, which includes handsome, kind and funny Etienne. Over the course of the school year, she slowly, deeply, not always smoothly, falls in love with the city...and with Etienne...all the while enduring the barbs of some of the other boarders, who love to call Anna 'skunk girl' because of the white streak she dyes in her hair. Adding to Anna's troubles, Etienne already has a girlfriend, and even if he didn't, Anna's good friend at the school, Meredith, also has her eyes on him, and she has prior claims.

But Anna grows closer than ever to Etienne, and the tension between them is palpable as they resist the urge to kiss one another in a very French way.

 Hope you enjoy this week's Teaser Tuesday!

What are you reading?

Teaser Tuesday (9): The Chosen One by Carol Lynch Williams

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly meme hosted by MizB at Should Be Reading.

Grab the book you are currently reading and randomly post a couple sentences.

I probably will not be receiving that many new books for a while, just because I haven't been buying or winning anything lately. But that's fine--I need to get a move on with all these books that have been piling up over the past few months.

HOW CAN I eat with him?
     I hate him. Hate him.
     How can I marry him?
     I am sick to the very center.
     I must think of a way out of this.

(pg. 84)

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The Chosen One by Carol Lynch Williams

Pages: 213

Release date: December 2010 (S&S AU)

Genre: YA, religion, historical

Ages: 14+

Blurb (Goodreads):

In a polygamous cult in the desert, Kyra, not yet fourteen, sees being chosen to be the seventh wife of her uncle as just punishment for having read books and kissed a boy, in violation of Prophet Childs' teachings, and is torn between facing her fate and running away from all that she knows and loves.

 Hope you enjoy this week's Teaser Tuesday!

What are you reading?

Teaser Tuesday (8): Jane Eyre

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly meme hosted by MizB at Should Be Reading.

Grab the book you are currently reading and randomly post a couple sentences.


In celebration of the new Jane Eyre movie coming out next year, I'm reading Jane Eyre. I'm not that far in, though, so my quote is probably not that impressive comparatively.

My heart beat thick, my head grew hot ; a sound filled my ears, which I deemed the rushing of wings : something seemed near me ; I was oppressed, suffocated ; endurance broke down ; I rushed to the door and shook the lock in desperate effort. Steps came running along the outer passage ; the key turned, Bessie and Abbott entered. (p. 11)

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Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
Pages: 350 (my version)
Release date: Ages ago...
Genre: Classic, Literary
Ages: Any?

Blurb (Goodreads):

Charlotte Bronte's impassioned novel is the love story of Jane Eyre, a plain yet spirited governess, and her arrogant, brooding Mr. Rochester. Published in 1847, under the pseudonym of Currer Bell, the book heralded a new kind of heroine--one whose virtuous integrity, keen intellect and tireless perseverance broke through class barriers to win equal stature with the man she loved. Hailed by William Makepeace Thackeray as "the masterwork of great genius," Jane Eyre is still regarded, over a century later, as one of the finest novels in English literature.

 Hope you enjoy this week's Teaser Tuesday!

What are you reading?

Teaser Tuesday (7): Matched

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly meme hosted by MizB at Should Be Reading.

Grab the book you are currently reading and randomly post a couple sentences.

I haven't done one of these in a while. Hope you enjoy the paragraph I've selected! I was going to feature the beginning, but everyone has read it already. ;)

I know what the green and blue tablets do. I don't know anyone who knows for certain what the red tablet does. There have been rumours about it for years.

I climb into bed and push away thoughts of the red tablet. For the first time in my life, I'm allowed to dream of Xander.

(p. 22)

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Matched by Ally Condie
Pages: 366 (UK ARC)
Release date: 30 November 2010 (US), 12th December 2010 (UK)
Genre: Dystopia, romance
Ages: YA, 14+
Amazon | Goodreads | Penguin AU

Blurb (Goodreads):

In the Society, Officials decide. Who you love. Where you work. When you die.

Cassia has always trusted their choices. It’s barely any price to pay for a long life, the perfect job, the ideal mate. So when her best friend appears on the Matching screen, Cassia knows with complete certainty that he is the one . . . until she sees another face flash for an instant before the screen fades to black. Now Cassia is faced with impossible choices: between Xander and Ky, between the only life she’s known and a path no one else has ever dared follow—between perfection and passion.

Matched is a story for right now and storytelling with the resonance of a classic.

 Hope you enjoy this week's Teaser Tuesday!

What are you reading?

Teaser Tuesday (6)

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly meme hosted by MizB at Should Be Reading.

Grab the book you are currently reading and randomly post a couple sentences.

"Hello mister." Astrid put a flirtatious hand on her hip and smiled at Charlie with one corner of her mouth.

"Don't try that with me," Charlie snapped as he took several long steps toward her.

"Try what?" Astrid asked innocently.

(p. 73)

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Bright Young Things by Anna Godbersen
Pages: 389
Release date: 12 October 2010
Genre: historical, romance, mystery
Ages: YA, 14+
Amazon | Goodreads

 Hope you enjoy this week's Teaser Tuesday! What are you reading?

Teaser Tuesday (5) STORK BY WENDY DELSOL ;; 2010 YA DEBUT

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly meme hosted by MizB at Should Be Reading.

Grab the book you are currently reading and randomly post a couple sentences.

I haven't done one in a while. But since I really like the writing style of my currently-reading, I'm thinking Why the hell not? . . . so let's get on with it!

Here is a teaser for Stork by Wendy Delsol (ARC) -- which is MUCH, MUCH longer than 2 sentences for the very purpose of whetting your appetites; Stork releases in a few weeks' time!

"Jaelle," I call. She can't hear me. "Jaelle, it's me, Kat." No reply. "Jaelle!" My voice increases in volume and intensity, yet Jaelle still does not respond.

She takes a few steps farther into the ring. She approaches one of the stumps, runs her hands along its rough-hewn surface, and lowers herself into the chiseled seat.

She then reaches behind this forest bench and pulls what appears to be an orange cape over her shoulders. She settles it comfortably about her shoulders, so I am at first fooled into thinking that it's a cloak of sorts. As I watch, though, flames lick up the back and onto Jaelle's neck.

She doesn't seem to notice. Terrified for her safety, I call to her: "Jaelle, be careful!" She still doesn't hear me, nor does she appear burned or even aware of the heat. She adjusts the fire cape, seemingly luxuriating in its warmth.

She sits back, crosses her legs languidly, settles her gaze upon the newborn, and falls into a pleasant, sleeplike, sentry of the beautiful child. (pp. 79-80)

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Stork by Wendy Delsol
Pages: 355
Release date: 12 October 2010
Genre: fantasy, mystery, romance
Ages: YA, 14+
Amazon | Goodreads

 Hope you enjoy this week's Teaser Tuesday! What are you reading?

Teaser Tuesday (4) Glimmerglass

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly meme hosted by MizB at Should Be Reading.

Grab the book you are currently reading and randomly post a couple sentences.
I haven't done one in a while, and I figure I could do for a bit of filler fun.

Here is a teaser for "Glimmerglass" by Jenna Black (eBook)

“What do you see?” he asked.
I shook my head, still staring out into the mist, trying not to believe what was right before my eyes. I blinked, and the forest was still there. Oh, crap. I shifted my focus to the afterimage of English countryside, and as I stared at it, it solidified once more, the forest fading into the background, but not disappearing.
“What the hell…?” I mumbled.

Glimmerglass was released May 25th 2010, and I've been reading it on and off for a week or two. I mean, it's picked up speed, but I just keep on piling on other books to read on the side. It's a fantasy fairy YA novel. Needless to say, this isn't a bad book. It's just me, and the fact that I'm reading this one not as a physical copy, but on computer/mp4 player, since it's an ebook.

Hope you enjoy this week's Teaser Tuesday! What are you reading?

Glimmerglass by Jenna Black
Pages: 304
Release date: May 2010
Genre: fantasy, romance, action
Ages: YA, 14+
Amazon | Goodreads

ALSO, I received another The Versatile Blogger Award, thanks to Once Upon a Twilight! I'm not too sure if I'm meant to list another 7 things about me and tag 15 more people. Just wanted to say thanks! :)

Teaser Tuesday (3)

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

Grab the book you are currently reading and randomly post a couple sentences.
Wow! Already at 3 Teaser Tuesdays. Hehe. My blog is solidifying.

Here is a teaser for "The Light of Asteria: Kailmeyra's Last Hope" by Elizabeth Isaacs (galley from Elizabeth Isaacs):

“Sophie?” I hollered, as I headed into the darkness. “Is that you?”

The air became heavy. I glanced back and was surprised by the distant flicker of colored bulbs. I was farther from the festival than I thought. Adrenaline rushed, and my heart found its way to my throat as my senses heightened. I had never been scared of the dark, but I now had a deeper understanding of the world—and there was definitely something unnatural about this night. I stepped into the forest wall, straining to look through the darkness... (p.72)

So there you have it. This book was released March 22nd 2010, and I'm enjoying it so far. It's a fantasy YA novel, very well written as you can see (and this is a galley, and some wording and spelling errors make that fact apparenty), and so far I'd definitely recommend you at least check it out. I'm not usually a fantasy person, but I'm pretty drawn in to the story, and characters and the world that Elizabeth Isaacs has painted with her 'words on paper'. :P

Hope you enjoy this week's Teaser Tuesday! What are you reading?

The Light of Asteria: Kailmeyra's Last Hope by Elizabeth Isaacs
Pages: 380
Release date: March 2010
Genre: fantasy, romance, action, adventure
Ages: YA-- some sexual scenes, I have not finished, so there may be and possibly are more

If Nora Johnson hadn't been on campus that day she would have never known her true destiny. Helping her friends move into the dorm that she wanted to call home, Nora accidentally collides with mysterious stranger, Gavin Frey. His very first touch sends flames through her heart. The world seems different-something within her has changed.

Nora tries to resume her mundane life, but she is now consumed with the one whose very presence ignited her soul, the one with eyes of emerald. Nora soon learns that an energy buried deep within has been unleashed. She now wields unimaginable power and has become Gavin's source, his strength.

Her newfound joy is shaken when she discovers that Gavin is not who he appears to be and she has been thrust in the middle of a war of mythical proportions. Negativity has allowed all things evil to flourish, the earth is under siege. The fate of creation hinges on the power within her heart. Will she be strong enough to survive?

A gripping tale of unbounded love and ancient power, The Light of Asteria will take you on an epic adventure filled with war, treachery, and demons, as well as unimaginable delights.

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Teaser Tuesday (2)

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

Grab the book you are currently reading and randomly post a couple sentences.
I actually missed last week's Teaser Tuesday, sadly. I had too much going on.

Here is a teaser for "The Mermaid's Mirror" by L. K. Madigan (review copy from Netgalley):

"Lena stood up, giving one final look at the sea, then turned her face up to the sky. She closed her eyes as the rain slid down her face like tears, and whispered, "I just wish I knew for sure."

She remained standing, emptying her mind, visualizing the smooth interior of a conch shell. And like a conch shell, her mind filled with the sound of the ocean."

This is a special week. As I am reading two books right now, I have another Teaser for this Tuesday.

Here is a teaser for "I Say Tomato" by Katie Wall (won copy from goodreads):

"I stretch my arm up and see that it makes a shadow on the wall in front of me. In my old flat, you could also do this. Every night, Tobey and I used to put our hands up in the shape of ducks' faces and our shadows would kiss each other good night.

I make a duck's face with my hand and open and close its mouth. George then puts his hand up and makes some sort of crocodile shadow, which starts humping my duck. I immediately pull my hand down. George laughs, I don't."

So there you have it. Hope you enjoy this week's Teaser Tuesday!

Blog Hop & Teaser Tuesday

I'm blog hopping for the very first time.
Basically, this is a blog meme among other popular memes: "In My Mailbox" (the Story Siren), this one, "Teaser Tuesday" (Should Be Reading), and more. The idea is to, well, blog hop. Find new book blogs, add your site to the list. It's a weekly thing, so there are boundless amounts of blogs to be visited. Not enough time in the world. Here are some nice sites that I have stumbled upon.

http://www.maybe-tomorrow.net/
http://yafiction-heavenhellandpurgatory.blogspot.com/

Now, I am in no way a crazy-obsessed book reader. Actually, let me re-phrase that. I'm not one to buy books like wildfire and complete books in 2 hours. Granted, I have read about 12 books in a month, which is an astonishing effort on my part. :) Most of them were ebooks and from library-- only one of them of which I bought. Speaking of which, I think I shall have an IMM, although I won't be able to participate each week, considering I'm a pretty poor person.

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Check at "Should Be Reading" for more details

This one is fairly simple: read a passage/few sentences from a book you are currently reading. Here's a passage from "Killer" by Sara Shepard. I don't think it's spoiler-y, so it's all good.

"Aria smacked her hand to her forehead. "Emily, you have Ali on such a pedestal. She was a lying, conniving, manipulative bitch- to me, to Jason, and to you too. Deal with it." Then Aria hit end, dropped her phone into her bag, and walked back inside for the keys to the Subaru."

Check in for next weeks "Teaser Tuesday" segment! If I perceive correctly, it will probably be for "Split by a Kiss", or perhaps even "Glimmerglass". How fast can I read during a packed week of school and important exams?