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 and author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!
I am reading 2 books right now because I am trying to re-read all of The Hollows before Ever After comes out on the 22nd.So here are my two teases:
Entanglement by Dan Rix
Teaser:
"I have scar tissue in my brain blocking my clairvoyant channel, so when everyone else gets to meet their soul mate, I get to see what's missing."
Goodreads Summary:
"...the scientific explanation is quantum entanglement, whereby the boy and girl—even when separated by great distances—react instantaneously to changes in each other's states..." —Dr. Casler Selavio, on the entanglement of halves.
In a world like ours, humans are born in pairs. When a newborn boy takes his first breath in the coastal town of Tularosa, the exact time is noted, recorded in the Registry, and later compared to the birth times of other newborns around the globe. There will be one identical match—his half. They will meet on their eighteenth birthday and they will spend their lives together. Except this time, there is no match.
Hotheaded heartthrob Aaron Harper is scheduled to meet his half in twenty-nine days, and he doesn’t buy a word of that entanglement crap. So what if he and his half were born the same day and share a spooky psychic connection? Big deal. After breaking one too many teenage girls’ hearts, he’ll stick to brawling with the douchebag rugby players any day.
Until the day a new girl arrives at school and threatens everything he takes for granted.
Cold and unapproachable, Amber Lilian hates the growing list of similarities between her and the one boy she can’t read, Aaron: born the same day, both stubborn, both terrified of meeting their halves. . . . All the more reason not to trust him. That she would rather die than surrender herself as her half’s property is none of his damn business. But once lost in Aaron’s dangerous, jet black eyes, she’s already surrendered more than she cares to admit.
Tangled in each other’s self-destructive lives, Aaron and Amber learn the secret behind their linked births and why they feel like halves—but unless they can prove it before they turn eighteen, Aaron faces a lifetime alone in a world where everyone else has a soul mate . . . and he’ll have to watch Amber give herself to a boy who intends to possess not only her body but also a chunk of her soul.
"...the scientific explanation is quantum entanglement, whereby the boy and girl—even when separated by great distances—react instantaneously to changes in each other's states..." —Dr. Casler Selavio, on the entanglement of halves.
In a world like ours, humans are born in pairs. When a newborn boy takes his first breath in the coastal town of Tularosa, the exact time is noted, recorded in the Registry, and later compared to the birth times of other newborns around the globe. There will be one identical match—his half. They will meet on their eighteenth birthday and they will spend their lives together. Except this time, there is no match.
Hotheaded heartthrob Aaron Harper is scheduled to meet his half in twenty-nine days, and he doesn’t buy a word of that entanglement crap. So what if he and his half were born the same day and share a spooky psychic connection? Big deal. After breaking one too many teenage girls’ hearts, he’ll stick to brawling with the douchebag rugby players any day.
Until the day a new girl arrives at school and threatens everything he takes for granted.
Cold and unapproachable, Amber Lilian hates the growing list of similarities between her and the one boy she can’t read, Aaron: born the same day, both stubborn, both terrified of meeting their halves. . . . All the more reason not to trust him. That she would rather die than surrender herself as her half’s property is none of his damn business. But once lost in Aaron’s dangerous, jet black eyes, she’s already surrendered more than she cares to admit.
Tangled in each other’s self-destructive lives, Aaron and Amber learn the secret behind their linked births and why they feel like halves—but unless they can prove it before they turn eighteen, Aaron faces a lifetime alone in a world where everyone else has a soul mate . . . and he’ll have to watch Amber give herself to a boy who intends to possess not only her body but also a chunk of her soul.
A Fistful of Charms (Hollows #4) by Kim Harrison
Teaser:
"Muttering about caves, Jenks came in with my suitcase, his eyes roving the low ceiling. He dropped my bag by the door, tossed me the keys to the van, and headed out, flicking the light switch several times because he could."
Goodreads Summary:
The evil night things that prowl Cincinnati despise witch and bounty hunter Rachel Morgan. Her new reputation for the dark arts is turning human and undead heads alike with the intent to possess, bed, and kill her -- not necessarily in that order.
Now a mortal lover who abandoned Rachel has returned, haunted by his secret past. And there are those who covet what Nick possesses -- savage beasts willing to destroy the Hollows and everyone in it if necessary.
Forced to keep a low profile or eternally suffer the wrath of a vengeful demon, Rachel must nevertheless act quickly. For the pack is gathering for the first time in millennia to ravage and to rule. And suddenly more than Rachel's soul is at stake.
The evil night things that prowl Cincinnati despise witch and bounty hunter Rachel Morgan. Her new reputation for the dark arts is turning human and undead heads alike with the intent to possess, bed, and kill her -- not necessarily in that order.
Now a mortal lover who abandoned Rachel has returned, haunted by his secret past. And there are those who covet what Nick possesses -- savage beasts willing to destroy the Hollows and everyone in it if necessary.
Forced to keep a low profile or eternally suffer the wrath of a vengeful demon, Rachel must nevertheless act quickly. For the pack is gathering for the first time in millennia to ravage and to rule. And suddenly more than Rachel's soul is at stake.
I love the premise for ENTANGLEMENT, as well as your Teaser. Sounds like a book I'd enjoy. My Teaser excerpt is from THE STORYTELLER by Sharon Tillotson.
ReplyDeleteI've been wanting to read some Kim Harrison but haven't yet. I love the flickering of the lights thing because my kids do that...just because they can.
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Those are great teasers! The first one made me laugh. It sounds like a terrifice book. Thanks for sharing! :)
ReplyDeleteHere's my teaser: http://flowersofquiethappiness.blogspot.com/2013/01/teaser-tuesdays-cinder.html
Both great teasers. Hope you are enjoying all the Harrison books again.
ReplyDeleteEntanglement sounds fantastic, just up my street! I will defiantly be looking out for his one. Great teasers! You can read my TT here.
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Entanglement sounds like an interesting read.
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I really like Kim Harrison
ReplyDeleteIt's been fantastic so far. Thank you so much for stopping by!
ReplyDeleteShe is great! I hope you get to read her sometime. Kids are great aren't they ;) Thank you so much for stopping by!
ReplyDeleteIt has been so far! Thank you so much for stopping by :)
ReplyDeleteI am definitely. Learning new things I haven't noticed before. Like the wording of 'no kin by blood or laws will come to harm by Al'. Some great things I am picking up. Thank you so much for stopping by :)
ReplyDeleteIt has been great. I hope you check it out. Thank you so much for stopping by!
ReplyDeleteIt really is. Thank you so much for stopping by :)
ReplyDeleteMe too! Thank you for stopping by :)
ReplyDeleteNice teases!! Remember that Kim Harrison one! Very nice!
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Have a GREAT day!
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Nice blog, good reviews, recommendations! Thank you for sharing! I guess you'll like a suggestion of mine? I usually post it at any site/blog I like: using sites like zazzle.com, cafepress. com, fiverr? They could be a good way to show your works/blog, etc and to help "remove" stupidity in the streets like headlines on t-shirts, fridge-magnets, cups, etc: My Boyfriend kisses Better Than Yours, FBI - female body inspector, etc. Not everything we see and think of should be about sex, right? It would be much better if there were more nice pictures (even of mythical creatures), good thoughts, poems (from any genre are welcome I guess), etc? I'm allanbard there, I use some of my illustrations, thoughts, poems from my books (like: One can fight money only with money, Even in the hottest fire there's a bit of water, or like
ReplyDeleteLet's watch the moon, let's meet the sun!
Let's hear soon the way the Deed was done!
Let's listen to the music the shiny crystals played,
let's welcome crowds of creatures good and great...
etc). I guess such lines sound and look much better than the usual we see every day? Best wishes! Let the wonderful noise of the sea always sounds in your ears! (a greeting of the water dragons' hunters
- my Tale Of The Rock Pieces).
He was so funny that way! Thank you so much for stopping by :)
ReplyDeleteWoah -- the summary for Entaglement pretty much blew my mind. I'm a science dork, so I like this merge of physics and fantasy. Very cool premise. I just added it to my TBR pile.
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Thanks for sharing these tempting teasers....and here's
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I felt the same way when I read it. It's been a great read so far too so I am really glad you are adding it to your TBR. I think you will enjoy it. I'm heading over to yours now :)
ReplyDeleteWonderful! Thank you for stopping by :) Heading to see yours...
ReplyDeleteOooh very nice teasers this week! Entanglement especially sounds really good, I love anything sci-fi! I'm also reading a book about clairvoyants this week, feel free to stop by my blog and check it out ;)
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Lea @ LC's Adventures in Libraryland
Hi! I nominated you for the Liebster Blog Award (:
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http://wimpyteengirl.blogspot.co.il/2013/01/liebster-blog-award.html
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Thank you so much!
ReplyDeleteOh now that sounds neat, seeing what's missing. wow. And thanks for the Kim Harrison teaser too! Do need to get to those. ;)
ReplyDeleteIf you'd like to stop by I have a teaser up as well...
http://melissa-melsworld.blogspot.com/2013/01/teaser-tuesday-146.html
I sure do! On my way....
ReplyDeleteThe first book sounds really interesting! I like your teaser, here is My Teaser
ReplyDeleteEntanglement seems like a really good book. I'll look for it
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It is! Thank you so much for stopping by :)
ReplyDeleteI hope you do...It is really good. Thank you so much for stopping by :)
ReplyDeleteI haven't heard of the first one and I LOVE the second one. The Hollows is one of my favorite series!
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I'm finishing up the first one now, and it's great. I love The Hollows too...one of my favorites as well! Thank you so much for stopping by :)
ReplyDeleteEntanglement is great! I hope you look into it. Thank you so much for stopping by! I really enjoy reading about clairvoyants and matters of the mind. I'm heading over to check out yours...
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