Tuesday, August 20, 2013

Tuesday Teasers: Three Today

Gerard's:
They clutch the raft with rigid hands. They are unwilling to let go, unable to pull themselves out of the swirling current.
From page 13 of Visitation Street by Ivy Pochoda. (Just finished this one, see my review before this post.)

Once in the building, my body felt enveloped in a mist of darkness and evil. This place was a vision of hell to me, all red and black, packed with a crowd geared out in studded leather who seemed, beyond any other terror, utterly unpredictable.
From page 101 of The Never List by Koethi Zan. (See Karen's review.)

Karen's:
  "It's a tough thing to do in these parts, but you be friends with anyone you want, Jason Lee. Don't let nobody tell you different, you hear?" Her tone sounded like a scolding.
From page 8 of The Clock of Life by Nancy Klann-Moren.


Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should  Be Reading. Anyone can play along, so I thought  I  would play for fun! Just do the following
  • Grab your current read
  • Open to a random page (well, we cheat and choose specific ones)
  • 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 teaser.   

Happy Reading!

Sunday, August 18, 2013

"Visitation Street" by Ivy Pochoda

Visitation Street
by Ivy Pochoda is about two girls who take a raft out one Saturday night. One girl is found by the rocks, the other girl is missing. What happened? Will the other girl be found dead or alive? This incident also affected other people in the neighborhood who have their own problems.

The story moves along and kept my attention. The last two chapters when the truth comes out about what happened that night are very good!
(Gerard's review, 4 stars)

Have you read this one? What did you think of it? If you reviewed this too, feel free to share your link to your review in the comments. Happy Reading!

Thursday, August 15, 2013

"Shot All To Hell" by Mark Lee Gardner

Shot All To Hell--Jesse James, the Northfield Raid, and the Wild West's Greatest Escape by Mark Lee Gardner is a non-fiction book that tells the story of Frank and Jesse James and their brothers in arms, the younger gang. It covers their last bank robbery job and the chase for them afterward. The part about the bank robbery was really good and interesting. Some of the other meetings they had with people were good and even funny at times. However, I thought there would be a lot more action in this book so was disappointed.
(Gerard's review, 3.5 stars)

I liked Sutton by J. R. Moehringer much better, also a bank robber! It was fantastic!

Have you read this one? What did you think of it? If you reviewed this too, feel free to share your link to your review in the comments. Happy Reading!

Wednesday, August 14, 2013

"Unseen" by Karin Slaughter

Unseen by Karin Slaughter continues the relationship between Will Trent, a detective, and Sara Linton, a doctor.  Will goes undercover and Sara gets drawn into the same case he is on much to Will's surprise.  Both are put in mortal danger! 

This book goes back and forth in time, and leaves you in suspense.  It's a really good read.  It had just enough action for me and was hard to put down.
(Gerard's review, 5 stars)

Karen was going to read this one until she flipped through it and got turned off by the language.

Have you read this one? What did you think of it? If you reviewed this too, feel free to share your link to your review in the comments. Happy Reading!

Tuesday, August 13, 2013

Tuesday Teasers: Four For You

I'm jumping right in with the teasers today to save you a little timeAfter you read them, you might want to check out our post from yesterday if you missed it and learn about A Fun Way To Share Your Books.

Gerard's:
As Bushnell rushed down the aisle, a passenger asked him what was the matter.  Without stopping, a visibly distressed Bushnell blurted out, "The train is being robbed, that's what's the matter!"
From page 11 of Shot All To Hell:  Jesse James, the Northfield Raid, and the Wild West's Greatest Escape by Mark Lee Gardner  


She felt numb, like she was watching someone else do this.  A different woman held her Glock.  A different woman stared down this murderer, this child rapist.
From page 80 of Unseen by Karin Slaughter. (My review will be up tomorrow)

Karen's:
As you will soon see, our enemy's favorite --not only, but favorite--form of torture is psychological, so you need your mind to work. You have to keep him out of your head. Never tell him anything about your life before. Never."
From page 29 of The Never List by Koethi Zan.

While I prophesied, there was a noise and a rattling. The bones came together, bone to bone.
Ezekiel 37:7 from Holy Bible (International Childrens Bible)  Find out more here:  Dry Bones Come To Life.



Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should  Be Reading. Anyone can play along, so I thought  I  would play for fun! Just do the following
  • Grab your current read
  • Open to a random page (well, we cheat and choose specific ones)
  • 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 teaser.   
Happy Reading!
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