Tuesday Teasers: 4 This Week

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
• 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.   

Gerard's:

Duval grabs my hand and pulls me forward. "Ismae Rienne is sent from the abbess at the convent of St. Mortain."
The duchess's eyebrows shoot up. "Mortain? The patron saint of death?"

From page 207 of Grave Mercy by Robin Lafevers. (I read finished Grave Mercy last Thursday but it was so good, I had to share a teaser from it.)

No factions? A world in which no one knows who they are or where they fit? I can't even fathom it. I imagine only chaos and isolation.

From page 110 of Insurgent by Veronica Roth.  Sequel to Divergent.

Karen's:

But his children--they had all gone on without him, had grown into people he would not know. They would be little more than strangers to him, and he to them.

Taken from page 28 of The Returning by Ann Tatlock.

Everything's changed, he said, his voice rough.
I know. How you can ever forgive--
Forgive you? I'm dead because of you. And you still couldn't leave me alone.

Taken from at 2% on Kindle of Betrayal by Lee Nichols (the second book in the Haunting Emma series).

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"A Land More Kind Than Home" by Wiley Cash

A Land More Kind Than Home by Wiley Cash is told by three people: Jess, a young boy; Adelaide Lyle, a midwife; and Llem Barefield, a sheriff. Two boys, Jess and his brother, Christopher, see something in a church that they really should not have seen. Here's a little teaser from this book for you from page 260:

"Maybe that's why they were trying to heal him," Joe Bill said. "Maybe they wanted him to talk so he could confess his sins and go to Heaven when he died."

I found this book to be pretty good although it was mostly dialog without much action. It's a quick read.
(Gerard's review)

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!

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"The Lifeboat" by Charlotte Rogan

The Lifeboat by Charlotte Rogan is a novel about a young woman named Grace and her new husband, Henry, who go on a boat that has an accident and have to abandon ship. Henry makes sure that Grace is on a lifeboat which is where the story begins. I really loved this book! I kept picturing how I would react being out of food, water, and pretty soon hope while seeing other people die. This is a page turner for sure but I was a bit disappointed with the ending. That being said, this is pretty much a "must read" in my opinion. Enjoy.
(Gerard's review)

Karen's review:
I started this but gave up on it because it just seemed to be poking along too slow.  I only read up to around page 84 and then chucked it because I had other books I would rather read.  It takes place in the early 1900s.

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!

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"The Lonely Book" Kate Bernheimer

The Lonely Book by Kate Bernheimer is a cute story for young children. It is about a little girl who goes to the library and becomes attached to one of the books. The book feels lonely when it gets older and fewer and fewer people bother to read it. We both thought it was cute, but Karen wasn't as impressed with it as Gerard. It may encourage kids to read though.

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!

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"The Good Father" by Noah Hawley

In The Good Father by Noah Hawley, the 21-yr.-old son is accused of killing a political candidate and his father uses all his resources to try to clear his son's name.  I was a but disappointed in this because I kept comparing it to Defending Jacob by William Landay which is so much better! It's not a bad read, I read it all and felt is was worth my time.

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!

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