Teaser Tuesday [17]: Memento Nora

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     I didn't know what to say. It ws crazy.

     "The kid and his mom lived," Micah said.

     I still didn't say anything.

     "I missed you," he said softly. He moved closer.

     I felt terrible and wonderful. And trapped.

     "Did I do something?" he asked, looking at me with those big brown eyes.

- page 153, Memento Nora by Angie Simbert, ARC

Teaser Tuesday [16]: Divergent

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    He nods, his smile suddenly fading. He lifts his eyes to mine and unzips his sweatshirt. It slides from his shoulders, and he tosses it into the desk chair. I don't feel like laughing now. All I can do is stare at him.

-page 404, Divergent by Veronica Roth

Teaser Tuesday [15]: Daemon Hall

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     Before he got off, we heard a plaintive call from the hallway: "Please, why won't you let me leave?"

     "Kara!" Chelsea yelled.

     "Kara! Hey, Kara!" I shouted, and ran for the entrance, Chelsea at my heels.

     But the hallway was empty.

-page 217, Daemon Hall by Andrew Nance

Teaser Tuesday [14]: 20 Years Later

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     "So what do you think about my hunters?"

     Zane fumbled for words, most of them having been pushed out of his mind by the vision of her. "Um... they're very strong."

     She smiled. "I like my men to be strong. And big."

     Zane thought of his skinny arms and legs and sighed to himself.

- page 55, 20 Years Later by E.J. Newman, ARC

Teaser Tuesday (13)

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     "To love is to destroy," she said numbly. "I remember."

     "I thought that part of my heart was broken," he said, and there was a look on his face as he spoke as if he were suprised to hear himself saying these words, saying my heart. "Forever. But you--"

-page 182, City of Ashes by Cassandra Clare, borrowed

Teaser Tuesday (12)

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     He hugged her to him snugly. "Do I get to tell Faulk he doesn't stand a chance?" Daniel laughed.

     "Only if I get to punch Deana if she puts her lips on you when we return home," Jade replied.

     "Deal," Daniel said holding back a laugh.

- page 213, Bandits by L.M. Preston, ARC

Teaser Tuesday (11)

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     We got to the stairs and she stopped me. "How do you feel about him? That's the important thing."
     I shrugged. "Up is down. Down is up."
     "And that means...?"

- page 138, Falling Under by Gwen Hayes, borrowed

     Once Miss Brett was out of earshot, Faye said, "We need a plan."

     "A plan for what?" asked Jasper.

     "A plan of rescue, you dimwit," Faye said. "We've got to get out of here and rescue our parents."

- page 94, The Atomic Weight of Secrets or The Arrival of the Mysterious Men in Black by Eden Unger Bowditch, eARC

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I recently finished this book though I liked to share some teaser with you...

     He swallowed his last bite of brain sushi. "Well, dear, I hope it's not too special." He takes out one of the business cards from his wallet and picks the brains out of his teeth. "I don't think sushi's supposed to be quite that hard to chew."

- page 113, Zombies Don't Cry by Rusty Fischer, ARC [see my review here]

Teaser Tuesday (10)

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    "Haymitch? Not able to face something? Wanted a day off, more likely," I say.
     "I think his actual words were 'I couldn't face it without a bottle,'" says Plutarch.

- page 120, Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins, owned

    "Clara Pea," he said. "You enjoy the raw fish? Man created fire to cook raw things, remember."

     I was holding that leaf. I was spinning it in a circle by its stem. "I think I'm falling in love," I said.

- page 51, Stay by Deb Caletti, eARC via NetGalley

Teaser Tuesday (9)

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    "Let's start something more basic. Isn't it strange that I know you'd risk your life to save mine... but I don't know what your favorite color is?" he says.

     A smile creeps onto my lips. "Green. What's yours?"

     "Orange," he says.

     "Orange? Like Effie's hair?" I say.

     "A bit more mured," he says. "More like... sunset."

- page 52, Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins, owned

 

     "You need to focus more on the chic part rather than the casual part. You don't want to look like a hopeless homemaker. You'd be violating Lipstick Law Two. Got it?"

     I nod my head in agreement, and she moves on. "Lipstick Law Three--Health. Never gain more than three pound in a year."

- page 52, The Lipstick Laws by Amy Holder, eARC via NetGalley

Teaser Tuesday (8)

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     Violet was purposely avoiding discussions about all the girls who had suddenly noticed Jay, but he didn't seem to have the same aversion to the topic, and eventually he asked, "So what about that note from Elisabeth Adams?"

- page 34, The Body Finder by Kimberly Derting, owned

     "I know you girls are very fond of him, but he's like my brother. I've known him for twenty years, and I just can't see him..."
     "Mom," Ellie interrupted, "I've told you a thousand times. Don't call him your brother. If he ever hears that, it will end badly for you."
     "Usually when you've told her a thousand times, it's more like two," Emma finally caught a piece of conversation.

-page 39, Fallen by Nhan Diep, eARC

Teaser Tuesday (7)

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     A faint bluish light was visible at the tunnel's end. "It's so...dark," she said lamely.

     "You want me to hold your hand?"

     Clary put her hands behind her back like a small child. "Don't talk down to me."

     "Well, I could hardly talk up to you. You're too short." Jace glanced past her, the torch showering sparks as he moved.

- page 180, City of Bones by Cassandra Clare, borrowed

     "Yes, yes, I'm here," he says, and tries to kiss me again, but I draw back.

     I put my hands on his shoulders to push him away, but I can see the strange pain in his eyes that makes me think he was dreaming of Rose for a minute before I materialized back into Rhine.

- page 222, Wither by Lauren DeStefano, eARC

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      "I won," I pant out.

     "You cheated," he says, pushing forward a few more steps and collapsing with both arms behind him, looped over the rope stringing along the buoys. He arches his back so his face is tilted upward toward the sky. His T-shirt is completely soaked, and water beads off his eyelashes, trickles down his cheeks.

     "No rules," I say, "so no cheating."

     He turns to me, grinning. "I let you win, then."

- page 160, Delirium by Lauren Oliver, owned

    

      A scream roared up my throat, but I choked it back. I was crazy, I knew I was. Smelling Old Spice. Seeing worms in Adrien's eyes. I'd gotten my eyes checked yesterday, but shit, that doctor had clearly missed something. This was not normal.

- page 50, The Cellar by A.J. Whitten, eARC via NetGalley

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        Daniel caught me along the waist. He whirled me around so I was now on the thicker portion of the branch, and he stood where I had been. He pulled me tight against his body.

        Am I the one shaking so much, or is that him?

- page 202, The Dark Divine by Bree Despain

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Nico appeared right next to me. as if the shadows had darkened and created him. He stumbled, but I caught his arms.

"How did you do that?"

"Practice. A few times running into walls. A few accidental trips to China."

- page 91, The Last Olympian by Rick Riordan

ARC Review: One Hundred Candles by Mara Purnhagen / Teaser Tuesday (3)

One Hundred Candles by Mara Purnhagen

Publisher: Harlequin Teen

Release Date: February 15, 2011

Pages: 235 (eARC)

Chapters: 25 (eARC)

Original Language: English

Source: NetGalley* 

Summary

It’s taken a long time for Charlotte Silver to feel like a normal teenager. But now that she’s settled in a new school, where she’s made friends who know about her parent’s infamous paranormal investigations, it feels like everything is falling into place. And what better way to be normal than to go on a date with the popular Harris Abbott? After all, it’s not as if Noah is anything more than a friend.

But Charlotte’s new life takes a disturbing detour when Harris takes her to a party where they play a game called One Hundred Candles. It all seems like harmless, ghostly fun. Until the spirits supposedly unleashed by the game start showing up at school. Now, Charlotte, her friends and her family are in very real danger, and the door that she’s opened into another realm may yield deadly consequences.

[via Goodreads]

  *******

I have finished this book yesterday (Jan. 31) but I didn't take the time on making the review. So, here I am now and let see what are the things I should say about this book.

To be honest, I haven't read the first book, Past Midnight, and I noticed this book is the 2nd installment of the series. Yes. It's a bummer. Still, I wanted to make a review about it. I'll get myself the first book sometime so I could be able to connect both of these reviews.

The narrator is the main character of the book, Charlotte Silver, who has a family of ghost busters -- not actually on the movie but they are debunkers. They are the ones investigating paranormal and supernatural activities using instead of a ghost-capturing-box, they use scientific methods which they are proving ghost are just energies floating around and not a real ghost at all.

If you're wondering why it is called -- One Hundred Candles, the details is included in this book, of course.

It is bad for me not knowing what had happen on the first book but it gave me a glimpse on it which is so good for me, though I don't know the exact details of the story.

This book gave me the chills, especially when the main reason of the one hundred candles are for. I am a fan of violence and gore but in ghostly stuff? No. When I am reading this alone in my room and the lights are dim lit, I felt goosebumps on my skin and felt of a sudden chill, creepy feelings are crawling through my skin. I am not freaking out but I don't like the feeling of it. But this book helped me to like this even more. There are few books that sending me that electricity of fright of sensation. That's something good about this book.

Love? Friendship? Family? It's all here. Tear-jerking scenes, a couple of humorous give and simple teenage love. Good combination of the three.

There are points of few flaws on this book. I don't want to sound bad but it is the truth. There is the part of predictability, not entirely all though. There were parts I was surprised to know. But the important stuff is the very most crucial part of the book. I already know the enemy from the beginning, so I just needed to read further to know what will happen. Not too much for revelations but it shows surprises which I liked too.

I do recommend this book for those who wanted to feel chills in your skin. Surely you will like this book. It is a worth to read and sure you're gonna enjoy it. I'll be getting my own copy of Past Midnight soon!:]

*I received this free eGalley via from publisher Harlequin Teens via NetGalley in exchange for my honest review. Thanks guys!^^

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Teaser Tuesday is a weekly bookish meme hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along.

I'll give you 3 teasers today! These are the books I currently reading for reviews. Hope you liked it!^^

 
     "What a curious instrument," the lore master remarked, genuine interest returning to his voice.

     Jason pulled up the blue pant leg of his coveralls. "Look at my boot. Based on what I noticed people wearing at the waterfall, you've never seen shoes like these."

- page 30, Beyonders: A World Without Heroes by Brandon Mull, eARC via Galley Grab

    
      
As he watched, Eunice stretched her arm out behind her, holding up the folded slip of paper. Bulab took it from her hand and opened it.

- page 88, My Favorite Band Does Not Exist by Robert T. Jeschonek, eARC via NetGalley

 

     Eddie rolled his head, struggling to focus. "Tom... I saw an angel," he slurred.

     The bouncers burst out laughing. "Yeah, you mean Amber, right?" said the other one. "She wears short shorts while she's dancing around the bar."

- page 11, Angel Burn by L.A. Weatherly, eARC via NetGalley

[Image via Goodreads]

*****

It's the season of LOVE! Have a happy month of February guys! XOXO

Teaser Tuesday (2)

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From Ellie to Will

"So what can I really do? If you can jump through a two-story window, then what can I do?"

"You can do that too. You don't even need wings to do it, either"

- page 72, Angelfire by Courtney Allison Moulton, eARC via NetGalley

It's kinda short but it's a best teaser for me... I think? *laughs*

Teaser Tuesday (1)

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"Raj dragged me out here." 

"Because it's good for you," Rajas tells Jacinda. 

"Clear your head from all that girly crap you're into."

"Hey," I interrupt. "Girly doesn't necessarily make something crap."

"Yeah." Jacinda smiles. "Girls rule, boys drool."

- page 11, This Girl is Different by J.J. Johnson, e-ARC via NetGalley