Teaser Tuesday 25
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Teaser Tuesday is a weekly bookish meme hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Here are the rules:
• Grab your current read
• Open to a random page
• Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
• Be careful not the include spoilers!
• Share the title & author so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers.
I have modified them slightly for my Teasers. It will not be two sentences from a random page but two, usually more, sentences from the pages I have read so far that have struck me as most interesting, original or that I just happen to like a lot.
This week I went back reading a YA book, something I haven't done in while and I am really enjoying it. My teaser comes from Dare You To by Katie McGarry. I loved her first book in the series, Pushing the Limits, which I read last year. I was hesitant to pick up book 2 which tells the story of Beth, who I really didn't like very much in PtL, but most of GR friends gave glowing reviews of Dare You To, besides I really like Ms McGarry writing, so I decided to give it a try. I can honestly say that now I see Beth in a new light and Ryan is just awesome. Check the blog later this week for my review of Dare You To. Here is the teaser itself:
"I'm Ryan Stone - ballplayer, jock, leader of the team. But Ryan Stone - writer? I chuckle to myself as I pick the paperwork up off the desk. All of it describes in detail how to continue to the next phase of the writing competition, how to win. Not once in my life have I backed down from a challenge."
Ryan lowers his lips to my ear. "Dance with me, Beth."
"No." I whisper the reply. I hate him and I hate myself for wanting him to touch me again....
"I dare you..."
If anyone knew the truth about Beth Risk's home life, they'd send her mother to jail and seventeen-year-old Beth who knows where. So she protects her mom at all costs. Until the day her uncle swoops in and forces Beth to choose between her mom's freedom and her own happiness. That's how Beth finds herself living with an aunt who doesn't want her and going to a school that doesn't understand her. At all. Except for the one guy who shouldn't get her, but does....
Ryan Stone is the town golden boy, a popular baseball star jock-with secrets he can't tell anyone. Not even the friends he shares everything with, including the constant dares to do crazy things. The craziest? Asking out the Skater girl who couldn't be less interested in him.
But what begins as a dare becomes an intense attraction neither Ryan nor Beth expected. Suddenly, the boy with the flawless image risks his dreams-and his life-for the girl he loves, and the girl who won't let anyone get too close is daring herself to want it all...
13 comments
I loved "Pushing the Limits" so maybe will read this one too, although I didn't like Beth either as I recall. I look forward to reading your review!
ReplyDeletei agree, i wasnt a fan of Beth in pushing the limits, but this teaser does tempt me to read x
ReplyDeletePtL blew my mind, I loved it, this one I just liked muchly. Isn't funny have people can have completely different reactions? It will be interesting to find out what we both think of Crash Into You! :-) Great teaser honey, thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteOh! Nice Teaser! I still need to get to these books. Thanks for sharing! Here is my TT for STEELHEART by Brandon Sanderson
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I haven't had a chance to read these books, yet, but have heard great things about them! Great teaser!
ReplyDeleteHere's my Teaser!
Wendy @ Escape Into Fiction
Loved this teaser. I have heard of this book before but so far have not read it. My TT link is here: http://meandu-justthinking.blogspot.ca/2013/09/teaser-tuesdays.html
ReplyDeleteGreat teaser, I love when the title is used the dialogue (or in this case enough) haha. I will definitely need start this series soon! Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteBookmunchies' teaser (:
LOVE Katie McGarry and now I'm super excited for Crash Into You. Thanks for sharing :)
ReplyDeletehere's our TT
Janhvi @ The Readdicts
Great Teaser! Lots of trouble has been caused by those three little words: "I dare you."
ReplyDeleteMy Teaser is from a YA book too: SMOKE, WINGS & STONE.
I've seen this book a lot lately. Enjoy!
ReplyDeleteNICE! I particularly love that "I dare you"... Sounds a great read!
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing and here's my TT. :)
Great Teaser! Sounds awesome. Here is my TT http://cynthiastacey.com/2013/09/17/teaser-tuesday-sept-17/
ReplyDeleteNice teasers! I have this in my TBR, I've been meaning to read it for a while since I really liked the first book. Have fun reading:)
ReplyDeleteHere's my TT