Teaser Tuesday 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 & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!
This week's teaser comes from the following book:
Title: The Hallowed Ones
Author: Laura Bickle
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Published: September 25, 2012
Purchase: Amazon | B&N
Katie is on the verge of her Rumspringa, the time in Amish life when teenagers can get a taste of the real world. But the real world comes to her in this dystopian tale with a philosophical bent. Rumors of massive unrest on the “Outside” abound. Something murderous is out there. Amish elders make a rule: No one goes outside, and no outsiders come in. But when Katie finds a gravely injured young man, she can’t leave him to die. She smuggles him into her family’s barn—at what cost to her community?
My teaser:
"My fingers wound in the burnt grass, and my heart hammered.
I knew, deep in the core of my being,
that there was something terrible in there..."
I knew, deep in the core of my being,
that there was something terrible in there..."
-pg 17
This book is off to a very good start! I'm so intrigued by Katie and her Amish family. I can't wait to see where this story takes me!
I'd love to know what your Teaser is!
Wow! I've been wanting to read this book and seriously your teaser sounds amazing. I hope you enjoy your book.
ReplyDeleteI love Amish fiction so I'm excited for this one.
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Very mysterious! Here is my teaser for this week.
ReplyDeleteOhhhh that teaser really leaves you hanging! Awesome choice for a tease. In other news, I'm kinda scared of that cover lol
ReplyDeleteI loved this book and you picked a great teaser!
ReplyDeleteHeard great things about this one! And that teaser!!
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ooh sounds eerie, very interesting teaser! Thanks for sharing.
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I like the unusual setting and premise OF this book, and your teaser really intrigues me. I'll read this one.
ReplyDeleteMy Teaser is from TEN TINY BREATHS.
Ahh I am still kicking myself for not getting this one off NG when I had the chance. I really want to read this one!
ReplyDeleteI have heard nothing but great things about this book. Thanks for sharing the teaser !
ReplyDeleteBeautiful teaser! Great pick.
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Yes, yes, yes!! LOVED this book. So freaking good. I need the 2nd book now.
ReplyDeletehmmm. burnt grass? And terrible in where? Heard great things about this book.. Fabulous, intriguing teaser!
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Happy Reading :)
Keely @ Realms of an Open Mind
Great teaser. The mix of Amish and dystopia sounds really interesting.
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