Categotry Archives: Teaser Tuesday

The Curse Workers White Cat by Holly Black

“Congratulations. You’re going to be sleeping in your room tonight, Mr. Sharp.” I nod, chewing. Maybe if I make it through tonight he’ll consider letting me stay. “But I want you to know I have Dean Warton’s dog, and she’s going to be sleeping in the hallway. That dog is going to bark like Hell if you go on one of your midnight strolls.” Ambrosia of The Purple Booker hosts Teaser Tuesday. To play along, grab your current read, open […]

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Amped by Daniel H Wilson

Audobook position 00:04:16 My hand wavers, tracing incantations of fear and panic in the air. Just beyond my fingers is something that’s been spiraling out of control for years. Only I shouldn’t call her something, should never call her a thing. She is a student. He (“I”) is her teacher. They are both on the roof of the school, and she is threatening to jump. Ambrosia of The Purple Booker hosts Teaser Tuesday. To play along, grab your current read, […]

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Falling Free by Lois McMaster Bujold

“If Yeae and all her ilk had their way nobody would shoot anybody, and chaos would rule the universe.” I like her dry sense of humor. Position 8:14:35 in the audio file. This is pretty old, but new to me. Ambrosia of The Purple Booker hosts Teaser Tuesday. To play along, grab your current read, open to a random page, share a couple of “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page. Then go see Ambrosia to link up and visit […]

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FrogKisser by Garth Nix

At 00:05:31 Anya shut her book with emphatic thump and latched it closed since it was a copy of the adventures of a sorcerous type and his apprentice and otherwise the words inside would climb off the page and go wandering around the library. In fact there were still several words missing from an earlier reading. Including the particularly troublesome pair of “instantly” and “forthwith” which Gottfried thought had escaped the castle all together or gotten eaten by one of […]

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Crossed by Ally Condie min,. 6:26:23

I believe Hunter when he says he needs to know why The Society did what they did. He still believes that knowing why might help. He doesn’t yet know that the reason will never be good enough. Ambrosia of The Purple Booker hosts Teaser Tuesday. To play along, grab your current read, open to a random page, share a couple of “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page. Then go see Ambrosia to link up and visit others.

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Purity in Death by J.D.Robb

“Heroism isn’t achieved by remote control,” Eve snapped. “If you keep spouting sound bit’s like that off the record,” Nadine said, “I’m going to break down and cry.” Nadine is a reporter. This is at 31.1% of the ebook Ambrosia of The Purple Booker hosts Teaser Tuesday. To play along, grab your current read, open to a random page, share a couple of “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page. Then go see Ambrosia to link up and visit others.

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Mirror Dance by Lois McMaster Bujold

His lover was a tall, brown-eyes, dark-haired, tough-minded, smart woman. The first thing presented to his confused, awakening senses had been a tall, brown-eyed, dark-haired, tough-minded, smart woman. It was a very natural mistake. He wondered if Elly was going to buy that explanation. His taste for heavily armed girlfriends did have potential drawbacks. From location14:49:40 on audiobook Ambrosia of The Purple Booker hosts Teaser Tuesday. To play along, grab your current read, open to a random page, share a […]

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Sex on the Moon by Ben Mezrich

It had to be the strangest getaway in history. (snip) Between the lights he had to keep the jeep at an agonizing five miles per hour, a veritable crawl along the desolate, rain-swept streets of the tightly controlled compound. 1:40 to 2:24 audiobook time. The non-fiction story of a man who stole moon rocks from NASA Ambrosia of The Purple Booker hosts Teaser Tuesday. To play along, grab your current read, open to a random page, share a couple of […]

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Dragon Blood by Patricia Briggs

Audio-book location 8:43:03 It is one of those lessons that every child should learn. Don’t play with fire, sharp objects, or ancient artifacts. And also at 00:00:17 It takes many years and dedication to produce a competent torturer. Young men just don’t want to take the time to learn the craft. Ambrosia of The Purple Booker hosts Teaser Tuesday. To play along, grab your current read, open to a random page, share a couple of “teaser” sentences from somewhere on […]

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The Elite by Kiera Cass

I’ve shown you so many of my secrets, defended you in every way I can, but when you aren’t pleased with me, you act rashly. You shut me out, blame me, or most impressively, try to change the entire country. At minute 7:30:36 Ambrosia of The Purple Booker hosts Teaser Tuesday. To play along, grab your current read, open to a random page, share a couple of “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page. Then go see Ambrosia to link […]

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The Life of Pi by by Yann Martel

Once, there was lightning. (clip) The water was shot through with what looked like white roots. Briefly, a great celestial tree stood in the ocean. I had never imagined such a thing was possible – lightning striking the sea. Min 8:46:36. Ambrosia of The Purple Booker hosts Teaser Tuesday. To play along, grab your current read, open to a random page, share a couple of “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page. Then go see Ambrosia to link up and […]

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The Wolf of Wall Street by Jordan Belfort

At 91% I had the owner, the unreachable, the one and only Doug Talbot, as my best buddy. And every patient and staff member knew it as well. The wolf was ready to bare his fangs, even in rehab. Ambrosia of The Purple Booker hosts Teaser Tuesday. To play along, grab your current read, open to a random page, share a couple of “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page. Then go see Ambrosia to link up and visit others.

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Woolly by Ben Mezrich

During his appearance on The Colbert Report in 2012, the host had asked him point blank, “How do you think your work will eventually destroy all mankind? Do you think it’s going to be a killer virus, or more like a giant mutant killer squid man?” Non-fiction about scientists doing their thing. Has some personal insights and excellent background info. A politically charged subject – gene splicing – but not focused on that element. Teaser is from audio book location […]

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Dragon Bones by Patricia Briggs

At audio location 00:08:55 This near the river the tunnel was mushroom shaped, with walks on either side of a deep narrow ditch that ran sluggishly with sewer water. The walkways were meant for dwarfs, not hulking brutes who towered over most grown men. With a sigh, I dropped to my hands and knees and began crawling through the foul smelling muck. Can you tell the narrator is a hulking brute? He’s actually a teenage boy who has spent the […]

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Graceling by Kristin Cashore Chapter 24 part 7

Katsa looked at this child who barely came up to her chest, Poes sleeves hanging almost to the girls knees, her eyes and nose big under the hood, too big for her little face her voice a squeak but a calmness in her manner, a certainly, as she recommended her father’s murder. Location 7:23:23 on which is pretty close to the end of the audio book. For the record, he deserves it. Ambrosia of The Purple Booker hosts Teaser Tuesday. […]

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