Teaser Tuesday

Teaser Tuesday is a weekly bookish meme, hosted byMizB of Should Be Reading and it asks us to...

• 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!

Here's my teaser this week:


Mrs. Nesbitt died. 
I don't know when but she was in bed and I like to think she died in her sleep.  Her eyes were closed and she looked peaceful. 


Life as We Knew It - Susan Beth Pfeffer pg. 240

Mailbox Monday & What Are You Reading

Mailbox Monday was originally hosted by Marcia at the Printed page but now it is a traveling meme. This month it is being hosted by Metroreader.

I bought one book this week.

 A Game of Thrones - George R.R. Martin

It's Monday. What are you reading this week? Hosted by Sheila at One Person's Journey Through A World of Books. This is a meme to list the books completed last week, the books currently being read, and the books to be finished this week.

Books I finished in the last week:

The Line - Teri Hall
The Away - Teri Hall

Books I am reading this week:

Life As We Knew It - Susan Beth Pfeffer

Harbor - John Ajvide Lindqvist

Romeo & Juliet - William Shakespeare (work in progress)

Books to Finish This week:

Life As We Knew It - Susan Beth Peffer

The Away - A Review

The Away - Teri Hall (own)

Synopsis:


After crossing the Line, Rachel finds herself in a world where survival is never guaranteed - a world where bizarre creatures roam the woods and people have strange abilities. Everything has gone to ruin Away and the survivors have banded into warring clans. Rachel finds her father being held prisoner by a tribe of Others, and she and her new friends set out to rescue him. But when they cross back over the Line, Rachel and Pathik make a foolish decision, bringing them into further danger that can only be resolved with an unthinkable sacrifice.

An adventure filled with life-and-death choices, dark conspiracies, and heart-poundingly suspenseful moments, this sequel delivers.

My Thoughts:

I'm going to keep this one short and sweet. I read this book in one day. I couldn't put it down. I finished The Line yesterday and started this one last night. Again Teri's worlds kept me captivated and everything I enjoyed about the first book , I enjoyed here as well.  And once again, a cliffhanger! I want to know what is going to happen next. I can't wait to see what may be in store. 

Author's Website: Teri Hall

The Line - A Review

The Line - Teri Hall (bought)

Synopsis:


When Rachel and her mother move to Mrs. Moore's house-the one with the greenhouse, right next to the Line-Rachel starts questioning things. There are so many rumors of horrible things that lie beyond the Line-in a place called Away-but no one dares to talk about it. And it's no use asking questions- especially of Mrs. Moore, who has always lived by the Line, or of her mother, who is just happy to have a place to stay, especially since Rachel's father died in the war. But then Rachel comes across a recorded message-one that could only have come from Away. And the voice on the recorder is asking for help. As things start to unravel, the question becomes, how far is Rachel willing to go to cross the Line and do the right thing?


My Thoughts:


I love the premise of this book but once I got it and started reading, I have to admit the doubts kicked in a bit. However it didn't take too long for me to change my mind and I really ended up enjoying the book. I just put it down a few minutes ago and I now I want book two.


Imagine living in a world where you're borders are sealed. There's no way out. The governments says it's for your own protection but is it really? The idea of sealed borders kind of freaks me out. This is Rachels life born after the line went up. Told of stories of the Away and the Others. Scary horror stories of what is on the other side. But Rachel is a curious girl, always questioning. I liked that about her. 


I will say book one was more of a build up book. Giving life to the characters more than creating much action. That comes later in the book. I will say you might want to have book 2 on hand before you pick this one up. Book one leaves a gazillion questions unanswered and you are going to want to go straight into book two.


Author's Website: Teri Hall