Tuesday, June 21, 2011

Teaser Tuesdays (54)

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly meme hosted by MizB at 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 and author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!



My teasers this week:


"I feel the trademark symptoms of fear: sweaty palms, racing heart, tightness in my chest, dry mouth, a lump in my throat, difficulty breathing. He plants his hands on either side of my head and leans over me. 'Be brave, Tris,' he whispers."




Divergent by Veronica Roth
p. 232

In Beatrice Prior's dystopian Chicago, society is divided into five factions, each dedicated to the cultivation of a particular virtue—Candor (the honest), Abnegation (the selfless), Dauntless (the brave), Amity (the peaceful), and Erudite (the intelligent). On an appointed day of every year, all sixteen-year-olds must select the faction to which they will devote the rest of their lives. For Beatrice, the decision is between staying with her family and being who she really is—she can't have both. So she makes a choice that surprises everyone, including herself.

During the highly competitive initiation that follows, Beatrice renames herself Tris and struggles to determine who her friends really are—and where, exactly, a romance with a sometimes fascinating, sometimes infuriating boy fits into the life she's chosen. But Tris also has a secret, one she's kept hidden from everyone because she's been warned it can mean death. And as she discovers a growing conflict that threatens to unravel her seemingly perfect society, she also learns that her secret might help her save those she loves . . . or it might destroy her.

Debut author Veronica Roth bursts onto the literary scene with the first book in the Divergent series—dystopian thrillers filled with electrifying decisions, heartbreaking betrayals, stunning consequences, and unexpected romance.



This is such a fantastic book so far. I am currently on page 232 (where the teaser came from) and Tris is about to undergo a difficult challenge. Can't wait to find out what happens!

9 comments:

  1. Hope she is brave enough get through.

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  2. Love this teaser! This book is on my TBR, can't wait to read it.

    My Teaser Tuesday is from Matched by Ally Condie. Happy Reading! Jen @ A Reader's Journey

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  3. Oops, sorry, bad link, here is the correct one Teaser Tuesday. Enjoy the first day of summer!

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  4. great teaser.


    http://satinsbookishcorner.blogspot.com/2011/06/teaser-tuesday_21.html

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  5. Ahh! I am so glad you are enjoying Divergent. I remember this part...this whole book had me on the edge of my seat. I swear--my blood pressure went nuts when I was reading this book. Enjoy!

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  6. Great teaser. It's on my tbr pile but I'm not sure if I am going to read it now or wait until the next book is out.
    Sally.
    http://theelifylop.blogspot.com/2011/06/teaser-tuesday-24.html

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  7. Awesome teaser from an amazing book! Makes me want to read it again :)

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  8. Ahh lovely teaser. I want to read this so bad next! I still haven't gotten a copy of it yet. Haha.

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  9. Oh wow. That is good stuff. I wonder how close they are. Great teaser.

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