Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, chocolate in one hand, martini in the other, totally worn out and screaming,
"WOO HOO, what a ride!"

Tuesday, March 9, 2010

Teaser Tuesdays

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly meme hosted by Miz B of Should Be Reading and asks you to :
1. Grab your current read
2. Open to a random page
3 . Share 2 "teaser" sentences also citing the title of the book and the author and in that way people can have great recommendations if they like the "teaser".
4. Please avoid spoilers!
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Behind the counter, I slouched on my stool in the sun and sucked in the summer as if I could hold every drop in it inside of me. As the hours crept by, the afternoon sunlight bleached all the books on the shelves to pale, gilded versions of themselves and warmed the paper and ink inside the covers so that the smell of unread words hung in the air.

~page 8
Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater

16 comments:

Lisa said...

will read this one soon (if i rmemeber to read it after the current book o.o)

Here's mine

Kaye said...

Wow, that sounds so good. I almost sniffed to see if I could smell the words. Here's my teaser . Have a great week and happy reading.

Alayne said...

Great teaser. Hope you're enjoying the book! Mine is at The Crowded Leaf.

Jennifer said...

Beautiful teaser, the prose awakens the senses. My TT: http://www.rundpinne.com/2010/03/teaser-tuesdays-waking-up-in-land-of.html

Lori said...

Heard good things about this book. Enjoy your book! Here's Mine

Juju at Tales of Whimsy.com said...

I just love how Maggie paints pictures with words.

Great one :)

I gotta read this.

Here is mine:)

Well-Read Reviews said...

This is from Sam's point of view, right? I read this a while ago and enjoyed it!

Great teaser!

My teaser: We the Children

Missy B. said...

Wow, I really like that teaser! I had not even planned on reading this book...maybe now I will!

Susie Sharp Librarian said...

I really have to read that book!Great teaser!
Here's Mine

carolsnotebook said...

Beautiful teaser, makes me long for summer.

Jo-Jo said...

The smell of unread words...I love how that sounds! Thanks for the teaser.

Alice Audrey said...

What a beautiful, lyrical teaser.

dArLyN said...

this book is absoultely one of i cant wait to read!

Marg said...

I keep on meaning to try one of this author's books! Thanks for stopping by at my blog!

Lisa said...

I love the phrase "the smell of unread words"! I can almost imagine it.

My teaser is here.

Staci said...

I remember that passage!! Loved this book, hope you're enjoying it!