It's Monday! What are you reading?

What are you reading Monday  is hosted by Shelia over at Book Journey. Head over and check out what others are reading!

I've had quite a busy week this week with three finished books. Powering through that to read list I am!

What I finished

Remains of the Day - Kazuo Ishiguro

Mistaken Identity - Don & Susie Van Ryn and Newell, Colleen & Whitney Cerak

Living Oprah - Robyn Okrant

What I am Reading Now

Criss Cross - Lynne Rae Perkins

Literally managed a dozen pages of this last night before I fell asleep. Not really sure what it's about, but it interested me enough to bring home from work. I let you know how it goes.

In the car I am still listening to

Magyc - Angie Sage

Enjoying it.
 
What's Next

I'm almost through my back log of library books, so maybe The House at Salvation Creek by Susan Duncan, although given my previous history, I make no promises!

So what are you reading this week? Leave me a link, I'd love to know!

Living Oprah

Title: Living Oprah
Author: Robyn Okrant
Genre: Non Fiction
Audience: Adult
Format: Book - Library

Synopsis: In 2008. Robyn Okrant decided to spend a year living exactly as Oprah told her to. If Oprah told her she "must" buy, see, eat or experience it, Robyn would. She spent the year blogging her experience and ended up writing this book about her year.

What I thought: Another book I read about in a magazine article and thought it would be interesting so requested it from work. I love the fact that if a book is not in the library catalogue, I can request it and if it's a fairly new publication, chances are the library will buy it. Of course, it doesn't hurt that part of my job is doing these requests for clients!
So, each month Okrant reflects on her journey, things she struggled with, as well as keeping a spread sheet of what she is doing, how long it takes and how much it costs.
For me this book didn't hold any great surprises. Okrant struggles with the fact that in one show Oprah tells her she must cut back on stuff and in the next encourages her to buy more. It is interesting to see how dedicated she becomes to the project. At no time does she give herself a free pass and in the end struggles to cut herself off from the queen of talk. All in all an interesting read.

Recommended for: who love or hate Oprah. Either group will find their ideas on her supported in this book.

Challenges:  100+ Challenge, A-Z Challenge, 

Mistaken Identity

Title: Mistaken Identity
Author: Don & Susie Van Ryn and Newell, Colleen & Whitney Cerak
Genre: Non Fiction
Audience: Adult
Format: Book - Library

Synopsis: In April 2006, a van of college students and staff crashed on the way back from an event. 5 people were killed and one girl - Laura Van Ryn lay comatosed in hospital. Her family sat by her side while the other victims were buried, including Whitney Cerak. As Laura progressed, the Van Ryn's became her cheer squad, going with her to therapy and staying with her at all times. 5 weeks after the accident, the occupational therapist asked her to write her name. She wrote Whitney.

What I thought: This book came through the returns chute at work and I thought it looked interesting. What I didn't realise is how religious the book is. Both the Van Ryn's and the Cerak's have strong Christian beliefs which unsurprisingly form a large part of the book. I continued to read it only because it was the only book I had with me on a day that involved a lot of waiting for things to happen. I'm glad I kept going because the story is an amazing one. I cannot even imagine burying your daughter, only to find out later she was still alive, let alone thinking your daughter had survived only to find out she hadn't. It's unimaginable how it happened and my guess is guidelines have been tightened incredibly to stop it happening again. I think the authorities would feel incredibly lucky that it happened to two families who never even thought of seeking compensation, or attributing blame. I'm fairly sure that would not have been me! If you are not a religious person (and I'm not) you could struggle with the constant talk of God and Jesus, but really, in the end, this is what got these families through. While I don't share their beliefs, I do admire the strength of them and their conviction that all of this happened for a reason.

Recommended for: those who enjoy uplifting, Christian writing.

Challenges:  100+ Challenge, A-Z Challenge,  TwentyEleven Challenge

The Remains of the Day

Title: The Remains of the Day
Author: Kazuo Ishiguro
Genre: Fiction
Audience: Adult
Format: Kindle

Synopsis: Stevens is the epitome of a proper English butler. The needs and wishes of his employer comes before anything else and Stevens whole purpose is to serve. A car trip to visit a former employee and possibly re-employ her gives him to time to reflect on his career and possible opportunities lost.

What I thought: I chose this for our book club after reading Never Let Me Go which I loved. Unfortunately, this fell short for me. I still love Ishiguro's language and some of the passages in the book were pure poetry to read, but I felt like I spent the whole book waiting for it to start. I also felt myself becoming frustrated with Stevens who seemed completely unable to look beyond what he saw as his main role - to follow his employers wishes completely, without question or doubt. I just wanted him to say once, no, that is wrong or express some discomfort about what was happening. I would be interested to know though, what the role of a modern day butler is and whether complete servitude is still required.

Recommended for: I'm not sure - I find it hard to recommend books I myself did not enjoy!

Challenges:  100+ Challenge, A-Z Challenge, E-Book Challenge,

Teaser Tuesday

Teaser Tuesday is hosted by MizB over at Should Be Reading. This is how it works:

•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 weeks teaser comes from 

Remains of the Day - Kazuo Ishiguro

Really, Mr Stevens, this room resembles a prison cell. All one needs is a small bed int eh corner and one could well imagine condemned men spending their last hours here.

What's your teaser? Leave me a link, I'd love to know!  

It's Monday! What are you reading?

What are you reading Monday  is hosted by Shelia over at Book Journey. Head over and check out what others are reading!

Hello! Back again. Let's see what's been read in the past two weeks shall we?

What I finished.

The Scold's Bridle - Minette Walters  

Sparkle and Nightflower - Sonya Hartnett

Linger - Maggie Stiefvater 

What am I reading now.

The Remains of the Day - Kazuo Ishiguru 

I'm reading this for February book group. It was my pick and I chose it after reading Never Let me Go and loving it. This is the second of Ishiguro's books I've read since then and I'm feeling a tad let down. The writing is lovely, I'm just not being grabbed by the story, or lack of one really.

In the car I am listening to

Magyc - Angie Sage

I saw this a couple of times on the library shelf and thought I should read it at some stage. Definitely a case of being attracted by the way the book looks rather than anything else. It's enjoyable. Good car listening.

What's next?

I keep saying The House at Salvation Creek by Susan Duncan, but I don't think so. I have a backlog of library books whose due dates are coming up fast so they may take priority.

So, what are you reading? Leave me a link, I'd love to know!

Linger

Title: Linger
Author: Maggie Stiefvater
Genre: Fiction
Audience: Young Adult
Format: Book (library)

Synopsis: Grace and Sam are learning how to live this new life together. Life however is not easy, especially when one of you use to be a werewolf! Sam is trying to work out how to be the new contact point for the wolves as they change. Now that Beck has change permanently, Sam feels responsible for the others, but he's not sure about the four new wolves in the pack, especially Cole. Can Grace and Sam have their happy ever after, or is that too much to ask.

What I thought: I have been waiting for this to come into the library for ages and admit to devouring it pretty quickly once it did. I do tend to avoid a lot of the current young adult paranormal trend. I read Twilight and thought it was great for it's target audience. To be honest, I don't get the whole adult obsession thing around it. However, Shiver and Linger kept getting rave reviews so I thought why not. For me, I find Stiefvater's writing to be excellent. Sure there is no indepth analysis of her characters to be had - but it is teenage fiction remember. The story flows, the characters are believable. I must admit in Shiver I though Grace's  parents were given the formulaic treatment of being absent to allow her to do pretty much whatever she wanted, but in Linger they came into play a bit more and it was good to see. I'm looking forward to the third one coming out and at that time will most probably revisit Shiver and Linger.

Recommended for: those who like their teenage paranormal fiction to have a bit of quality about it!

Challenges:  100+ Challenge, A-Z Challenge, For the Love of Young Adult Fiction Challenge

Australian Picture Book Authors and Illustrators Graeme Base - The Discovery of Dragons

Title:  

The Discovery of Dragons

Published: 

1996

Awards: 
none

When Graeme Base first met his publisher, he had an idea for a book about Dragons. In fact, a field guide to dragons. His publisher suggested an book based on something Australian would be a better idea and so My Grandma lived in Gooligulch was born and the dragons were shelved. Fast forward to 1995 and several books later and the publisher was interested in revisiting the dragon idea. The end result was The Discovery of Dragons.

The Discovery of Dragons is a series of letters from 3 explorers who discover dragons. Bjorn of Bromme writes to his cousin Olaf of several dragons discovered in Europe, Soong Mei Ying writes to her father in regards to several Asiatic Dragons and Dr E. F. Leibermann writes to his fiancée, Prunella Hapsburgernfries about the tropical dragons he finds.

In true Base style, the illustrations in this book are incredible. Along with the letters, there is a full colour illustration of each dragon, along with a map of where they are found and a size comparison. Along the bottom of each page is a cartoon style summary of the letter which is quite hilarious. The letters play for laughs as well. For example, Bjorn writes to Olaf:

I know you're not going to be too pleased about this, Olaf, but me and Sigurd thought we might just pop down to Portugal or Spain since we're over this way - catch some rays, then head across to the south of Gaul for the summer. Good luck with the Rampage. I'll be thinking of you.

Soong Mei Ying writes:

But I soothed it by softly playing my lute. (How thankful I was that my clever father had insisted I persevere with music practice, despite continual objections from myself, the neighbours and most of the local dogs.)

The Discovery of Dragons is a beautiful book, as you would expect from Base. At no point during the whole thing do you break from the idea that this is real. Real people wrote these letters and out there somewhere, there are dragons just waiting to be discovered.

Links to other Graeme Base books I am looking at can be found here.

The official Graeme Base website can be found here.

Australian Picture Book Authors and Illustrators Graeme Base - The Sign of the Seahorse

Title:  

The Sign of the Seahorse

Published: 

1992

Awards: 

None

 The front cover of this says A Tale of Greed and High Adventure in Two Acts and it's not lying!  I was not surprised to read that he planned for it to become a musical as the story, the verse and the characters just lend themselves to it. In 1998 Melbourne's Playbox Theatre Company and the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra did a concert version of the book. There were plans for a movie as well, but that has yet to come to fruition. I hope it does, it would be spectacular!

Sign of the Seahorse tells the story of the residents of Reeftown. All the seahorses have disappeared, but there are still plenty of fish and crustaceans to frequent The Seahorse Cafe.  It's here that Pearl Trout and Bert, a corporal in the Soldiercrab Army fall in love. Pearl's father owns the Seahorse Cafe and her brother, Finneus has taken up with the Catfish Gang. Unfortunately Gropmund G Groper, a local thief, con artist and all-round baddie, strong arm's Mr Trout into selling him the Cafe, leaving the Trout's out on the street.

In the meantime, something is killing the coral and the Soldiercrab Army are tasked with finding and stopping the poison. the Catfish Gang stumble upon Groper's evil plans for the reef and it's up to Finneus to find the Soldiercrab Army and let them in on the plot. Can Pearl find a new, clean reef for them to live on, will Finneus find the Soldiercrab Army in time and will they be able to stop the poison that is killing the reef.

In true Base style, there are things hidden in the pictures of this book. Apparently somewhere in the book, the number 42 appears twice. This is the clue to find 42 hidden, stylised seahorses in the picture. All the hidden seahorses look like the one on the front cover, under the title. Some are rather obvious, like on the sign of the Seahorse Cafe, others are more hidden.

While once again, I found Sign of the Seahorse a captivating and original book, I did feel that at times the verse did not flow and was forced to fit the story. This however is a minor detail and may have to do with how I read it! For me, Sign of the Seahorse was the first of Base's books where he attempted to make the story as complicated as the pictures and it worked well.

Links to other Graeme Base books I am looking at can be found here.

The official Graeme Base website can be found here.

Sparkle and Nightflower

Title: Sparkle and Nightflower
Author: Sonya Hartnett
Genre: Fiction
Audience: Young Adult
Format: Book (library)

Synopsis: Sam Sparkle and his mother, Sarah Nightflower are on the move again. This time to a rural town where Sarah's father has left her a boarding house. Sam once again goes through the agony of making new friends, in a place he really doesn't want to be, living with people he really doesn't want to live with.

What I thought: There is a marked difference in the writing of Hartnett between this and her first book, Trouble all the Way. It's more mature, the characters better fleshed out and for me, the story easier to read and follow. I know however how much better she gets and I'm looking forward to continuing my quest on reading all of her books.

Recommended for: those who want a clear vision of how a writer grows and matures.

Challenges:  100+ Challenge, A-Z Challenge, Aussie YA Challenge, For the Love of YA Challenge

Over Committed

As in I have. Over committed that is. Trying to do too much and feeling bad because I'm failing! So, recognising that this blogging gig is suppose to be fun, here's what I'm doing.

I've reduced the number of Australian Picture Books Authors/ Illustrators I'm going to cover to 6. One every two months instead of one every month. Much easier to cope with.

I'm going to continue with the Read to me picture book challenge but am not going to beat myself up if I don't get reviews up each week.

Time to take the pressure off I say -  and it's all self inflected pressure! If I miss a What are you reading Monday, Teaser Tuesday or Library Loot, it is not the end of the world and the internet will not implode. All good!

Library Loot

Library Loot is co-hosted by Claire at The Captive Reader and Marg at The Adventures of an Intrepid Reader.  This week it's hosted by Marg at The Adventures of an Intrepid Reader, so pop over and see who else is participating.

Fair amount of loot this week, but expect it to slow down! I've over done my limit!

Magyk by Angie Sage

I've passed this a few times on the shelf and have been curious. I came across the audio book today and thought it would be good for the car. This is what pushed me over my limit!

Linger by Maggie Stiefvater

I have been waiting for this to come in for ages!! Expect to see it read soon as it's only on a two week loan.

Lockie Leonard: Human Torpedo by Tim Winton.

The next on my Tim Winton list and the first of his books aimed at Young Adults.

Foster by Claire Keegan

I grabbed this when I saw it as not only does it sound interesting, it fits into the novella category for the TwentyEleven challenge.

The Ice Bound Land - John Flanagan

The next in the Ranger's Apprentice series. I grabbed this yesterday when I forgot to put a book in my handbag *gasp* and I needed something to read.

Where Did I Come From by Peter Mayle

My Amazing Journey by  Pat Thomas

Human Body

Reproduction by Steve Parker

Based on the last four books, can you guess which talk my husband and I are having with our eight year old some time this weekend? Any words of wisdom to help??



What was your loot? Leave me a link, I'd love to know!



Library loot this week: 9                                        Year to date - 
                                                                                Fiction - 13
                                                                                Non Fiction - 9
                                                                                Non Book - 8
                                                                                Total - 30 

The Scold's Bridle

Title: The Scold's Bridle
Author: Minette Walters
Genre: Fiction
Audience: Adult
Format: Book (library)

Synopsis: When Mathilda Gillespie is found in her bath tub, her wrists slit, dosed up on barbituates and with the Scold's Bridle on her head, it is assumed she has committed suicide. However, some are not so sure and really, it's not like there is a shortage of susupects - she wasn't exactly well liked in the community. Then the reading of the Will drops a bombshell. Mathilda has disinherited her daughter and grand-daughter and left her whole estate to her doctor. So the question becomes why is the doctor set to inherit, did Mathilda commit suicide or was she murdered and if she was murdered, who did it and why?

What I thought: I truly believe Walters is one of the best crime writers around. I never read her stuff and think I've read it before. Each of her stories are orignial and interesting. I love that Mathilda was such an unlikeable chararcter, but the need to find out what happened to her was still important. Walters gives you enough to form some ideas on what you think happened, and releases you new information at just the right moment to make you doubt yourself after you are sure you have solved the mystery! It's another Walters I can cross off my list, allowing me to look forward to the next one.

Recommended for: those who love a well written mystery that will keep you guessing.

Challenges:  100+ Challenge,

It's Monday! What are you reading?

What are you reading Monday  is hosted by Shelia over at Book Journey. Head over and check out what others are reading!

Not a bad week this week, three finishes.

What I finished last week.

Stolen - Lucy Christopher 

In the Winter Dark - Tim Winton

Lessons in Letting Go: Confessions of a Hoarder - Corinne Grant

Hmm, looking at that, it was also an all Australian week!

What am I reading now.

The Scold's Bridle - Minette Walters

I know I said it was going to be  The House at Salvation Creek by Susan Duncan, but this is a library book and almost due so I've had to put in first!

What's Next?

The House at Salvation Creek by Susan Duncan will have to be put on the back burner just a little longer. I need to read our February book group book, especially since I'm hosting! So next up will be Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro.


So, what are you reading? Leave me a link, I'd love to know!

Library Loot

Library Loot is co-hosted by Claire at The Captive Reader and Marg at The Adventures of an Intrepid Reader.  This week it's hosted by Claire at The Captive Reader so pop over and see who else is participating.

Once again, lets start with non book items!

Doctor Who Season 1, Disc 2

Same cover, different disc. My library has a terrible habit of buying the complete series and then splitting them up so you have to borrow disc one, disc two etc. I can see the point if people don't watch things quickly, but highly annoying for those of us who do as getting them one after the other can be a bit of a challenge.

  Deadliest Catch Season 4, Discs3-4

Different series, same problem!

My Year of Living Oprah- Robyn Okrant

I read about this somewhere and thought it sounded good. The library didn't have a copy, I put in a request and they bought it! How good is that?? And because I'm the one who requested it, I get it first! Yay me!!

Lessons in Letting Go - Corinne Grant

Corinne Grant is one of my favourite comediennes. I heard her talking about this book on the radio one day and thought it sounded interesting. I've been waiting about 4 months for it to come in from request and I've already read it - took me less than two days! Click on the link to read my review.

So what's your loot??



Library loot this week: 4                                           Year to date -  Fiction - 8
                                                                                Non Fiction - 5
                                                                                Non Book - 8
                                                                                Total - 21

Lessons In Letting Go

Title: Lessons In Letting Go: Confessions of a Hoarder
Author: Corinne Grant
Genre: Non Fiction - Memoir
Audience: Adult
Format: Book (library)

Synopsis: Corinne Grant is a well known Australian comedienne. What her public face hid though was the fact that she was a hoarder. You know, you've seen them on TV, houses stuffed to the brim with things they can't throw out. While she was never so bad she needed intervention from Today Tonight, it was out of hand. Lessons in Letting Go shows the reader how she became a hoarder, the effect it had on her life and friendships, how she finally faced her demons and cleaned out her flat.

What I thought: I love Corinne Grant. I think she is one of the funniest people around. So imagine my surprise when I discovered reading this book that for a lot of the time, she was unsure of herself, plagued with guilt and totally unable to control her stuff. The book was great. She seems to hide nothing, tracing her hoarding back to earlier days and systematically moving through her worst and out the other side. All done with humour when appropriate and seriousness when needed. I think there is a little bit of a hoarder in all of us, but for some it's easier to let things go. Grant realised in the end the hoarding wasn't the problem, it was a symptom. With the "hideous 'woman in her thirties trying to find herself' cliche" trip to a Bali yoga retreat and a trip to visit refugees fleeing from war torn areas of the Middle East to Jordan, she started to identify what was important and what wasn't, giving her the strength and courage to clear out her own cupboards. In the end, she gives 22 lessons in letting go, ranging from 1. You don't need to travel to the Middle East, lose your best friend or discover an old man had died to find motivation to start de-hoarding. (Frankly I went a bit overboard.) But you do need to sit down and figure out why you are holding onto things in the first place. to 16. Reward yourself...Buy yourself something decent. Just one thing. 17. I said, just one thing.
And in the end, she has this bit of advice for those who are unsure if they are a hoarder or not: here's a little test that might help: If someone gave you this book as a gift, they were trying to tell you something! Makes me glad I borrowed without any recommendations!

Recommended for: those who love a great, positive story on overcoming a problem...or those who think they might be a hoarder!

Challenges: A-Z Challenge,  100+ Challenge,

In the Winter Dark

Title: In the Winter Dark
Author: Tim Winton
Genre: Fiction
Audience: Adult
Format: Audio book (library)

Synopsis: Four people living in an isolated rural community are drawn together as an unknown thing kills life stock with viciousness and brutality. Each of them holds secrets of their own and out here, things can happen and no one will ever know. As the four try to discover what it is that is doing the killing, secrets are held and fears are discovered.

What I thought: Once again I as totally entranced by Tim Winton. His ability to write from different view points is incredible. In the Winter Dark is most probably the first of his books I have walked away from not wondering if I missed something. Either I'm getting better at deciphering him, or Winton got less ambiguous! Again it's his language which thrills me. It flows so beautifully and portrays events in a way that you can imagine being there. I think In the Winter Dark would make a brilliant movie, it's characters have a depth and diversity which would play out very well on the big screen; the landscape is harsh, providing a fantastic backdrop and the story is pure thriller with an ending to shock all.

Recommended for: those who love Winton's work. In my mind, one of his best.

Challenges: A-Z Challenge,  100+ Challenge, 

Stolen

Title: Stolen: A Letter to my Captor
Author: Lucy Christopher
Genre: Fiction
Audience: Young Adult
Format: Book (Library)

Synopsis: Taken from Bangkok airport to the Australian outback, Gemma is unsure of what her kidnapper Ty, wants from her. What she does find out is she is in a harsh, unforgiving landscape with no way out. Through this letter to her kidnapper, the reader shares her despair and confusion as she learns more about  Ty and the environment he has forced her into.  Will she learn to love it as he says, or will she forever search for a way home?

What I thought: Stolen was shortlisted for the 2010 Australian Children’s Book Council Book of the Year Award in the Older Readers Category and totally deserved to be there!  Christopher has managed to paint the harshness of the Australian outback and what would be needed to survive. For those international readers who wonder if she has exaggerated the distance and harshness, she hasn’t. There are areas of Australia where you could travel for days and see endless sand and not a living thing.

Gemma’s attempts to get away only serve to highlight the hopelessness of her situation. I felt Christopher managed to strike a balance between the anger Gemma felt and her despair.  Her reactions to Ty and her situation were believable throughout and made me really feel for her. If there was a criticism, it would be that I wanted to know more about Ty and the circumstances that led him to kidnapping an English girl from a Bangkok airport and bring her to the Australian outback!

Christopher also kept me guessing to the end about how it would all finish. I was prepared to be disappointed as I struggled to think of a way it would end without destroying the story. I’m glad to say I wasn’t disappointed and finished the book feeling it had ended the best way possible.

Recommended for: those who like YA fiction with bite!

Challenges: A-Z Challenge,  100+ Challenge, For the love of YA Challenge, Aussie YA Challenge

Teen Ink: Written in the Dirt

Title: Teen Ink: Written in the Dirt
Author: Various
Genre: Fiction
Audience: Young Adult
Format: Book  (Library)

Synopsis: An anthology of short stories, poetry and art from American teens.

What I thought: I picked this up off the shelves at work while I was shelf checking and thought it sounded interesting. Teen Ink is an American magazine made up solely from contributions of teens. This is the 6th anthology published by the Teen Ink group. Some of the writing in this was excellent. Well beyond the years of what you would normally expect from a teen. Some of it was very obviously teen writing. Because it was short stories and poetry, it was in easy bite sized chunks just perfect for a 15 minute tea break or a ferry ride. On the whole I enjoyed it, but I won't be going out of my way to read the others.

Recommended for: those who who would like a snap shot of American teen writing

Challenges: A-Z Challenge,  100+ Challenge, For the love of YA Challenge

A Pale View of Hills

Title: A Pale View of Hills
Author: Kazuo Ishiguro
Genre: Fiction
Audience: Adult
Format: Book (Library)


Synopsis: Etsuko is a Japanese woman living in America. Living alone, she dwells on the recent suicide of her daughter while recalling a summer in Nagasaki as it struggled to recover after the bombing, and she made friends with Sachiko, a woman who was different from anyone else Etsuko knew.

What I thought: Hmmm, not sure where to start with this one. I liked it, I did. I find Ishiguro's writing engaging and lovely to read. And while I enjoyed the story, I will admit that it's one of those that made me feel slightly dumb, because I am sure there is more to it than I can see. I think it is something I would benefit from rereading, and soon so I don't forget my initial impressions. I think the brevity of the book (only 183p) lulled me into thinking it would be a quick, easy read and maybe I needed to slow down and think more about it.

Recommended for: those who like Ishiguro and like a read that challenges them to think.

Challenges: A-Z Challenge,  100+ Challenge,

Teaser Tuesday

Teaser Tuesday is hosted by MizB over at Should Be Reading. This is how it works:

•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 weeks teaser comes from 

Stolen by Lucy Christopher


I stood there watching. You were sobbing like I had sobbed when I'd first arrived, quietly and desperately, as though you would never stop.

What's your teaser? Leave me a link, I'd love to know!