Tuesday, July 21, 2009
Teaser Tuesday
MizB of Should Be Reading hosts this cool weekly event. Grab your current read. Let the book fall open to a random page.
Share (2) “teaser” sentences from that page. Share the title & author of the book that you’re getting your “teaser” from so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR list if they like your teaser. Please avoid spoilers!
"What do they do?"
"Collect the bodies. But first, Hermes prods the gladiator with a hot iron, and if he moves, Charon takes a mallet and crushes his skull."
page 215 ~ Cleopatra's Daughter by Michelle Moran
Fantastic read, I'm really enjoying it & it's very hard to put down!
This month on The Eclectic Reader you could win Blood Promise by Richelle Mead OR Destined For An Early Grave by Jeaniene Frost OR The Other Tudors by Philippa Jones. Check this blog post for details. International entrants welcome.
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whoa, that's scary, but interesting teaser. =)
ReplyDeleteSinister! Sounds cool. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteOoh, torture!Thanks for the teaser-- the book sounds like it shoul be good, I'll have to add it to my list.
ReplyDeleteEnjoy,
TBQ
It is on my wishlist!
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Gruesome!! I don't think you could play dead during that kind of torture!!! Great Teaser!
ReplyDeleteNice! I bit violent, if I may say so. LOL, but I bet it is good reading.
ReplyDeleteYikes! That sounds really painful! Great teaser!
ReplyDeleteNot a very nice job to have to do! Good teaser.
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Yikes! That is pretty descriptive. I definitely want to read this one...thanks for the teaser.
ReplyDeleteYes, that's a thorough way to maintain gladiator population control.
ReplyDeletethat was a rather cruel era
ReplyDeletenice tease.
Well, that sure is an eye opening teaser!
ReplyDeleteGreat teaser! I'm anxious to read this one, and I was lucky enough to get a response back from Moran, and she's going to send me a copy to read and review! I'm so happy, can't wait to.
ReplyDeleteHere's my teaser for this week :
http://fallingofftheshelf.blogspot.com/2009/07/teaser-tuesday-july-21st.html
VERY good teaser!
ReplyDeleteHmm want to read this!
Very interesting!
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ewww! Crushes his skull! Horr--rrii---ble!
ReplyDeleteI have always been fond of such character. It's on my wishlist. Hope it won't take me forever to get hold of that book. :)
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