Teaser Tuesday (23rd August)

 

Teaser Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by MizB of Should be Reading

Anyone can play along, just do the following:

* Grab your current read/s

* Open to a random page (I have a kindle so I select a location)

* Share two (2) teaser sentences from somewhere on that page

* BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS (make sure what you share doesn't give too much away)

* Share the Title and author so if someone likes your TT they can add it to their TBR pile.

* If someone comments and says they are following, be a dear and follow back. Spread the love... and the followers. 

Tempest Rising - Tracy Deebs

Pages: 352

Genre: Young Adult

Publisher: Walker Books for Young Readers

AMAZON: Tempest Rising

Synopsis (Goodreads)

Tempest Maguire wants nothing more than to surf the killer waves near her California home; continue her steady relationship with her boyfriend, Mark; and take care of her brothers and surfer dad. But Tempest is half mermaid, and as her seventeenth birthday approaches, she will have to decide whether to remain on land or give herself to the ocean like her mother. The pull of the water becomes as insistent as her attraction to Kai, a gorgeous surfer whose uncanny abilities hint at an otherworldly identity as well. And when Tempest does finally give in to the water's temptation and enters a fantastical underwater world, she finds that a larger destiny awaits her-and that the entire ocean's future hangs in the balance.

Teaser:

As I settled myself at the top of the rock, the ocean rumbled in a crazed cacophony, a perfect reflection of my mood. I looked out over the water I both loved and despised, praying for just a little bit of peace I usually got when I was out here alone. (Location 1535)

 

Enclave - Ann Aguirre

Pages: 259

Genre: Young Adult

Publisher: Feiwel & Friends

AMAZON: Enclave

Synopsis (Goodreads)

 

In Deuce’s world, people earn the right to a name only if they survive their first fifteen years. By that point, each unnamed ‘brat’ has trained into one of three groups–Breeders, Builders, or Hunters, identifiable by the number of scars they bear on their arms. Deuce has wanted to be a Huntress for as long as she can remember.

As a Huntress, her purpose is clear—to brave the dangerous tunnels outside the enclave and bring back meat to feed the group while evading ferocious monsters known as Freaks. She’s worked toward this goal her whole life, and nothing’s going to stop her, not even a beautiful, brooding Hunter named Fade. When the mysterious boy becomes her partner, Deuce’s troubles are just beginning.

Down below, deviation from the rules is punished swiftly and harshly, and Fade doesn’t like following orders. At first she thinks he’s crazy, but as death stalks their sanctuary, and it becomes clear the elders don’t always know best, Deuce wonders if Fade might be telling the truth. Her partner confuses her; she’s never known a boy like him before, as prone to touching her gently as using his knives with feral grace.

As Deuce’s perception shifts, so does the balance in the constant battle for survival. The mindless Freaks, once considered a threat only due to their sheer numbers, show signs of cunning and strategy… but the elders refuse to heed any warnings. Despite imminent disaster, the enclave puts their faith in strictures and sacrifice instead. No matter how she tries, Deuce cannot stem the dark tide that carries her far from the only world she’s ever known.

Teaser:

Tears spilled down my cheeks as the nerve endings died, but the scars appeared one by one, proclaiming my strength and my ability to weather whatever I found in the tunnels. (Location 105)