This meme is brought to you weekly by MizB over at Should Be Reading.
Anyone can play along, just do the following:
01. Grab your current read and open to a random page
02. Share two (2) "teaser" sentences from somewhere on that page, but 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!)
03. Share the title and the author, too, so other TT participants can add the book to their TBR List if they like your teaser!
The Faerie Ring By: Kiki Hamilton
ARC From Jen I Read Banned Books Tour
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Published Date: September 27 , 2011
Publisher: Tor Teen
Book Format: Hardback; pp 352
Age Demographic: Young Adult
"Reiker slid onto the bench next to Tiki, his long legs stretched out, his shoulder brushing against hers. She flushed at the unexpected contact, a wave of nervousness washed over her. Damn Reiker anyway. Why did he always make her feel like this?" (pp 118)
Debut novelist Kiki Hamilton takes readers from the gritty slums and glittering ballrooms of Victorian London to the beguiling but menacing Otherworld of the Fey in this spellbinding tale of romance, suspense, and danger.
The year is 1871, and Tiki has been making a home for herself and her family of orphans in a deserted hideaway adjoining Charing Cross Station in central London. Their only means of survival is by picking pockets. One December night, Tiki steals a ring, and sets off a chain of events that could lead to all-out war with the Fey. For the ring belongs to Queen Victoria, and it binds the rulers of England and the realm of Faerie to peace. With the ring missing, a rebel group of faeries hopes to break the treaty with dark magic and blood—Tiki’s blood.
Unbeknownst to Tiki, she is being watched—and protected—by Rieker, a fellow thief who suspects she is involved in the disappearance of the ring. Rieker has secrets of his own, and Tiki is not all that she appears to be. Her very existence haunts Prince Leopold, the Queen’s son, who is driven to know more about the mysterious mark that encircles her wrist.
Prince, pauper, and thief—all must work together to secure the treaty…
*Summary taken from Goodreads.
Damaged By: Talia Jager
b&n // amazon
Published Date: February 2011
Publisher: Talia Jager
Book Format: Kindle Edition ;; 450 KB
Age Demographic: Young Adult
"Monday came too soon. I wasn't ready to see Josh or Sophie. I couldn't explain that a girl from school beat me up when there isn't a girl with that name at school. I needed a different lie. And what was I going to say to Josh?" (pp )
Natalie Jarrett is a seventeen-year-old girl who falls in love with the wrong boy. When she finds herself in the hospital after one of his violent attacks, she can no longer turn a blind eye. Suffering from severe injuries, her doctor tells her she will never be the same again. Although injured and feeling guilty, alone, scared and most of all, damaged, everyone seems to expect her to return quickly to her normal life – but how can she bounce back when she blames herself for all that’s gone wrong?
Damaged: Natalie's Story is approximately 82,500 words and is recommended for grades 9 and up.
This book previously published under the title Natalie's Story.
*Summary taken from Goodreads.
