What is teaser tuesday?
It's a meme hosted by
Should Be Reading and here are the rules: Grab your current read...
Open to a random page
Share two teaser sentences from somewhere on the page
Don't include spoilers.
"I reached into the backseat and grabbed the ridiculously tall, absurdly colorful hat I was forced to wear as part of my Hot Dog Kebob uniform. Sadly, my recent fall from grace and subsequent mandated employment had coincided with a lack of decent part-time jobs."
-Tempestuous, 1% on Kindle, by Kim Askew and Amy Helmes
It's that time again...time to sign up for the Debut Author Challenge! I didn't participate this year due to my time away from blogging, but I think I need to do it again in 2013. This year it's hosted by
Hobbitsies, and if you click the link it will take you directly to the information page for the challenge.
Here are my 2013 picks:
Level 2 by Lenore Appelhans - January 15
City of A Thousand Dolls by Miriam Forster - February 5
Mila 2.0 by Debra Driza - March 12
Taken by Erin Bowman - April 16
Chantress by Amy Butler Greenfield - May 7
Linked by Imogen Howson - June 11
Since You Asked by Maurene Goo - July (Date TBD)
Prophesy of Oz by Megan Shan - August 5
I'll be adding my entries for September through December as more book information gets released!
Waiting on Wednesday was started by Jill at Breaking the Spine. This weekly meme shares the upcoming books that I'm most excited about.
That Time I Joined the Circus by J.J. Howard
A music-obsessed, slightly snarky New York City girl, Lexi is on her own. After making a huge mistake—and facing a terrible tragedy— Lexi has no choice but to track down her long-absent mother. Rumor has it that Lexi’s mom is somewhere in Florida with a traveling circus.
When Lexi arrives at her new, three-ring reality, her mom isn’t there…but her destiny might be. Surrounded by tigers, elephants, and trapeze artists, Lexi finds some surprising friends and an even more surprising chance at true love. She even lucks into a spot as the circus’s fortune teller, reading tarot cards and making predictions.
But then Lexi’s ex-best friend from home shows up, and suddenly it’s Lexi’s own future that’s thrown into question…
With humor, wisdom, and a dazzlingly fresh voice, this debut reminds us of the magic of circus tents, city lights, first kisses, last heartaches, and the importance of an excellent playlist. (From Goodreads)
Published by Scholastic Point
Release Date: April 2013
I love all things circus, so I'm really excited about this one!
What is teaser tuesday?
It's a meme hosted by
Should Be Reading and here are the rules: Grab your current read...
Open to a random page
Share two teaser sentences from somewhere on the page
Don't include spoilers.
"She's always joked about leaving me the family business, but I never took it seriously. How could I? All this time, as long as I was just baking, my destiny could be separate from hers."
-Bittersweet, Page 63, by Sarah Ockler
When the Halifax siblings arrive at Lexham Academy, they don't seem any more or less odd than any other students. They have more important things to do, however, than take exams or find dates for the prom. They have aliens to kill. With the help of his sister Izzy and brother Rom, Farrell Halifax has to stop an escaped alien and save the Earth --- though that's hard to do when the captain of the basketball team is after you and you're falling in love with his cheerleader girlfriend --- who may or may not be an alien herself. Halifax is a teen Torchwood meets Buffy the Vampire Slayer --- with a little bit of The Breakfast Club thrown into the mix. (From Goodreads)
Best Bits: What an action packed read! The reader is thrown right into the swing of things as the first scene depicts Farrell chasing an alien. It must be a stressful job, but at least it's helped the siblings master the art of snark. I wasn't expecting a suspenseful read, but there were quite a few surprises and twists as the story went on. Some of them involved the alien on the loose, and some involving the siblings themselves. I was itching to know more about them, since Dunlap left little clues that something about them was different...aside from the whole alien hunter thing.
It's rare that a YA book doesn't focus too heavily on romance, and I'm happy to say that this one didn't. It was a great story without any of the tiny hints of attraction getting out of hand and taking over the whole plot. Huzzah. Can you tell I'm a little tired with love triangles? I really appreciated the fact that Dunlap allowed it to take a backseat...but I suppose if the world could potentially end it probably wouldn't be the first thing on their minds.
Nit Picks: This one was short, and it left a lot open at the end. Yes, the immediate threat of an alien destroying the earth is resolved, but there's a lot I still don't know about Farrell, Rom, and Izzy (and I want to know it!).
Halifax
By Leigh Dunlap
Self-published
136 Pages
Received for Review
Rating: B
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