- Grab your current read.
- Open to a random page. (Full disclosure: I actually go hunting for a good teaser. heehee.)
- Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page. (Um. Sometimes I post more than 2 sentences. hee.)
- 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 participants can add the book to their to-reads if they like your teaser.
Here were Jimmy and I, two orphans who had been brought up a step past utter poverty, getting ready to go to a fancy New York restaurant. How strange and confusing time and events had been. It was hard to determine what was real and what was a dream. Maybe for the moment, I thought, it was better not to try. - Secrets of the Morning; page 88
Dawn can hardly believe she's a student at one of New York City's best music schools. Now her most precious wish, to become a singer, can come true. But Dawn still dreams about Jimmy, her strong, intense boyfriend, and the love and anguished secrets they share.
Then Michael Sutton arrives, a new teacher at the school, a singing star and the most wonderful looking man Dawn has ever seen. Together they create a world of feeling Dawn has never known. In his embrace Dawn awakens to disturbing, unfamiliar desires, and Michael's promises offer a vision of music and romance forever...until he disappears.
Dazed by his cruelty, alone with the bitter fruit of his betrayal, Dawn becomes, once again, a victim of her grandmothers twisted schemes. Desolate, she clings to the tender hope that Jimmy will return and renew with her their deepest hearts' dream...
{ ++ } Hosted by the girls over at The Broke and the Bookish, this meme features a different theme every week, and hey, it's Tuesday - we've got the rest of the week ahead of us. We all need a little fun, and who doesn't love the challenge of ranking their top 10 anything...especially when it comes to books?!
{ ++ } This week's Top 10 is: Top Ten Bookish Websites, Organizations, Apps. Etc.
{ 1 } Goodreads! I use this site to make new book-ish friends, as well as rank my favorite books, and keep up with my (virtual) to-be-read list!
{ 2 } Amazon.com. I live in a small town with no real book store (sorry Hastings but you don't count) so I do a LOT of my book shopping here, when I can't get to a B&N.
{ 3 } NetGalley. I'm just starting to learn my way around this site, but it seems like an awesome place to get sneak (digital) peeks at up-and-coming books.
{ 4 } FictFact. A neat site to help you track which series you want to read and make sure you get to read them in order.
{ 5 } Patrick Rothfuss's official website. (Oh...wait...you weren't looking for author websites?)
{ 6 } Blogger! (Duh!)
{ 7 } What Should I Read Next. A cool site I just discovered that recs books similar to the names of authors or favorite books you input into its search engine.
{ 8 } BarnesandNoble.com. I don't really think this needs an explanation, BUT. Another awesome place to shop around for books. : )
{ 9 } Jodi Picoult's official site. What? She's my girl. I gotta show her some love.
{ 10 } And finally, JR Ward's official site. The WARDen is just too cool. She interacts with her fans on her message boards and posts regularly on her Facebook page. I just want to hug her. : D
{ ++ } That's it for this week. Look for a new review from me tomorrow!
