Tuesday, 5 February 2013
Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading.
To play along just do the following:
The Archived by Victoria Schwab.
I picked up this book, because apparently I have a thing for libraries and mysteries. The Archived is as much a mystery story as it is about history and memory. It is told by sixteen-year-old Mackenzie Bishop, who lives a secret and lonely life as a Keeper. It's her job to capture the awakened dead, who made their way into the Narrows - a place between the real world and the Archive - and to return them. Mackenzie is always active and inquisitive and I like that a lot about her.
Also, I was hooked from the start by the beautiful style of writing and the way secrets are revealed bit by tiny bit. One third into the book, I still can't figure out where the story will lead. I'll enjoy being surprised.
Which are your current reads? Tease us in the comments!
To play along just do the following:
- Grab your current read
- Open to a random page
- Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
- 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 TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!
The Archived by Victoria Schwab.
The Archived - Hyperion |
The Narrows remind me of August nights in the South. They remind me of old rocks and places where the light can't reach. They remind me of smoke -- the stale, settled kind -- and of storms and damp earth.
Most of all, Da, they remind me of you.
-- Page 1
Da always said there were two ways to get through any locked door: by key or by force.
And I don't have a key, so . . .
-- Page 59
I picked up this book, because apparently I have a thing for libraries and mysteries. The Archived is as much a mystery story as it is about history and memory. It is told by sixteen-year-old Mackenzie Bishop, who lives a secret and lonely life as a Keeper. It's her job to capture the awakened dead, who made their way into the Narrows - a place between the real world and the Archive - and to return them. Mackenzie is always active and inquisitive and I like that a lot about her.
Also, I was hooked from the start by the beautiful style of writing and the way secrets are revealed bit by tiny bit. One third into the book, I still can't figure out where the story will lead. I'll enjoy being surprised.
Which are your current reads? Tease us in the comments!
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6 comments:
I'm reading this at the moment as well. Here my teaser from dance of shadows.
This one sounds too creepy for me. Enjoy!
Here's ours: Here's ours: http://www.ourstack.blogspot.com/2013/02/tuesday-teaser-suspect-by-robert-crais.html
I really want this one and the teasers just make me want it even more! :).
My Teaser
I like the teasers...and this book has been piquing my curiosity.
Here's MY TUESDAY MEMES POST
Great teasers...especially that second one. :) I just ordered my copy of this and can't wait to get to it. Thanks for sharing! Here’s my teaser! Happy Tuesday! =)
Sounds like a good book so far. Glad you're enjoying it. It's on my LOOONNGG TBR list lol. Here's My Teaser Tuesday from The Madman's Daughter
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