Teaser Tuesday is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB @ A Daily Rhythm. Anyone can 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 and author, too, so that other Teaser Tuesday participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers.
Teaser Tuesday #59
Today, my teaser is from Rachel Vincent’s Menagerie. So far, it’s a very compelling story, where the border between human and non-human is blurred, where morality and ethics are not always present, and where Laliah’s life has become a living nightmare!
Menagerie by Rachel Vincent
When Delilah Marlow visits a famous traveling carnival, Metzger’s Menagerie, she is an ordinary woman in a not-quite-ordinary world. But under the macabre circus black-top, she discovers a fierce, sharp-clawed creature lurking just beneath her human veneer. Captured and put on exhibition, Delilah in her black swan burlesque costume is stripped of her worldly possessions, including her own name, as she’s forced to “perform” in town after town.
But there is breathtaking beauty behind the seamy and grotesque reality of the carnival. Gallagher, her handler, is as kind as he is cryptic and strong. The other “attractions”—mermaids, minotaurs, gryphons and kelpies—are strange, yes, but they share a bond forged by the brutal realities of captivity. And as Delilah struggles for her freedom, and for her fellow menagerie, she’ll discover a strength and a purpose she never knew existed.
My Teaser:
Break me? Like a stick for kindling or a pony for riding? Break me like a date, or like a heart, or like a promise?
They could lock me up, but they couldn’t force me to cooperate. Let them sell me – hell, let them kill me. If I’d realized anything since being sold into the menagerie, it was that I had nothing left to lose.
What’s your teaser today? Please share – it’s not as if a few more books on my TBR mountain will make that big of a difference 😉
About Linda @ (un)Conventional Bookworms
Linda is an English as foreign language teacher and has a Master's degree in English Language and Literature. She's an avid reader, blogger, compulsive one-clicker and a genre omnivore. Ever since she learnt how to read she has been seen with a book or two in her hands everywhere she goes.
Oh nice teaser, hope you’re enjoying it.
It was actually amazing, Sharon! Very thought-provoking.
what a fascinating teaser…just makes me want to pick this book up hehe Thanks for sharing.
You should definitely pick it up, Renee 🙂
Oh, great snippet! That’s really powerful. You’ve got me intrigued by this book now.
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I’m glad my teasers were intriguing, Emily 🙂 Thanks for stopping by.
Interesting teaser – is it a thriller/crime story this one?
Here’s mine: http://earthianhivemind.net/2015/09/08/teaser-tuesday-september-8/
It’s a bit of a suspense story, but I wouldn’t call it crime exactly. Very enticing story, but pretty dark, too 🙂
That teaser makes me want to know more.
The whole story was really good, Beth!
Ooh nice teaser! I really liked this one! Love Rachel’s books though, so I guess I am biased! LOL!
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I love her books, too, and this was no exception, Jessica 🙂
Wow! Interesting Teaser. I am curious to know what will be the outcome. Here is mine
http://totallyaddictedtoreading.blogspot.com/2015/09/teaser-tuesday-26.html
The outcome is dark and chilling, Nadene!
That’s some tease, Lexxie! I can’t wait to hear your final thoughts. I’m really looking forward to reading Menagerie – I’m hoping it holds true that if it’s from Rachel Vincent, it’s going to be good. 🙂
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Yup, Brandee, it did hold true! It was very dark, though, and made me think about a lot of things…
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This is one I’m really excited for too. I love Rachel Vincent. I’ve read all of her adult series (none of her YA, maybe one day).
i love both her YA and adult books, Melanie 🙂
Ooo… what a powerful teaser. I’ve seen this book crop up several times recently – I’m tempted to add it to my already crazily overloaded TBR pile…
It’s really good!
Oh no, a monster at the circus. 🙂
yeah… but not the kind of monster you’d think, Sherry.
The blurb and tease has me very interested.
It was a great story, Nise’!
Very interesting.
Rachel Vincent is VA, right.
No teaser from me this week. It’s good, but not fabulous. (And, honestly, I’m offended by the hypocrisy of the main character.)
No, Rachel Vincent is Soulscreamers, among others, Xyra 🙂 Too bad you’re not enjoying your current read as much as you could!
Ha! I’m still getting author’s mixed up.Rachelle Mead is VA.
Soulscreamers, eh? Yes, some of those are very interesting. I still have to finish that series.
If all the non-essential preaching were removed from my current read it would be half the size. There are scenes that have absolutely nothing to do with the mystery!
This sounds a little too weird for me! But it also sounds like an original story with unusual characters. I hope you’re enjoying it.
I actually enjoyed it a lot, Sandra. It was very unique, and also thought provoking.
Ooh I really like the sound of this one! Thanks for sharing 🙂
My TT: https://thebookbrief.wordpress.com/2015/09/08/teaser-tuesday-21/
It was great, Emma!
I love her attitude in the teaser you shared. Shows she’s resilent and a survivor. I haven’t heard of this one, but it sounds really good!
Yeah, Delilah was definitely a survivor!
Oh I like her! That’s a lovely choice — the character sounds strong … Like nothing could break her.
She was a very strong character, Verushka, and seeing how she dealt with the bad hand she was given was great 🙂
Very interesting teaser, and I love your Bookstagram!
Thanks Freda 🙂 I’m not posting pictures as often as I could, but I am definitely having fun with it 🙂
Love the teaser but I really HAVE to know more about that book journal!!!
The book journal is a Moleskine book journal, I bought it on Book Depository 🙂
I really liked Delilah! She had a strong personality! Awesome tease!
Naomi @ Naomi’s Reading Palace
I loved Delilah, too, Naomi 🙂 Thanks for stopping by!