Teaser Tuesday (73)

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. 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 & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!

Get Me Out of Here: My Recovery from Borderline Personality Disorder (p.140)
   - Rachel Reiland


It's dangerous when the raw black-and-white emotions of a child are harbored in an adult's mind and body.

Revenant in Training

Snow has become something not quite human. She must discover how to live with the changes, hopefully without killing anyone.

*May Contain Spoilers*

In the first novella of the Blood and Snow series by RaShelle Workman, readers learned that there's a Vampire Queen looking for her next host to live out the coming 1,000 years. Snow White has been chosen as one of the hosts and when this installment ends, she's been bitten. Now, she's officially a revenant in the second novella, Revenant in Training. 

As she begins to turn into a vampire she begins craving blood. She only has one main rule: never feed from the same person twice, which doesn't seem like it'll come easy to Snow. Readers learn more about Snow in this installment, slowly giving life to a reader/character connection. While the first novella focused on clumsiness and teenage crush, readers now gain another trait: bravery. Snow is thrown into this supernatural world where she's suddenly becoming a vampire and training to be a revenant. Yes, her fear and uncertainty is depicted but she does pretty well accepting everything that's going on. Perhaps it's just her bloodlust taking over...? 

The plot expands as readers find out that the doctor next door is a vampire and worked to help the Vampire Queen pick her future bodies. Now, he protects the innocent girls, which includes Snow. Readers also learn that the doctor is going to attempt to kill the Queen and Snow just might be the secret weapon. The story line is definitely interesting but the character connection still doesn't seem strong enough. 

Rating: 2.5/5 Cups

Blood and Snow 2: Revenant in Training

The Missings

Aspen Falls, Colorado.
Secrets.
Secrets within a community.
Secrets within a family.


Detective Chase Waters finds himself working the most interesting case of his career—one that comes closer to home than he could ever imagine.

Are the mutilated bodies of young men and women the result of cult… or commerce?

*May Contain Spoilers*

Peg Brantley sets the Hispanic community up against, what looks to be, an experienced serial killer in her novel, The Missings. With a passionate detective and a sister who speaks out, the city of Aspen Falls may be able to survive this string of murders. 

Chase Waters is the leading detective and main character in this book. A haunted past motivates him to better the community of Aspen Falls and readers will enjoy his Twizzler addicted personality. He's highly passionate about his job and when the murder cases start piling up, he is determined to save his neighbors. Readers will connect with the loss he's endured in his life. The sympathy evoking situation pulls readers to Chase's side almost immediately. The love for his family will solidify the connection Brantley creates as will his internal strength and bravery. 

The plot is gripping with short chapters that will have readers promising themselves "Only one more" until the end. Not only will readers hope that Chase's family will weather their latest storm, they'll be praying he catches the killer before the killer catches his family. The lines that Brantley blurs together in this novel are elegantly twisted as if by fate, bringing readers to their knees with hope and fear.

Rating: 3/5 Cups

The Missings

Wrap Up: July 2013

July was so busy, I honestly don't know how I got through so many books. :) Not regretting a second of this month! My favorite is definitely The Unwanted Wife. Totally unexpected and wonderful novel.