Teaser Tuesday is a weekly bookish meme hosted by MizB of Books and a Beat If you want to join in grab your current read, flick to a random page, select two sentences (without spoilers) and share them in a blog post or in the comments of Books and a Beat.
This week my teaser comes from Golden Son by Pierce Brown. It’s the second in the Red Rising Trilogy, the first of which I read a few months ago. I was lucky enough to see Pierce Brown in Edinburgh last week and he described it jokingly as “Braveheart in Space” but personally I’m finding it more like Game of Thrones in Space 🙂 There are a lot of different factions seeking power and willing to do anything to get it with main character Darrow caught in the middle. I wasn’t sure at the start but I’m finding it totally addictive now.
My Teaser
I cannot sleep. The bodies of those I’ve left behind float in the darkness with me. I wake a dozen times, flashes of bombs, slashing of swords ripping into my dreams. I earned these sleepless night. I know that, and that’s what makes them all the harder.
~ Page 213
Happy reading everyone.
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I really like the prose in the teaser! It makes me even more excited to finally start reading this series soon. 😀
Happy reading! Here’s mine of The Miniaturist by Jessie Burton.
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I’m not big on space, but Game of Thrones? Hummm, I might have to investigate
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I’ve never actually read Game of Thrones so I’m basing on the TV series but this book in particular feels a lot like it. There’s a few scenes that were definitely similar.
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That’s a very dark teaser, but I love the writing. I really need to try this series soon, thanks for sharing!
My TT: https://thebookbrief.wordpress.com/2016/03/01/teaser-tuesday-march-1st/
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It’s definitely worth a look. The first book is more similar to Hunger Games but the second is a lot bigger. Thanks for stopping by.
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Argh! I cannot wait to start this book!!! Can’t believe I haven’t opened it up since I bought it last year! I do hope you love it 😀
My teaser is from A Gathering of Shadows by V.E. Schwab
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Oh I’m so glad you like the second one – because I think this is an AWESOME series – and the final book wraps it up very satisfactorily:). Lucky you actually seeing Pierce Brown! This is my TT this week – it’s a Netgalley offering, but I loved the first book, Astra, and this is shaping up to be a remarkable series… https://sjhigbee.wordpress.com/2016/03/01/teaser-tuesday-1st-march-2016/
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I’m not much of a space fan when it comes to reading unless there’s a TARDIS involved. Strange since I love space-themed movies and tv shows. Hmmmm …. maybe I just haven’t read the right ones yet! Mine this week is from an e-ARC by John Dufresne http://wellreadpiratequeen.blogspot.com/2016/03/teaser-tuesday-john-dufresnes-i-dont.html
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I’ve been a bit like that too. I could probably count on one hand the number of books I’ve read that are in space but have to admit I’m enjoying this one.
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