Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading.
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My Teaser for today is from Another Faust
by Daniel & Dina Nayeri
Tease #1 from page 58
“I’ll tell you one thing: Christian and Bic’e have some crazy ideas about where we got our gifts,” he said, laughing. ‘They think Vileroy’s some sort of magic godmother, or a witch or something.”
Tease #2 from page 122
Victoria opened her eyes to a sight that left her breathless. Moths, hundreds and thousands and millions of them. “Don’t worry,” Madame Vileroy read her mind. “You can talk. They won’t hurt you…much.”
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Synopsis
A devilish debut by a brother-sister team invites us into the world of the elite Marlowe School, where some gifted students are having a hell of a year.
One night, in cities all across Europe, five children vanish, only to appear, years later, at an exclusive New York party with a strange and elegant governess. Rumor and mystery follow the Faust teenagers to the city’s most prestigious high school, where they soar to suspicious heights with the help of their benefactors extraordinary “gifts.” But as the students claw their way up, reading minds, erasing scenes, stopping time, stealing power, seducing with artificial beauty, they start to suffer the side effects of their own addictions. And as they make further deals with the devil, they uncover secrets more shocking than their most unforgivable sins. At once chilling and wickedly satirical, this contemporary reimagining of the Faustian bargain is a compelling tale of ambition, consequences, and ultimate redemption.
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How about you? Got a tease? Tell me!
Great teasers Laura and this book is totally new to me and I am intrigued!
I spotted this at my local used book store and got the print copy for pennies! It has conflicting reviews so I was curious. Good so far!
Love the teaser about the moths, how unusual…
There’s all kinds of unusual in this:)
Moths, hmmmm. Good teasers and you have made me curious. Off to goodreads to check it out further.
Watch out for the moths!
Won’t hurt much?? WTH?! 😉
LOL! It’s the ‘much’ that I’m worried about.
I’m gonna check out this book too. I’m very intrigued by the cover alone. Kinda reminds me of the movie, Clue!!?? The synopsis has me hooked!
I love it when I go to the used book store. I’m always finding something new like this. Wait until you see the books I got. I’ll be posting them on my Sunday meme.
This sounds interesting. I really like the idea of a brother/sister writing team.
I know. They are not only co-authors but also brother and sister. I bet they had fun.