Teaser Tuesdays #61 ~ Another Faust

Posted: March 11, 2014 in Paranormal or fantasy, Teaser Tuesdays, YA
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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!

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My Teaser for today is from Another Faust

by Daniel & Dina Nayeri 

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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!

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Comments
  1. Great teasers Laura and this book is totally new to me and I am intrigued!

  2. Love the teaser about the moths, how unusual…

  3. Moths, hmmmm. Good teasers and you have made me curious. Off to goodreads to check it out further.

  4. fredamans says:

    Won’t hurt much?? WTH?! 😉

  5. Taylor Dean says:

    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!

    • fuonlyknew says:

      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.

  6. Valerie says:

    This sounds interesting. I really like the idea of a brother/sister writing team.

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