Aussie Readers discussion
You and Your Books!
>
Tuesday Teaser - tempt us with your current read!
Sorry I got a bit tied up and missed Tuesday Teasers again so here is a Wednesday one from the book I just finished
Baby Teeth by Zoje StageNow that she knew the name of the game - Scare Mommy - she should be able to defend herself. But goosebumps rose on her skin, even under the heat of the water, when she thought about her creepy daughter. The whites of her eyes. Her ability to sneak up on her as she slept.
Mod
Brenda wrote: "Don't think I'd like that one Carolyn - especially after just reading your review!!"It's one of those books people seem to either love or hate Brenda. Might depend how you feel about creepy children!
Mod
Thanks to PattiMac's review, I've borrowed Happiness from the library.On the other side of the glass a bright-faced child threw back her head, stamped and screamed at the sky. A muted, time-lapsed version of the scream floated through the glass. The child's mother was on her knees apparently trying to reason with her daughter.
"Once upon a time," said Kathleen watching the mother and child, "that was what we called a tantrum and now it's --"
"Disruptive mood dysregulation disorder," said Attila.
What do you know? It's a Tuesday and I'm posting :)My teaser is from a YA Apocalyptic book by an Aussie author. Set in outback Australia it is the story of how a small community struggles to survive after a worldwide catastrophe when all the electrics are fried!!
After the Lights Go Out by Lili WilkinsonMy teaser comes from about half way through the book when the community discovers one of the characters has been hoarding and keeping supplies hidden.
'You've been hoarding resources,' he says. 'What makes you think they are not going to do the same? You think they're going to let us queue up with everyone else to receive rations? The way I see it, there are two scenarios here. One - we are turned out into the wilderness to fend for ourselves, or two - we get executed.
Is due for release in August - and if this type of book is your thing then I utterly recommend it - was a 5 star read!!!
Sounds good Sally! I love apocalyptic novels :)
Carolyn wrote: "Sounds good Sally! I love apocalyptic novels :)"Me too - and I passed it on to my boss to read because she loves them - and she started to read it with her coffee before work and is already up to chapter 3 - she was most disappointed when 8 am ticked over and she had to start work - LOL!!!
Mod
Killing Jane by Stacy Green
Sally906 wrote: "What do you know? It's a Tuesday and I'm posting :)My teaser is from a YA Apocalyptic book by an Aussie author. Set in outback Australia it is the story of how a small community struggles to surv..."
Sounds good!
My teaser is from
Boy Swallows Universe by Trent Dalton, a conversation between two 12 y old boys spying on their step-fathers doing a drug deal:"Where's your real Dad?"
"Bracken Ridge?"
"He good?"
Everybody wants to measure the adult men in my life by goodness. I measure them in details. In memories. In the times they said my name.
"Never want to find out" I say. "What's with you and men being good?"
"Never met a good one, that's all," he says. "Adult men, Tink. Most fucked up creatures on the planet. Don't ever trust 'em."
After a while, though, I had to face the fact that we were just sitting there like bloody wallflowers, man, and I couldn't see what was going to change that. Not even Tommy had the balls to ask a chick to dance.'How the hell are you going to get up on stage if you're too skaam to set foot on the dance floor?' he yelled in my ear.
I shrugged glumly.
Pastor Mullins had told us that Jerry Lee Lewis was possessed. He was born a poor boy, though his ma and pa mortgaged their farm to buy him a piano so he could nurture his God-given gift for music. Yet he forsook Elmo and Mamie and the Lord when he was expelled from the Assemblies of God University in Texas for playing the Devil's music. 'Great Balls of Fire' comes straight from the Book of Acts. It was the seminal moment in the Pentecost--the decent of the Holy Spirit upon the followers of Jesus Christ--when the Holy Spirit manifested as cloven tongues of fire and the Apostles spoke in languages they had never known. When Pastor Mullins heard the blasphemous strains of 'Great Balls of Fire' as he administered to the fallen on the steps of the banqueting hall, he was as sure as he was of the Lord God Almighty that Jerry Lee Lewis knew he was playing for the Devil.
I spotted Johnny with a pretty blonde girl. She was wearing an Alice band and he was sweeping the floor with her. I was clicking my fingers along to Chuck Berry carrying on about rock 'n' roll music when he swung past and shouted, "Hey Chris, you cats are really jiving, man!"
The West Rand Jive Cats Boxing Club by Lauren Liebenberg
Before Neverland faded into myth, it was a remote and dangerous island filled with deadly mermaids, psychotic pirates, and watchful faeries. And before Peter Pan belonged to Wendy, he belonged to the girl with the crow feather in her hair... Tiger Lily.
: Tiger Lily
Leonie wrote: "Sounds good! ..."It is Leonie - in the process of writing a review - but was a 5 star read and a stay up late until it's finished story :)
Sally906 wrote: "Leonie wrote: "Sounds good! ..."It is Leonie - in the process of writing a review - but was a 5 star read and a stay up late until it's finished story :)"
Ooh, nice!
My teaser is from
Westward Winds by Linda BrideyTessa is from a rich family - and she is contemplating becoming a mail order bride to a Montana widower with two children
Tessa hid the books away during the day and only brought them out late at night. It wouldn't do for the servants to find them lying about. House servants tended to gossip. She studied them closely and took notes. The more she read the more excited she became. It was as far removed from the current life she led as could be. It would certainly be an adventure.
Carolyn wrote: "My teaser is from Boy Swallows Universe by Trent Dalton..."Hope you're enjoying this one Carolyn — it tops my list for Best Book of 2018!
Mod
A Fatal Grace by Louise Penny which I'm thoroughly enjoying!Toss a toaster into your spouse's bath these days and all you'll get is a blown fuse, a ruined appliance and a very pissed-off sweetheart.
No . It was almost impossible to electrocute someone these days, unless you were the governor of Texas.
and
Gamache put his coat on and stood at the threshold. 'Getting colder.'
'Snow's stopped. I hear tomorrow's supposed to get down to minus twenty.'
I head towards the staff exit and catch my breath as I hear a door bang shut. It sounds like the side door, but the only other person with another set of keys is George, and he doesn't normally come to the shop at this time.I should do something - unlock the front door so I can make an escape, or barricade myself into the stockroom. Instead, I am frozen in place, standing next to the counter, unable to make a decision.
The Silent Sister by Shalini Boland
The sex was great, but I'm a bloke so it always is. We're lucky that way 
Susan wrote: "Carolyn wrote: "My teaser is from Boy Swallows Universe by Trent Dalton..."Hope you're enjoying this one Carolyn — it ..."
Really enjoyed it Susan. Definitely in my top 10 this year!
Brenda wrote: "A couple of teasers from A Fatal Grace by Louise Penny which I'm thoroughly enjoying!Toss a toaster into your spouse's bath thes..."
Love this series Brenda!
Mod
"It's a pity Happie hadn't eaten my left thumb instead. It would have served it right for being so useless."~Kobie Krüger, The Wilderness Family: At Home with Africa's Wildlife
I stumble out, my emotions flashing and fading like a meteor shower. Shock. Despair. Fury. Grief.The Life List
“Right, I see, sort of accepting the rough with the smooth,” Jen had said.“Oh, Jen, you love your clichés, don’t you?”
“Absolutely. You can’t judge a book by its cover, you know, Grace, especially as actions speak louder than words, and you’re better safe than sorry, because what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger and, as I always say, there’s no time like the present, when the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree, but the grass is always greener on the other side, and love is blind, but ignorance is bliss.”
“Enough! Enough!” Grace had started laughing.
“Well, I hate clichés,” Jen had told her. “But I will use them against you. Consider yourself warned.”
Whistle in the Dark by Emma Healey
Heather wrote: "I stumble out, my emotions flashing and fading like a meteor shower. Shock. Despair. Fury. Grief.The Life List
"I understand this far too well.
She might well have changed her mind later, thanks to Linda's eager encouragement, and perhaps in no small part to the warmth that emanated from Andrew Baxter, which stirred some response in her, despite her better judgement. Why would such a kind man deliberately set out to ruin her? It seemed oddly out of character, although what did she know? He was little more than a stranger. Yet he had provoked a curiosity in her, almost a need to learn more about him.
The Amber Keeper by Freda Lightfoot
Mod
Mod
Mod
I had a quote all lined up on Monday and still managed to forget!!
Mod
Yeah and here I was thinking it was Tuesday! I got my days mixed up lol
Oh, I was so anxious waiting for the first of the month that I forgot too!
Mod
I cross to him, take the whiskey glass from his hand, and set it down. He looks surprised, knocked off-balance by my sudden determination. I take him by the hand.
"Trust me?" I ask, looking up into his eyes.
He grins wide, eyes creasing. He knows I'm up to something.
"Trust you," he answers. He squeezes my hand.
I lead him to the suite's entrance and unlock the door. But he pulls my hand back as I try to push down on the handle.
"Erin?" He stops me. The storm rages on the other side.
Something In The Water by Catherine Steadman
she was the first girl to run around naked on these beaches, which were full of children all wrapped up like old presents. There was a man who, at prearranged times, would grab the shrieking packages and casually dunk them in the sea, indifferent to the children’s yelps of terror, while the mothers kept crocheting and placidly chatting, gathered in the blue-and-white-striped tents. That technique, it was thought, would bolster the children’s health and courage. Most of the members of that generation who experienced forced sea-bathing as children refused to learn to swim.In Your Hands by Inês Pedrosa
Let's see if I can get the day right this week lol"I wonder," Jo said. "Do you keep a record that would show where you were working on any particular day?"
Driffield stopped and stared at her. For the first time, her gaze was full of suspicion.
"Of course I do. But why would you want to know? What the hell has it got to do with this bloke going missing in Liverpool? One minute I'm a routine witness, the next it feels like I'm the prime suspect."
"I don't remember mentioning that it was a man."
The Pick, The Spade and The Crow by Bill Rogers
Her next-door neighbour helped her set it up. He said she could hop on his broadband: he had a booster, he’d give her the key. It’d cost him nothing because his wife eye was paid for by his work and he had unlimited download.😂😂😂😂
From a Low and Quiet Sea by Donal Ryan
Ace wrote: "Her next-door neighbour helped her set it up. He said she could hop on his broadband: he had a booster, he’d give her the key. It’d cost him nothing because his wife eye was paid for by his work an..."wife eye. oh dear!
The mourners responded 'Amen', blessed themselves, and hurried to their cars. 'A moment, please,' said Father Finnegan, catching up to Harold. 'You're the Chasen boy, aren't you?'
'Uh, yes,' answered Harold.
'Tell me, who was that old lady you were waving at earlier?'
'I wasn't waving at her, she was waving at me.'
Just then Maude drove by in Harold's hearse and stopped. She leaned out the window.
'Can I give you a lift, Harold?' She said.
Harold was struck dumb. Father Finnegan walked around to the window.
'Excuse me, madam,' he said, 'but are you not the lady who drove my car off yesterday?'
'Was that the one with the St. Christopher medal on the dashboard?'
'Yes.'
'Then I suppose it was me. Hop in, Harold.'
Harold and Maude by Colin Higgins
Mal Deacon's truck filled the rearview mirror for more than a hundred kilometers along the road out of Kiewarra. Aaron's father, Erik, drove with one eye on the reflection and two hands clenched on the wheel.
, The Dry
Nearly forgot Tuesday again! Lol!Here's a short teaser from my current read
Sold on a Monday by Kristina McMorrisAmid the red haze hung a photo of a sign. Two children on a porch were being offered for sale. Like cattle at market.
Phryne then did something that she’d always wanted to do - she pulled the communication cord as hard as she could. The train screeched to a satisfying halt, and a porter came running. ~Kerry Greenwood, Murder on the Ballarat Train
You don't think it's going to happen to you, but it does. One day you're a laitie grazing a whole box of cornflakes for a Springbok card, and the next thing you're boring the public with stories about you and Johnny playing air guitar to 'Old Time Rock 'n' Roll' pumping across the river at Boet's place on the Chongwe mouth. Hell, he'd had some good times though. ~Lauren Liebenberg, The West Rand Jive Cats Boxing Club
When I vomit, it’s strawberries and cream. And then I vomit again because of what I was thinking only a little while ago, that this was our wedding cake, that we were in this together even when we were out of touch...🤮
Providence by Caroline Kepnes
"You mentioned seeing the Little Dipper. If there was some sort of unique planetary alignment that happens maybe only every X tens of millions of millennia, or perhaps something else in the stars. I'm no astronomer, so I don't know what could be useful, but if you have another chance to see the stars at night, perhaps try to snap a mental image of anything that might be out of the ordinary. You know what planets look like, right?"From The Dig by Michael Siemsen
Tuesday evening - haven’t missed it :)My new current read is
War Brides by Helen Bryan - not very far into it but here is my teaser:A small boat was waiting, already untied by the anxious old man. It rocked wildly as Tanni tripped and fell over the seat, banging her shin. There was water in the bottom of the boat and the skirt of her wedding gown was soaked. As the boat slipped away from the shore she begun to shiver as Bruno and the fisherman rowed. Above them the orange flames roared into the sky. There was a crash as the roof of the synagogue collapsed...
Aussie Readers
Books mentioned in this topic
Eight Perfect Murders (other topics)Robinson Crusoe (other topics)
Below Deck (other topics)
Den of Wolves (other topics)
The River Home (other topics)
More...
Authors mentioned in this topic
Peter Swanson (other topics)Daniel Defoe (other topics)
Sophie Hardcastle (other topics)
Hannah Richell (other topics)
Beth Miller (other topics)
More...
‘The Brakys were once humans,’ Sloane started. ‘They were poisoned thousands of years ago and became creatures. One scratch from a Braky is enough to turn a human into a monster.’
Rowe covered her mouth as she gasped in horror.