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.
Over the weekend (and by that I mean from 11pm on Saturday until 2am on Sunday) I read A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness. I only meant to read a couple of chapters but just couldn’t put it down (sleep is highly over rated anyway). It’s really and truly incredible and so beautifully written that I just had to use for this weeks teaser.
My Teaser
The monster seemed to grow before Connor’s eyes, getting taller and broader. A sudden hard wind swirled up around them, and the monster spread its arms out wide, so wide they seemed to reach opposite horizons, so wide they seemed big enough to encompass the world.
~ Page 40
If you do want to give this book a try I strongly recommend getting your hands on a physical book (I got mine from the library). It’s definitely worth it for the illustrations.
Happy reading everyone.
A Bookish Life 
This book is different than most but I liked the illustrations too. Glad you enjoyed the book.
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It’s definitely unusual but brilliant.
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I’m glad you like this book!! I’ve been wanting to read this!! I love the teaser!!
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It is really good. Definitely one I’d recommend.
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This sounds like one I should get my hands on… The writing sounds very lyrical – is it a children’s/YA read? They are often the best! This is my TT this week – a sci fi author with an amazingly sensuous style… https://sjhigbee.wordpress.com/2016/03/22/teaser-tuesday-22nd-march-2016/
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You definitely should. It’s a YA read but very unique. Also quite short but the writing is fantastic.
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This book is so me! I’m going to the library today and I’ll see if they have it. Thanks for the introduction!
My Teaser Tuesday
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Sounds scary. I don’t do scary because I’m too likely to carry the images into my sleep. My teaser this week comes from A Lady in the Smoke by Karen Odden. Happy reading!
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It’s not really scary, more sad, although I think it may have invaded my dreams. That may have been due to reading so late at night though 😉
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I’m glad you liked the book, I read the non-illustrated edition so I didn’t enjoy it as much but it’s still a great read even without the pictures.
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My office were horrified to hear I was reading a children’s book with pictures 🙂 The pictures do add something but I probably would have loved it regardless.
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They just don’t get it :D! I gotta get myself the illustrated copy just to see if it makes a difference.
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I read it too.. I liked the little stories in between and the plot in general but it was really at the end that I recognized it was truly an amazing book.
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I just really loved all of the interactions between Connor and the monster. They really made me smile.
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I’ve been curious about this author for a while…great teaser! And you are right…some books just have to be read from the physical copy. Thanks for sharing, and here’s mine: “SOMEWHERE OUT THERE”
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Great teaser, really visual description. Patrick Ness is on my list of authors I HAVE to try soon!
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You definitely should. His writing is amazing.
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I really need to read this one ASAP. Patrick Ness is simply a brilliant writer and I love his prose. Great teaser!
Happy reading! Here’s mine of Disclaimer by Renée Knight.
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Isn’t it fantastic when a book is just so good that you will forgo sleep to read it! I am definitely going to have to check this one out! ❤
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Unfortunately I have a very bad habit of forgoing sleep in favor of reading 🙂
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