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 I was lucky enough to get my hands on an ARC of Summer Days and Summer Nights from NetGalley. It’s a collection of twelve YA short stories with a bit of a summer romance theme. It’s edited by Stephanie Perkins and includes stories by a few of my favourite authors (Leigh Bardugo, Veronica Roth, Nina LaCour, Cassandra Clare) as well as some authors I haven’t come across. I’m generally not a fan of short stories but I’m really enjoying this collection.
My Teaser
On the Upper West Side, above the bakeries and delicatessens, the Woolworth’s and the Red Apple market, people slept on top of their sheets, sucked on handkerchiefs full of crushed ice, and opened their windows wide, praying for a breeze. That was why, when the Hudson leaped it’s banks and went looking for trouble on a hot July night, the river found Ruth Blonsky’s window wedged open with a dented Candie’s shoe box.
~ location 62, Head, Scales, Tongue, Tail by Leigh Bardugo
Happy reading everyone.
A Bookish Life 
Sounds great for summer, and I like short stories – might look it out 🙂
My TT: http://whenitdoes.blogspot.co.uk/2016/05/teaser-tuesday-richard-didnt-do-it.html
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Some stories have been the best but there have definitely been some brilliant ones.
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I love short stories and collections. Sounds like a perfect book for my summer reading list.
My TT from Sister Dear
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I’m glad to see that you enjoyed it.
I didn’t even request this one.
Ihave the collection of christmas stories but still haven’t finished it, even though I have it since it came out…
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It can take me a while to get through a collection like this as I find it difficult to go from one story to the next so tend to take breaks.
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This sounds really good. Great teaser!
Here’s my TT: https://mindofluxe.wordpress.com/2016/05/24/teaser-tuesday-okay-for-now-by-gary-d-schmidt/
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Oh I want to read this one 🙂
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You definitely should. Worth it for Leigh Bardugo and Stephanie Perkins
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Sounds like an interestng collection. I usually prefer full length but if it all has a similar summer theme, I might pick this one up too.
Here’s my teaser for this week.
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Great description of a summer heat wave in your Teaser. This sounds like an enjoyable collection — perfect for a summer afternoon.
My Tuesday post features HANGTOWN CREEK – A Tale of the California Gold Rush.
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Definitely. Leigh Bardugo always seems to describe things so well. I love her writing
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This looks really good and I love the cheerful cover. I don’t usually choose books with short stories, but once I start reading them I usually like them a lot, so I’ll put it on my wish list.
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They are always a bit of a mixed bag. I’m around halfway through so have loved 2, liked 2 and am not so sure about the other 2
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That’s a cracking teaser – as you say short story collections are always a bit of a mix. I’m glad you have enjoyed more than you haven’t. Thank you for visiting my TT earlier.
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Leigh Bardugo’s writing is always good.
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This definitely sounds interesting! I normally prefer novellas, but since I enjoyed the Holiday version I might give these a chance as well some time.
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If you liked the Stephanie Perkins story this collection has a follow up which is really sweet 🙂
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The Perkins story in My True Love Gave To Me was the one with the guy that sells Christmas Trees right? I remember that being one of the better stories; not my favorite but definitely enjoyable enough to be interested in a follow up. 🙂
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