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 my teaser comes from Vanishing Girls by Lauren Oliver which I got from the local library. I’m only about a third of the way through and finding it a little slow but going on some of the reviews I’ve read and my previous experience of this author’s books I still have high hopes for a big finish.
Synopsis (from GoodReads)
Dara and Nick used to be inseparable, but that was before the accident that left Dara’s beautiful face scarred and the two sisters totally estranged. When Dara vanishes on her birthday, Nick thinks Dara is just playing around. But another girl, nine-year-old Madeline Snow, has vanished, too, and Nick becomes increasingly convinced that the two disappearances are linked. Now Nick has to find her sister, before it’s too late.
In this edgy and compelling novel, Lauren Oliver creates a world of intrigue, loss, and suspicion as two sisters search to find themselves, and each other.
My Teaser
“It’ll be just like old times,” Parker says, and I feel a hard ache in my chest, a desperate desire for something lost long ago.
Everyone knows you can’t go back.
~ page 52, Vanishing Girls by Lauren Oliver
Happy reading everyone.
A Bookish Life 
I read this one last year and wasn’t as excited about it as some others… I hope it picks up for you soon though! I like the teaser.
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Uh oh! That doesn’t bode well for me. I’m around halfway through now and have to admit it’s still not that exciting 🙂
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That’s interesting, because it ought to be really gripping with a premise like that! I hope the ending does deliver and many thanks for swinging by earlier:). Happy reading!
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It may pick up but at the moment there isn’t a character I can really relate to or particularly like.
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Oh dear:(. I’m impressed that you’ve stuck with it for so long. I would have tossed it in the DNF pile by now…
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I do like the authors writing and I had similar issues at the start of Before I Fall so I’m still holding out hope
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I’m glad you like the writing – that’s a huge plus, isn’t it? And fingers crossed, the ending ties everything up!
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Oh, I’ll wait for you review then. I agree that the premise sounded really good! Here’s my TT!
https://awondrousbookshelf.com/2016/06/21/teaser-tuesday-13/
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Ooh, good teaser! Hope the book gets better for you.
Here’s my teaser ^_^ Graceling by Kristin Cashore.
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I’ve been planning to read Graceling for ages but have never gotten to it. Off to visit you now 🙂
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This sounds really good – I hope it picks up for you soon. I’ve yet to read any of Lauren Oliver’s books but I really should read one soon as I’ve heard wonderful things about them.
Here’s my teaser: https://kourtnireads.wordpress.com/2016/06/21/teaser-tuesday-621/
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Her writing is actually very good as you can probably tell from the quote. It just seems to be a little slow to get going
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I really loved this one and any of Lauren Oliver’s books for that matter! You picked a great teaser. I hope that you enjoy this one. 🙂
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I haven’t read any Lauren Oliver books yet because I hear mixed rating about them. I really hope you enjoy this one though, great teaser. And, happy reading!
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I thought Before I Fall was very good and would definitely recommend. Can’t really comment on any of the others as I haven’t read yet 🙂
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Oh, thank you!
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