This week my teaser lines come from The Hypnotist by M.J. Rose, the third novel in her Reincarnationist series. I'm enjoying the book quite a lot (more than I expected to, actually), even though I haven't read either of the earlier books. It reminds me just a teensy bit of the Aloysius Diogenes series by Preston and Child - although it's quite different from those books, it does have some of the same flavor.This excerpt (more than two lines again - sorry) comes from page 93, and has the protagonist, Lucian Glass, remembering his lost love Solange, back when they were two young aspiring artists twenty-some years ago:
She had been self-conscious about the scar and made up different stories about how she'd gotten it. From a vicious babysitter with a knife when she was five. From a French poodle that had leaped up and taken a bite out of her when she was still a baby. . . . From the devil, signaling she'd sold him her soul so she could paint better.The scar mentioned in the quote was a "strange, pale crescent-moon shaped mark above her right eyebrow," and I have a feeling it's going to become significant later in the book. Something connected with a past life? Or maybe not. Just have to wait and see.
How about you? Got a great teaser from a book you're reading right now? Want to play along? Teaser Tuesdays is hosted by mizB at Should Be Reading. If you'd like to read more teasers, or take part yourself, just head on over to her blog.
That's a good teaser - linking the scar with her art and future! Here;s mine.
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ReplyDeleteinteresting! Thanks for visiting my TT. Have a good day
ReplyDeleteThose are some wildly different reasons for a scar...and you're right, it sounds like foreshadowing! Great teaser.
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Interesting teaser! Here is my Teaser Tuesday!
ReplyDeleteLovely teaser. This book is on my shelf waiting to be read.
ReplyDeleteWhat an intriguing plot device. It's really effective. I've got to try it some time. Not necessarily with a scar, but with the obfuscation.
ReplyDeleteOoh, I'll have to check this series out. Great teaser!
ReplyDeleteMy teaser is here.
Happy reading. :)
xx,
E.J.
This series looks so interesting. Great teaser! Mine is at The Crowded Leaf.
ReplyDeleteGreat teaser. Sounds like an intriguing read!
ReplyDeleteAwesome! This book looks really good!
ReplyDeleteI am definitely teased! I will have to come back and read your review.
ReplyDeleteMakes me think of "The Dark Knight", and the Joker's many various stories about how he got his scars.
ReplyDeleteI spotted my teaser as soon as I began reading my book!
http://thisweekatthelibrary.blogspot.com/2010/05/teaser-tuesday-255.html
This sounds good! New author for me, but will check out the book.
ReplyDeleteHERE is my teaser for this week!
I like that! I've had my eye on this book for a while! Thanks for stopping by Let Them Read Books today!
ReplyDeleteOh nice teaser, I want to read this one and was wondering if I had to read the series in order.
ReplyDeleteHere is mine
http://teawithmarce.blogspot.com/2010/05/teaser-review-of-out-of-my-mind-by.html
Nice one.. definitely the scar will be a significant part of your read
ReplyDeleteHere is mine
http://readingbetweenpages.wordpress.com/2010/05/25/teaser-tuesday-may-25-2010/
I loved the The Reincarnatist. In the middle of The Memorist. I think I will pick this up too.
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Nice teaser. Solange certainly has very fertile imagination.
ReplyDeleteHere's mine : http://thebooksofmylife.blogspot.com/2010/05/teaser-tuesdays-may-25.html
Wonderful teaser! Now I am curious to know the truth behind Solange's mysterious scar.
ReplyDeleteMy teaser is from Perchance to Dream. :)
Wow, great teaser! I'll add this one on my tbrlist! I like the way it sounds! Happy reading!
ReplyDeletelol, I was just about to ask you if you'd read the other two and saw that you didn't. I'm curious about them. Great teaser.
ReplyDeleteThe babysitter story sounds like a good one to go with!
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