Teaser Tuesday-13

Hey guys its another wonderful Tuesday...if you don't know what Teaser Tuesday is about here is a refresher:

Teaser Tuesdays are a meme hosted by Mizb of Should be Reading. Here are the rules if you wish to participate.

• Grab your current read
• Open to a random page
• Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
• BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)
• Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teaser.

"My feeling is, if you're going to spend that much time on your knees, you could find something that pays better. You know what I mean?"
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The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson


Release Date: September 16, 2008
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Pages: Hardcover (465pgs)
Age Group: Adult
Genre: Mystery
Author Website: http://www.stieglarsson.se/
Overall Rating: 4 out of 5 stars


Description: Once you start The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, there's no turning back. This debut thriller--the first in a trilogy from the late Stieg Larsson--is a serious page-turner rivaling the best of Charlie Huston and Michael Connelly. Mikael Blomkvist, a once-respected financial journalist, watches his professional life rapidly crumble around him. Prospects appear bleak until an unexpected (and unsettling) offer to resurrect his name is extended by an old-school titan of Swedish industry. The catch--and there's always a catch--is that Blomkvist must first spend a year researching a mysterious disappearance that has remained unsolved for nearly four decades. With few other options, he accepts and enlists the help of investigator Lisbeth Salander, a misunderstood genius with a cache of authority issues. Little is as it seems in Larsson's novel, but there is at least one constant: you really don't want to mess with the girl with the dragon tattoo.


Review: Overall I did enjoy this book. The only complaint that I had is its a slow read. The first 200 hundred pages were the hardest to get through. After getting past 200 pages the book flowed a lot better and I was able to finish it. 


Even though it was a slow read, this book did have a nice amount of suspense and drama. There are a lot of characters in this book and from time to time it is hard to keep everyone straight and their relation to each other. There is a family tree in the beginning of the book, and I did have to reference that from time to time. I love the two main characters Blomkvist and Salander. Blomkvist is a smart Journalist that got into some trouble with the law for writing false information in an article. Then you have Salander who is a socially awkward hacker and is under guardianship from the government. These two work so well together in their investigation to find a killer. 


There were some scenes that were a little hard to read because they were very graphic and hard to swallow. The ending was very shocking and I did not see it coming. Stieg Larsson is a great writer and he has a wonderful imagination to put this story together. I can't wait to dive into the next book and find out what happens next. 


Reading Order
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
The Girl Who Played with Fire
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest

Teaser Tuesday-12

Hey guys its another wonderful Tuesday...if you don't know what Teaser Tuesday is about here is a refresher:

Teaser Tuesdays are a meme hosted by Mizb of Should be Reading. Here are the rules if you wish to participate.

• Grab your current read
• Open to a random page
• Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
• BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)
• Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teaser.

"I wasn't the kind to choke when the game was on the line. The time had come, in Bob Marley's words, for men to 'Get up, Stand up, Stand up for your rights!' " 

Pg 47 "All her Father's Guns" by James Warner

Unbelievable

Unbelievable by Sara Shepard


Release Date: June 1, 2008
Publisher: Harper Teen
Pages: Hardcover (352pgs)
Age Group: YA
Genre: Mystery
Overall Rating: 5 out of 5 stars


Description: Sometimes lies come back to bite you. In the case of four pretty little Pennsylvania liars, the chomp really hurts. For years, cuties Spencer, Aria, Hanna, and Emily have survived and thrived with nifty prevarications; now, in this series clincher, it's time for them to 'fess up-or pay the piper! Clever plot turns; great characters.


Review: The plot thickens in this book and it left me speechless at the end. This series just gets better and better after each book. In this book things were pretty calm while reading it. Not that many things left my jaw dropped. After getting half way through the book it turned and everything just hit the fan. 


There was a lot of plotting and back stabbing in every chapter. Emily got sent away for being gay and she did not have the best time being away from home. She had many obstacles to overcome. When she got home things in her personal life just got trickier. My heart went out to Hanna in this book. She truly got the worst treatment out of all the girls in my opinion. She lost her memory after her accident, and bits and pieces came back to her throughout the book. When she remembered and everything came to light, it will leave you speechless. I was utterly shocked at the ending, but I know it does not mean the end of A. I can't wait for the next book to see what A has in store for the girls.


Reading Order
Pretty Little Liars
Flawless
Perfect
Unbelievable