Tuesday 17 July 2012

Teaser Tuesday (9): This is Not a Test

Teaser Tuesday: This is Not a Test
Teaser Tuesday is a weekly bookish meme hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do as following:
·Grab your current read
·Open to a random page
·Share two (2) "teaser" sentences from somewhere on that page
·Be careful not to include any spoilers so as not to ruin the book for others.
Author: Courtney Summers
Publication Date: June 19, 2012
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
Pages: 323
Genre: YA, Horror, Zombies 
Book Description from Goodreads: 
It's the end of the world. Six students have taken cover in Cortege High but shelter is little comfort when the dead outside won't stop pounding on the doors. One bite is all it takes to kill a person and bring them back as a monstrous version of their former self. 
To Sloane Price, that doesn't sound so bad. Six months ago, her world collapsed and since then, she's failed to find a reason to keep going. Now seems like the perfect time to give up. As Sloane eagerly waits for the barricades to fall, she's forced to witness the apocalypse through  the eyes of five people who actually want to live.
But as the days crawl by, the motivations for survival change in startling ways and soon the group's fate is determined less and less by what's happening outside and more and more by the unpredictable and violent bids for life - and death - inside.
When everything is gone, what do you hold on to?

 Teaser:

      " She gnashes her teeth and claws at his arms so hard she breaks skin, makes him bleed, and the blood makes her wild. She twists her head towards it. My father finds a large piece of broken glass and raises it above him."
(page 8).

 So far I'm loving This is Not a Test, it's giving me zombie induced goosebumps, and I've only scratched the surface of Sloane's twisted back story! 

 What're your Teaser this Tuesday? Leave a link in the comments and I'll be sure to stop by! 

 Also! I'm celebrating 6 months blogging this month and I'm holding a giveaway for your choice of a book from The Book Depository (Enter Here)

Posted by Ann @ Tea And Text at 10:15

22 comments:

  1. Unknown17 July 2012 at 10:44

    This is a fun book. I really liked it, hope you do too :)

    http://carabosseslibrary.blogspot.com/2012/07/teaser-tuesdays-is-weekly-bookish-meme.html

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    1. Ann @ Tea And Text18 July 2012 at 09:39

      Finished it yesterday and WOOOOW it was amazing!

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  2. Lark Andrea17 July 2012 at 10:52

    I loved this book! I hope you do too!

    Reading Lark's Teasers

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  3. Vonnie17 July 2012 at 11:03

    I reallywant to read this one! I can't wait for your review.

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    1. Ann @ Tea And Text18 July 2012 at 09:44

      You should really really really read this one!

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  4. Gin17 July 2012 at 12:59

    I was supposed to read this one last week and didn't get to it! :(

    Great teaser, thanks for sharing! Here's mine.

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    1. Ann @ Tea And Text18 July 2012 at 09:44

      Definitely move it up on your list! It was amazing!

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  5. Melissa O.17 July 2012 at 13:31

    Oooh, intense! I will have to keep this one in mind! Thanks for stopping by my teaser, as well!

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  6. Yvonne @ Fiction Books Reviews17 July 2012 at 16:20

    Hi Ann,

    I used to read a lot of horror thrillers, back in my teenage years, but I have to admit that I have never ventured to update the genre to include zombies, vampires and the like.

    Therefore, to say that I wouldn't enjoy a book such as 'This Is Not A Test', is a very sweeping statement, as I have never tried anything from the modern genre.

    Your teaser lines from the book, were certainly gripping and I really want to know what happens to the piece of glass!!

    Thanks for sharing and recommending this book, glad you are enjoying it.

    Yvonne

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    1. Ann @ Tea And Text18 July 2012 at 09:48

      I read a lot of Stephen King back in my teenage years, that was horror at its best for me. This one wasn't so much horror in the gory sense as it was a gander into the human psyche as the world falls apart. Definitely give it a try. Thanks for stopping by Yvonne!

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  7. Brittani17 July 2012 at 16:30

    Awesome teaser! I've been dying to read this and I'm hoping to finally pick up a copy of it this week!

    My Teasers

    -Brittani

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    1. Ann @ Tea And Text18 July 2012 at 09:49

      It will be the best purchase of the week! I promise!

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  8. Lizzy17 July 2012 at 17:40

    That is a freaky and intense teaser! I'm not so brave when it comes to zombies...eek. Great teaser!

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    1. Ann @ Tea And Text18 July 2012 at 09:50

      Me neither, but this one wasn't super gory horror!

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  9. Sabina17 July 2012 at 18:59

    Great teaser! I really want to read this book.
    Thanks for stopping by my TT =)

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  10. Lisa Nguyen17 July 2012 at 19:12

    Oh may, awesome teaser! I've been hearing great things about this book! Can't wait to read the book.

    Teaser Tuesday

    Lisa @ Shatterbooks

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  11. JoLee @ Wickedly Delicious Book Blog17 July 2012 at 20:16

    Wow awesome teaser! Love the name of you blog.

    Have a great week.
    My Teaser Tuesday

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  12. Kate17 July 2012 at 20:45

    What a great teaser! Love the cover of this book, too! Thanks for stopping by my blog :)

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  13. WutheringWillow @ A Paperback Life18 July 2012 at 00:55

    Hi! Thanks for the visit to my blog!

    Interesting teaser.

    Oh and thanks for following my blog! :-)

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  14. Wordsmith Publicity18 July 2012 at 20:26

    The cover is pretty creeptastic! I'm not a big horror/zombie fan though. Hope you enjoy!

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