Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the 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 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, and author too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!
THIS WEEK'S TEASER IS:
*Quote taken from E-Galley and is subject to change at publication.
"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.
This week, my "Waiting On" pick is:
A promise broken. A bond betrayed. It’s been six months since ghost-turned golem Sinclair Youngblood Powers confessed his love, stole Dice’s heart, and disappeared from Swoon, perhaps from existence. Despite the hurt, Dice has been moving steadily toward ordinary. Dreams of Sin still plague and pleasure her sleep, and the mark of Sin’s love remains on her skin, still sore. But Dice has been throwing herself into music, finding solace in song and sometimes even in the arms of her band mate, Tosh. Life seems almost…normal. The last thing Dice wants is to mess with anything remotely supernatural. But when her best friend’s boyfriend goes missing, Dice has no choice but to become very much involved. She knows that his disappearance was no accident, and it somehow has everything to do with Sin. Because Dice can feel it: Sin is back. And the promises and deceptions he left in his wake have returned to haunt him.
What do you do when an oath of devotion threatens to destroy the one you love?
PREVIOUS TITLES IN SERIES: SWOON
SWEAR description and cover art courtesy of GOODREADS
Description: Torn from her native New York City and dumped in the land of cookie-cutter preps, Candice is resigned to accept her posh, dull fate. Nothing ever happens in Swoon, Connecticut...until Dice's perfect, privileged cousin Penelope nearly dies in a fall from an old tree, and her spirit intertwines with that of a ghost. His name? Sinclair Youngblood Powers. His mission? Revenge. And while Pen is oblivious to the possession, Dice is all too aware of Sin. She's intensely drawn to him -- but not at all crazy about the havoc he's wreaking. Determined to exorcise the demon, Dice accidentally sets Sin loose, gives him flesh, makes him formidable. Now she must destroy an even more potent -- and irresistible -- adversary, before the whole town succumbs to Sin's will. Only trouble is, she's in love with him.
What do you do when the boy of your dreams is too bad to be true?
My Review:Swoon is a mature young adult novel that is seductive, dark and full of scandalous moments. Author Nina Malkin starts off her story with a bang when Penelope is possessed by the spirit of Sinclair ("please be so kind as to call me Sin") Youngblood Powers, a young man who was wrongly accused of murder and hung in the 18th century. When Candice (Dice) performs an exorcism to rid Pen of Sin's possession, it has the unexpected result of restoring Sin to his own body and making him "real".
What I liked most about this book was the rich character development of Sin, Penelope and Candice. Malkin does a great job of fleshing out all three characters and making them interesting and relatable to readers. She keeps Sin's character consistent with his 18th century upbringing in language and demeanor. My only problem was with how easily Sin seemed to adapt to the modern world, considering 21st century technology, but this did not really take away from my enjoyment of the story as a whole.
My other favorite part of Swoon is the retelling of the events that led up to the execution of Sin. Malkin transports Dice and Sin into the past to relive the day of the murder and finally reveal to Sin who truly committed the crime he died for. I liked how this part of the book not only revealed the murderer, but also gave Dice a glimpse of the life Sin led.
All in all, this was a great book. I am interested to see what becomes of Sin and Dice's relationship in the sequel.
Disclaimer: Swoon has mature content and would not be appropriate for teens of all ages.
Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the 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 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 teasers!
This Week's Teaser:
"Part Bacchus, part Balanchine, Sin silently, smiling stoked his minions. For his pleasure. For ours too. Everybody's."
