Teaser Tuesday

It's Tuesday, so it's time once again for Teaser Tuesday.

I'm go to 'tease' you with a taste of a book I'm reading, to get your interest piqued.

'As you are reading, you are almost certainly in the company of spiders. In a dark recess, whether under your couch or behind the buffet, the cupboard spider sits on her tangled web patiently waiting for dinner.'
From p22 Spiders: Learning to Love Them, by Lynne Kelly

Here's how Teaser Tuesday works:
Grab your current read.Let the book fall open to a random page.Share with your readers two (2) “teaser” sentences from that page, somewhere between lines 7 and 12. Also share the name and author of the book, so that people can hunt out the book for themselves.

Please avoid spoilers!

Once you've posted your teaser, visit Should be Reading and post your link. If you want me to visit your post, you can also post your link in the comments section below.

Have fun.

Six New Reviews

Have just added six new reviews to Aussiereviews:

Picture Book Review: The Pocket Dogs Go On Holiday, by Margaret Wild
A delightful sequel to a classic favourite.
Children's Book Review: Von Gobstopper's Arcade, by Alexandra Adornetto

The Strangest Adventures Book Three
YA Book Review: Girl Next Door, by Alyssa Brugman
A gripping, brilliant read for teens.
Book Review: Where the Heart Leads, by Stephanie Laurens
From the casebook of Barnaby Adair.
YA Book Review: A Beginner's Guide to Living, by Lia Hills
An outstanding YA novel.
Picture Book Review: Connie and the Pigeons, by Mabel Kaplan
A story of of renewal and triumph.

Enjoy!

Teaser Tuesday

Joining in on the spirit of Teaser Tuesday, I'm go to 'tease' you with a taste of a book I'm reading, to get your literary taste buds going.

'Milli and Ernest had simply invented a story about wandering off to take more detailed notes and losing track of time, and everyone believed them. It sounded just like something the conscientious Ernest would do.'

From p127 Von Gobstopper's Arcade, by Alexandra Adornetto

Here's how Teaser Tuseday Tuesday works

Grab your current read.Let the book fall open to a random page.Share with your readers two (2) “teaser” sentences from that page, somewhere between lines 7 and 12. Also share the name and author of the book, so that people can hunt out the book for themselves.

Please avoid spoilers!

Once you've posted your teaser, visit Should be Reading and post your link. If you want me to visit your post, you can also post your link in the comments section below.

Have fun.

Musing Monday - Talking to Strangers

It's Musing Monday , and this week's question is:

We were all warned as children to 'never talk to strangers', but how do you feel about book-talk with random people? When you see people reading, do you ask what it is? Do you talk to people in the book store or the library? Why or why not? What do you do if people talk to you?

I LOVE talking to people about books, so if I see someone with a book in their hands, or browsing in a bookshop, I’ll often comment or ask about the book. However, it is important to be mindful of the person’s privacy. If they are absorbed in a book, do they really want you to interrupt them to chat about the story? My rule of thumb is that if the person makes eye contact, I’ll try an opening comment and see if they want to chat, but if their nose is firmly buried and their eyes are not leaving the page, I’ll take it as a sign that they just want to read.

As for talking to strangers – well, yes, my mum taught me that, too. But talking to a fellow booklover doesn’t feel like talking to a stranger. And, as a reviewer, teacher, and author, it’s my job to talk about books – so I do it.

Four New Reviews

Have added four new reviews to Aussiereviews tonight. Click on the links to read them.

Book Review: The Schumann Frequency, by Christopher Ride
Picture Book Review: Zoltan the Magnificent, by Bob Graham
Children's Book Review: Wombat and Fox - Thrillseekers, by Terry Denton

Book Review: Lucy Springer Gets Even, by Lisa Heidke

Enjoy.

Saturday Sum-up

A new feature here at the Aussiereviews Blog - a chance for other bloggers and reviewers to spread the word about great books they have reviewed.
Here's how it works: if you have reviewed a great book this past week, post the link in the comments section below and, during the day I'll add your links to this post. Don't be shy - spread the word about great books (and your great reviews, of course). If this proves popular, I'll make it a regular feature.

So, drumroll please for the first edition of...

The Sum-Up:

My review of Freaky, by Sue Whiting, at Aussiereviews

Shelburn's review of The Book of Shadowboxes, by Laura L. Seely

Becky's review of The Forest of Hands and Feet, by Carrie Ryan

Six New Reviews

Have added six new reviews to Aussiereviews tonight:

YA Book Review: The Kings of Clonmel, by John Flanagan

Children's Book Review: Freaky, by Sue Whiting

Shadow Queen, by Deborah Kalin
Nonfiction Book Review: Allergy Safe Family Food, by Suzanna Paxton

YA Book Review: A Small free Kiss in the Dark, by Glenda Millard
Picture Book Review: The Cloudchasers, by Steven Hunt & David Richardson

Enjoy.