11 November 2014

Teaser Tuesdays (Nov. 11)


Okay, so for those of you who are new to this meme, here's how it works:

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!

My current (re)read is The Silver Bowl by Diane Stanley.

Synopsis (from Goodreads):
Unwanted at home, Molly goes to work for the king of Westria as a humble scullery maid. She arrives at the castle with no education, no manners, and a very disturbing secret: She sees visions, and those visions always come true.

One day, while she's working in the king's great hall, young Prince Alaric passes by. Molly finds him unbearably handsome—but also unbearably rude. But what does it really matter? She'll probably never see him again.



In time Molly is promoted to polishing silver and is given a priceless royal treasure to work on: the king's great ceremonial hand basin. But there's something odd about it. The silver warms to her touch, a voice commands her to watch and listen, and then the visions appear. They tell the story of a dreaded curse that has stalked the royal family for years. There have already been deaths; soon there will be more.

As tragedy after tragedy strikes the royal family, Molly can't help but wonder: Will the beautiful Alaric be next? Together with her friends Tobias and Winifred, Molly must protect the prince and destroy the curse. Could a less likely champion be found to save the kingdom of Westria?


Here´s my quote, taken from page 108:
 . . . I felt uneasy. Everyone and everything that came near the king might be suddenly transformed into something else. Something deadly.
Let me know what you think of the book, and check back in a couple of days for my review!

6 comments:

  1. This reminds me of fairy tales I enjoyed as a kid. Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella, etc., where kings and queens ruled the world and magic was featured in the plot. Sounds like a good story!
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    1. It is! It's a great book, and a great trilogy. I'm rereading this book because I recently purchased it.
      Oh, and I'll go check out your TT!

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  2. Oh that blurb sounds good. And the teaser is interesting.

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    1. I'm sorry for taking so long to reply! It is good, it's one of my favorite books. I'm having a lot of fun writing a review for it. :)

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