Teaser Tuesday: The Fire Chronicle

Teaser Tuesday is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Books and a Beat. 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!

Here is my teaser:
"In her defense, it was only when Kate was frustrated or tired that she questioned Dr. Pym's decision to send her and Michael and Emma back to Baltimore.  She knew he hadn't really abandoned them.  But the fact remained: of all the orphanages the children had lived in over the years--one of which had been next to a sewage treatment plant; another had made groaning noises and seemed to be always catching on fire--the Edgar Allen Poe Home for Hopeless and Incorrigible Orphans was the worst."
The Fire Chronicle by John Stephens

What are you reading?

Have you read the Books of Beginning series?

Teaser Tuesday: The Emerald Atlas

Teaser Tuesday is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Books and a Beat. 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!

Here is my teaser:
"They were on the edge of a cliff, looking out over a dark valley lit up by lightning flashes.  It was hundreds of feet to the bottom and nothing but sheer rock walls in either direction.  Kate cursed herself, remembering their first day in the orphanage and how they had gone to the waterfall and savored the dizzy, excited rush of watching the river plunge over the cliff.  She should've realized where they were heading."
The Emerald Atlas by John Stephens, p.135

What are you reading this week?

Have you ever read The Emerald Atlas?

What I'm Reading Wednesday #4 (February 15, 2017)

I am still reading Christine but I am getting closer to the end...

A post shared by Lisa (@lalocadesigns) on Feb 14, 2017 at 7:55pm PST

Anyway, here is my progress so far... 
2017 Goal: 32 books
Books Read = 2/32
Books from TBR list: 1
Series completed: 0
Erin's Book Challenge:  1/10  0/Bonus Round


January
1.  Midair by Kodi Scheer
2.  And the Mountains Echoed by Khaled Hosseini (TBR)

What are you reading this week?  How are your reading goals going?

Currently..... (February 8, 2017)

Currently...


Writing... More like editing
I am preparing an excerpt of one of my manuscripts for an online critique group on Steve the Wrimo Forum.  I am really looking forward to getting some feedback.  I am the only one who has read my writing in a long time.  It will be good to share again.

Reading... Christine by Stephen King
Oh my goodness, this book is huge!  What was I thinking?  I have been a very unmotivated reader recently.  I probably should have chosen a smaller book :)

Listening to... Too much news
 I love NPR and I listen daily, but I feel like the news has been a little more intense recently.  It can be overwhelming.


Eating... oranges
I cannot go to the grocery store recently without buying oranges or other citrus.  I cannot get enough.

Drinking... 'Cot in the Act cider by Two Towns
We got a keg for my husband's birthday.  It's an apricot cider and it is yummy.

Wearing... jeans and sweatshirts
If it's comfy and warm, I am wearing it right now!

Feeling... sick
Hubby just had a possible bout of pneumonia.  He had a high fever.  I got a cold too and have been feeling exhausted by the whole thing.

Weather... cold
Still cold here.  The snow went away, but it is cold.  This is still true.  It's supposed to start warming up this week.

Wanting... to go back to Costa Rica
It was amazing!

Thinking... I need to stop picking my nails
I have been doing a lot better but recently started picking at a thumb nail and now I can't stop.

Watching... The Magicians
Just finished season 1 and started season 2.  I am completely addicted to this show!

Enjoying... participating in a trivia tournament 
Hubby and friends and I have formed a team (we're Trivia Newton John!) and we are rocking the trivia world.  Currently tied for first and gearing up for another night of random trivia questions!  

What are you up to?
Have you watched The Magicians?  Been in a trivia tournament?
Have you read Christine?

2017 What I'm Reading Wednesday #3 (February 1, 2017)

Onto my third book of the year and the second book of Erin's Book Challenge:  Christine by Stephen King.  I am only a few pages in and already loving it.  King is one of my favorite authors.

Anyway, here is my progress so far... 
2017 Goal: 32 books
Books Read = 2/32
Books from TBR list: 1
Series completed: 0
Erin's Book Challenge:  1/10  0/Bonus Round


January
1.  Midair by Kodi Scheer
2.  And the Mountains Echoed by Khaled Hosseini (TBR)

What are you reading this week?  How are your reading goals going?