Teaser Tuesday is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by The Purple Booker.
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 is my choice of the day:
The Medusa’s Daughter by T.O. Munro
p. 558 “She were seen,” Flambard wailed. “I saw her. Old Mrs Gribbins saw her.”
“No you baint, not you, not Mrs Gribbins. You may have seen someone as looked like Persapha, but you baint seen her, not while she were here settling wee Josie. She’m a real treasure with the bairn, a natural.” Cora embellished the lie with an untruth so scandalous it left Persapha gasping. “So lessen you want to tell Colour Sergeant Stennal that you’m been calling his wife a liar in her own kitchen and afore his own daughter then I’d be seeing meself out sharpish and going out looking for that real murderer.”
BLURB: Haunted by very different pasts, three travellers journey together across a continent riven by clashes of faith and race. Odestus, the war criminal flees from justice. Persapha, new to all things human, yearns for a way and a place to belong. Marcus Fenwell, schooled in diverse talents, seeks a future beyond a wine bottle.
But past and future entwine to snare them all, for the Medusa has not been forgotten nor her daughter forgiven.
This epic fantasy adventure follows the fortunes of Persapha, whose origins mean that she finds dealing with humans something of a struggle. The characters are intriguing and the plot enjoyable, though the storytelling has a rather old-fashioned feel about it.
I look forward to seeing your final review for this one. Particularly how the writing style holds out.
Lynn 😀
Thank you, Lynn. I have to say – while I’m enjoying the story itself, I am finding the style a bit heavy-going. However I’m also aware that this is also a question of personal taste and there are plenty of people who will thoroughly enjoy the writing.
Oh nice teaser! Totally new to me read!
Thanks for visiting my Tuesday post!
You’re very welcome and I hope you have a great reading week:))
That’s a bit heavy for me. The writing might slow it down too much. Though I do tend to get in the groove with this kind of genre after reading for a few pages. Curious what you think of it, Sarah.
My TT from Thief’s Mark
Yes – I will be reviewing it. My preference is for a more immersive writing style, but the storytelling is strong and the book has garnered a bunch of 5 stars.
Teaser indeed. Teaser definitely. You make the books sound like I can’t get to my TBR list fast enough. After reading The Invisible Library and several others you recommended, I often check on the books which appear on either your reviews or teasers.
It’s a strong story – I hope to be reviewing it in due course, Rae:)
Sounds interesting, but the dialect in the dialog might make it harder to read after while? Is it all like that? Hope you enjoy it!
No – perhaps I chose badly – the dialect extract is a very small part of the book as none of the main characters talk like that. And yes, I did enjoy the story and will be reviewing it in due course:)
The dialogue looks like a reading challenge. I like the story line. Not sure if it would be enough to keep going.
In fairness, it isn’t all like that and once you get your eye in, it’s easy enough to follow.
Great teaser! I agree that I’m not sure if I would be able to continue with it. It does seem a bit difficult to read. Hope you enjoy it!
It is well written and the worldbuilding is strong, but my personal preference is more immersive characterisation and a punchier style. Though I am enjoying the story:)
This one looks gorgeous. Something in the blurb made me think of Hyperion… am I correct?
If you mean Dan Simmons’ Hyperion, there isn’t the edge of savagery or the dense layering in the writing. But the story is interesting, the characters are well-drawn and the worldbuilding is detailed and believable.
Yes, that was I meant 🙂 It seems I need to get this one on my list, too. Thanks!