Teaser Tuesday

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly meme hosted by Should be Reading 

  • 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!
Mockingjay (Hunger Games Series #3)

 Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins

Synopsis:

The greatly anticipated final book in the New York Times bestselling Hunger Games trilogy by Suzanne Collins.

The Capitol is angry. The Capitol wants revenge.

Who do they think should pay for the unrest?

Katniss Everdeen.

The final book in The Hunger Games trilogy by Suzanne Collins will have hearts racing, pages turning, and everyone talking about one of the biggest and most talked-about books and authors in recent publishing history!!!!

Page 52

When we ask for Beetee, we’re directed through the maze until we reach an enormous plate-glass window.  Inside is the first  beautiful thing I’ve seen in the District 13 compound:  a replication of a meadow, filled with real trees and flowering plants and alive with humming birds.  Beetee sits motionless in a wheelchair at the center of the meadow, watching a spring-green bird hover in midair as it sips nectar from a large orange blossom.  His eyes follow the bird as it darts away, and he catches sight of us.  He gives a friendly wave for us to join him inside.

Yes, I realize that I might be the last person to read this series but since this is what I am reading this is the teaser you get.  What do you have to tease me with today?

Review: The Christmas Wedding

The Christmas WeddingThe Christmas Wedding by James Patterson and Richard DiLallo

  • ISBN-13: 9780316097390
  • Publisher: Little, Brown & Company
  • Publication date: 10/17/2011
  • Pages: 288
  • Source: From Publisher For Review

Synopsis:

The tree is decorated, the cookies are baked, and the packages are wrapped, but the biggest celebration this Christmas is Gaby Summerhill’s wedding. Since her husband died three years ago, Gaby’s four children have drifted apart, each consumed by the turbulence of their own lives. They haven’t celebrated Christmas together since their father’s death, but when Gaby announces that she’s getting married—and that the groom will remain a secret until the wedding day—she may finally be able to bring them home for the holidays.

But the wedding isn’t Gaby’s only surprise—she has one more gift for her children, and it could change all their lives forever. With deeply affecting characters and the emotional twists of a James Patterson thriller, The Christmas Wedding is a fresh look at family and the magic of the season.

My Thoughts:

While this was a light enjoyable read it was not really what I was expecting and all in all it was kind of cruel to the men involved in the story.  They were all left hanging until the last moment as to who was going to be marrying Gaby.  I just did not like this part of the story.  What I did like what how it demonstrated how family all have their issues and sometimes even between siblings there is a lack of knowledge as to how things really are.  I like seeing all of the families and how each one had some issues and how they worked through them during this crazy time of Gaby trying to get them all back home for Christmas for the first time since their father passed away.  I did find it to be a super quick read and enjoyed the overall message.

My  Rating:

3 Penguins

It was alright with a good overall message.