Monday, May 22, 2017

Where Is Your Bookmark? (05/23/2017)

I am about half way through Sarah-Jane Stratford's Radio Girls, historical fiction, at the moment and thoroughly enjoying it. I have had to stop several times to make notes of names of well known historical figures in history for further research. I feel like I'm apart of something big while reading this book. To be a fly on the wall! Maybe I can temp you with a teaser or two or perhaps three . . .



Every Tuesday Diane from Bibliophile By the Sea First Chapter First Paragraph Tuesday Intros, where participants share the first paragraph (or a few) of a book they are reading or thinking about reading soon. It is also where I share my first impressions about the book I am sharing.

She ran, weaving in and out of the startled pedestrians, but her pursuer was still close on her heels.
All their meticulous planning, all that work in spinning the web and catching all these flies, but they hadn't factored in this possibility, the chance that the papers in her bag were worth so much that someone would chase after her to get them back. 
Chase after her with a gun. 

Every Tuesday, Ambrosia from The Purple Booker hosts Teaser Teaser at which participants grab their current read, open to a random page, and share two or more sentences from that page while avoiding any spoilers.


Teaser from 27% of Radio Girls:
"Well, that's a turnup," he said, echoing the unspoken sentiment. "I'd have pegged you for the type who faints at the sight of blood."
"Yes," Maisie agreed. "And I'd have pegged you for a gentleman. Some surprises are nicer than others." 
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from 29% of Radio Girls: 
There were moments when Maisie felt the chill of walking shadows, all those vanished people under poppies. Sometimes, she was sure others felt them too, even the brightest and most beautiful, glancing nervously over their shoulders. Maybe we're all trying to outrun something, like me outrunning the kids in Toronto. They'd wanted to beat her till she broke, and not just her bones. The suffragettes had put themselves forward for breakage, hadn't they? That would be something, being the person who could put herself in harm's way for a cause.

What about this one from 33%:
Maisie had never owned a book and couldn't imagine rereading anything when time was so short and the libraries so full.  

What do you think? Would you keep reading?  

As I mentioned earlier, I am really enjoying Radio Girls so far. The opening certainly caught my attention--who is she running from? What are on those papers?

The teasers that follow each caught my attention as I read, and I couldn't help but share them. Maisie is very innocent and naive at the start of the book, although she has quite an impressive backstory, I think.

What are you reading at the moment?  Is it anything you would recommend?


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24 comments:

  1. I love that vintage cover! This reminds me of the Maggie Hope books by Susan Elia Macneal. I'd definitely need to see what happened next!

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    1. Kay - I think that's partly what drew my daughter to this one (she was hoping this one would win my TBR poll and it did!). This reminded me a bit of MacNeal's series too. I think if you like that that series, you'd probably like this novel too.

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  2. The cover looks really familiar (I think it's the font and the border), but I don't recognise the teasers at all :p It looks like a really interesting book!

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    1. Eustacia - Or you could remember it from my TBR List poll. Just kidding. :-) I finished the book earlier this week and really enjoyed it.

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  3. I liked the teasers so much that I went to Amazon to get my own copy. Here is my teaser from Silence Fallen by Patricia Briggs. Happy reading!

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    1. Kathy - Oh wow! I hope you enjoy this one as much as I did!

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  4. What great teasers! Maisie's attitude toward books in the final tease made me smile, thinking of how much she is missing.

    I also like the quip in Teaser 27%.

    The story sounds wonderful! Thanks for sharing, and here's mine: “MISS YOU”

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    1. Laurel-Rain - I'm not much of a rereader and so I could relate to Maisie's thoughts about rereading. :-)

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  5. Great teasers! Radio Girls looks so interesting. Thanks for sharing it.
    Laura :)
    My Teaser Tuesday

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    1. Laura - Thank you! I enjoyed Radio Girls quite a bit. :-)

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  6. Radio Girls would be on my TBR for the cover alone! Love the teasers too. I've found I don't read much historical fiction during the summer (not sure why) but I'll put it on my list for fall. Glad you're enjoying it!

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    1. Katherine - I think you might like Radio Girls, Katherine, if you decide to give it a try.

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  7. This does sound like a really good story. I am glad that you are enjoying it!

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  8. Those quotes you chose make me want to read this book even more than I already did! :D

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  9. I love that you are stopping to make note of names and events for future research! I find those details are often more interesting than the fiction--and at the least, add icing to the cake. :)

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    1. Jenclair - The author mentioned a book that I'm anxious to get my hand's on in her author's note. I'm especially interested in Hilda Matheson, who plays a big part in this book. Her life sounds fascinating.

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  10. I'd keep reading, it sounds good! Enjoy.

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  11. I love the cover! The teasers/quotes sound interesting, too.

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  12. I'm SO glad that your pollsters ended up choosing "Radio Girls"!! It definitely looks like a highly compelling story! I'm TOTALLY intrigued!! All that excitement, in just a few quotes! And the cover is GORGEOUS. It has an Art Deco influence, which makes it very attractive to me, because this design style is one of my favorites, right up there with Art Nouveau.

    I LOVE that pulse-pounding first quote! And the snark in the second one made me chuckle.

    All in all, I'm now convinced that I need to read this novel! So I'm adding it to my Goodreads shelves right now!!

    Thanks for sharing!! HUGS to you and Mouse!!! <3 <3 <3 :) :) :)

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    1. Maria - Radio Girls turned out to be a great choice. I really enjoyed it. It brought out the researcher in me, a sure sign of a good historical fiction novel.

      I hope you like it if you give it a try! Thanks for visiting, Maria.

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