Teaser Tuesday: Carnival of Souls
Welcome to another fabulous Teaser Tuesday, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! To join the fun all you need to do is share two sentences from your current read. Make sure you don’t share spoilers.
This week we’re sharing a little tease from Carnival of Souls by Melissa Marr. I’ve been eager to crack the spine on this daimon-filled delight and enter the Carnival of Souls for so so long. Finally that time has arrived and it’s everything I’d hoped it would be.
In a city of daimons, rigid class lines separate the powerful from the power-hungry. And at the heart of The City is the Carnival of Souls, where both murder and pleasure are offered up for sale. Once in a generation, the carnival hosts a deadly competition that allows every daimon a chance to join the ruling elite. Without the competition, Aya and Kaleb would both face bleak futures–if for different reasons. For each of them, fighting to the death is the only way to try to live.
All Mallory knows of The City is that her father–and every other witch there–fled it for a life in exile in the human world. Instead of a typical teenage life full of friends and maybe even a little romance, Mallory scans quiet streets for threats, hides herself away, and trains to be lethal. She knows it’s only a matter of time until a daimon finds her and her father, so she readies herself for the inevitable. While Mallory possesses little knowledge of The City, every inhabitant of The City knows of her. There are plans for Mallory, and soon she, too, will be drawn into the decadence and danger that is the Carnival of Souls.
Time for the tease!
Adam lifted his head. “I’d sooner die–and he’d kill me either way. They don’t think like witches, Mals, and he’s their ruler. It would be a sign of weakness to let me live.”
“There was to be another option,” she insisted. “Our choices are run or die? That’s it? Maybe you can have someone else return it to them. Evelyn is strong and–”
What mysteries will your teaser reveal?
Tags:Carnival of Souls, Daimons, Fantasy, Harper Collins, magic, Melissa Marr, Multiple POV, Paranormal, Teaser Tuesday, Witches, Young Adult fiction
October 8th, 2012 at 11:48 pm
Well, it seems like they’re in quite the pickle! LOL!
Mine TT:
http://thesisterstale.blogspot.com/2012/10/teaser-tuesday-5-dont-turn-around.html
October 8th, 2012 at 11:51 pm
Either way things don’t sound very good. Here is my teaser for this week.
October 9th, 2012 at 12:05 am
I’m not much into witches, but this book sounds like it could be interesting. Your teaser is definitely intriguing.
My teaser is from CONFESSIONS OF A CORPORATE SLUT.
October 9th, 2012 at 1:34 am
That sounds like a thrilling read! My teaser can be found here: I love Dan Brown
October 9th, 2012 at 7:13 am
Cool teaser. This is one of those books I don’t think I’d want to read on a dark and stormy night.
Here’s my teaser: http://sunsingerstravels.wordpress.com/2012/10/09/teaser-tuesday-sunlight-and-shadow-by-mark-helprin/
Malcolm
October 9th, 2012 at 10:12 am
Sounds fascinating.
http://tributebooksmama.blogspot.com/2012/10/teaser-tuesday-owlet-by-emma-michaels.html
October 9th, 2012 at 1:56 pm
Hmm, wonder what is it that they’ve got that has them in trouble. Great teaser! Here is my teaser for Alice in Zombieland.
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October 9th, 2012 at 2:05 pm
This has been on my TBR shelf forever, and every time I see another teaser for it I need to move it up the list! Thanks for sharing.
My TT this week is from The Raven Boys.
October 9th, 2012 at 4:54 pm
Oh, I’ve heard fantastic things about this book! The teaser seems really intriguing. Great choice!
Thanks for stopping by my blog today! Happy reading
October 9th, 2012 at 8:50 pm
It does doesn’t it. It’s definitely an action-packed journey.
October 9th, 2012 at 8:51 pm
Right! So much happens that you really stay on the edge of your seat biting your nails.
October 9th, 2012 at 8:52 pm
It’s a great mixture of real world and underworld goings on. The witch part is a little tame but has a valuable impact on the plot.
October 9th, 2012 at 8:53 pm
Oh my it really is a thrilling adventure. Marr totally went all out on this one.
October 9th, 2012 at 8:54 pm
It’s fantastic nail biting entertainment. LOL.
October 9th, 2012 at 8:55 pm
If you like an adventure filled with well crated characters and a plot that keeps giving then carnival of Souls is to just what the doctor ordered.
October 9th, 2012 at 8:57 pm
I ‘d tell you but it would spoil the awesomeness. LOL.
October 9th, 2012 at 8:58 pm
Oh my you really need to move this bad boy up on your list. It’s a one sitting read that’s for sure. Hope you enjoy it as much as I have.
October 9th, 2012 at 9:00 pm
Thanks! It’s brilliantly crafted. The characters keep on giving even after turning the last page. I’m desperate for another book.