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!
Today’s Teaser: How to keep a boy from Kissing You
Title: How to Keep a Boy From Kissing YouAuthor: Tara Eglington
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
Publication Date: October 25, 2016
Executor of the Find a Prince Program™ and future author, sixteen-year-old Aurora Skye is dedicated to helping others navigate the minefield that is teenage dating. Counsellor-in-residence at home, where her post-divorce ad-agency father has transformed into a NAD (New Age Dad) intent on stripping his life bare of ‘the illusionary’ (i.e. the removal of home furnishings to the point where all after-hours work must be done in lotus position on a hemp cushion) Aurora literally lives and breathes Self-Help.
When the beginning of the school year heralds the arrival of two Potential Princes™ who seem perfect for her best friends Cassie (lighthouse beacon for emotionally fragile boys suffering from traumatic breakups) and Jelena (eye-catching, elegant and intent on implementing systems of serfdom at their school) it seems as if Aurora’s fast on her way to becoming the next Dr Phil.
As Aurora discovers, however, Self-Help is far from simple. Aurora’s mother arrives home from her extended ‘holiday’ (four years solo in Spain following the infamous ‘Answering Machine Incident’) throwing the NAD into further existential crisis. With Valentine’s Day drawing closer and the new Potential Princes not stepping up to the mark, Aurora is literally forced to take to the stage to throw two couples together. However, being cast opposite Hayden Paris (boy next door and bane-of-Aurora’s life) in the school production of Much Ado about Nothing brings challenges of its own. Not only does Hayden doubt that Cupid is understaffed and thus in dire need of Aurora’s help, but playing Beatrice to his Benedict throws her carefully preserved first kiss for a Prince into jeopardy. As Aurora races to save love’s first kiss and put a stop to the NAD’s increasingly intimate relationship with her Interpretive dance teacher (guilty of putting Aurora on detention for a ‘black aura’) she is left wondering who can a self help guru turn to for help? Can she practice what she preaches? And can long-assumed frogs become Potential Princes?
I am really enjoying this book so far! I love the Shakespeare aspects of the book and Aurora’s sassy personality. I am excited to keep reading to learn more about this secret admirer.
book Quotes: How to Keep a Boy From Kissing YOu
“No!” Mr. Peterman folded his arms across his chest. ” You are Beatrice. Just Beatrice. No costume design, no painting, no programs.”
Sounds like this could be a good teen read?
Here is my teaser: https://collinesblog.com/2016/10/04/teaser-tuesday-the-murderers-daughter/
So far, it is a really cute teen contemporary! 🙂
Oh this one sounds great fun – is it as funny as it the blurb makes it sound? Or is that just a smart spin on all the teen angst going on? Love the quote, though… This is my offering – not a hint of grin! https://sjhigbee.wordpress.com/2016/10/04/teaser-tuesday-4th-october-2016/
It is definitely one that has some teen humour in it, for sure! 🙂
That sounds far more to my taste:). Thank you for sharing.
I can’t decide whether I’m interested or not! I like YA with a lot of depth, but it sounds like it could be a fun read on those days when I’ve read too much serious stuff…
Mine this week from The Girl from the Sea: https://wp.me/p3Nz8P-Wu
It is a fluffy read, alright. I must admit that I do enjoy a read that has more depth as well, however I do like to take a break every once in a while with a light contemporary. 😉
Probably not one for me. It does sound fun though.
My TT from Putting On The Witch
Sounds like a fun read! Here’s mine: https://booksbeforebandaids.com/2016/10/04/teaser-tuesday-october-4/
I love the blurb. It sounds like a really fun book. My YA teaser comes from The Row by J. R. Johansson – the story of a girl who tries to prove that her father, who is on Death Row, is innocent. Happy reading!
Sounds like fun. Here’s my link: http://wp.me/p4DMf0-1jv
That is one long blurb! And it sounds like a really cute read! I love the cover. This is oh so not my type of book most of the time, but this time Oh Yeah!
Sounds like a fun read! This will appeal to most teens too. 🙂