teaser tuesday (42)

Tuesday, June 22, 2010 |
It's Teaser Tuesday, a bookish blog meme hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Here's how it works:

Grab your current read and let it fall open to a random page. Post two (or more) sentences from that page, along with the title and author. Don’t give anything vital away!


“‘Any girl with a dowry is told from the day she’s born that she has to marry just the right person for just the right reasons at just the right time.’ She grimaced. ‘All you can hope for is that he’s got teeth. And hair.’”


-p. 52 of Jessica Day George’s Princess of Glass (ARC version)

23 comments:

kayerj said...

LOL! that's too funny, nice teaser today :)

Jennifer said...

Witty and sad but true! I will keep an eye out for this book. My TT: http://www.rundpinne.com/2010/06/teaser-tuesday-day-for-night.html

Gigi Ann said...

That gave me a chuckle... I will be looking for this book, sounds like my kind of reading.

Alice Audrey said...

The definition of just the right person has certainly changed.

jlshall said...

Such a great teaser! But what an awful thought! Hope you're enjoying this one.
Here's my teaser.

Andrea said...

Can't wait to read this one. Great teaser!

Dazzling Mage said...

LOL! So amusing! Great, great teaser! XD

Jenny Q said...

I like it! She sounds smart and sassy. Pretty cover, too. Here's mine from The Madness of Lord Ian MacKenzie.

Tales of Whimsy said...

LOL
Love it!

fredamans said...

In that era, I suppose that would have been most important.

http://fredasvoice.blogspot.com/2010/06/teaser_22.html

Allison said...

Great teaser!

Sara said...

Haha love this teaser! This sounds like a great read, I hope you're liking it so far (:

Anonymous said...

Interesting teaser! Off to check out this book on Goodreads...

Anonymous said...

your teaser remembers me of one I read a while ago (I then read the book):

“It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single woman of fortune and passable good looks amuses herself in London with fashion, philanthropic works, and flirtation, until a suitable gentleman makes an offer.“

Janet Mullany "The rules of Gentility"

Book Soulmates said...

Great teaser!! That's probably what it really was like back in the day...lol

♥Isalys

Frances said...

Reminds me of that old movie The Heiress with Olivia DeHavilland & Montgomery Clift.
Thanks so much for stopping by.

Jen said...

Finally making my way through everyone's teasers ---- this one is great! :)

Karen Russell said...

Teeth and hair? Hmm. I was after brains and a sense of humor. :D

Melissa (My World...in words and pages) said...

Oh, poor girl. She is wishing for teeth and hair. :) Great teaser.

If you would like to stop by to read the teaser I have up...
http://melissa-melsworld.blogspot.com/2010/06/teaser-tuesday-32.html

Violet said...

Excellent teaser! Talk about low expectations. What a depressing thought. I am a sucker for books inspired by fairytales, so I will have to keep any eye out for Princess of Glass.

Leslie (Under My Apple Tree) said...

Ha, that's funny coming from a young girl. Now if she were 'old' teeth and hair would be a real concern! lol

Anonymous said...

Haha. Brilliant teaser - I think I'll be quoting that one "in real life"!

ok said...

Hi there Celia, I did this book tour as well, and just posted my review! Thought I would drop in and say hi!

http://tiffanysbookshelf.blogspot.com/2010/07/princess-of-glass-by-jessica-day-george.html

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