Teaser Tuesday #52: Siege and Storm by Leigh Bardugo

Teaser Tuesday is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. 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!


This week's teaser(s) comes from the following book(s):

Title: Siege and Storm
Author: Leigh Bardugo
Series: The Grisha, book #2
Publisher: Henry Holt and Co.
Publication Date: June 4, 2013
Source: ARC borrowed from Jen at YA Romantics
Purchase: Amazon | Barnes & Noble

Darkness never dies.

Hunted across the True Sea, haunted by the lives she took on the Fold, Alina must try to make a life with Mal in an unfamiliar land, all while keeping her identity as the Sun Summoner a secret. But she can’t outrun her past or her destiny for long.

The Darkling has emerged from the Shadow Fold with a terrifying new power and a dangerous plan that will test the very boundaries of the natural world. With the help of a notorious privateer, Alina returns to the country she abandoned, determined to fight the forces gathering against Ravka. But as her power grows, Alina slips deeper into the Darkling’s game of forbidden magic, and farther away from Mal. Somehow, she will have to choose between her country, her power, and the love she always thought would guide her–or risk losing everything to the oncoming storm.

My teaser:

     Mal frowned. "No, they sounded pretty much like they always do. Like monsters who want to eat us." He laid his hand over mine. "What happened, Alina?"
     I saw him. "I told you: I was tired. I lost focus."
     He drew back. "If you want to lie to me, go ahead. But I'm not going to pretend to believe you."
     "Why not?" asked Sturmhond, stepping into the tent. "It's only common courtesy."

-- p. 147 of ARC

Yep. I cheated again this week, but I'm not sorry. Not. At. All.  =)  You have no idea how happy I am to be back in this world, meeting all these new characters.  So much fun!

If you want a really good tease before the book releases on June 4th, you can download the first five chapters for your Kindle or Nook...for FREE!!!

What are you teasing this week?  Share it in the comments or leave a link so I can visit!