Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of A Daily Rhythm. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:
- 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!)
Teaser:
"The Queen has been poisoned," Mother said. "She is dead."This week my teaser comes from Mechanica by Betsy Cornwell. This fantasy is based on Cinderella. I got the eARC from Edelweiss. Here is the description:
"Poisoned?" Father pulled his hadn away from his mouth. A dot of blood grew on his ragged thumbnail. "With what?"
Nicolette’s awful stepsisters call her “Mechanica” to demean her, but the nickname fits: she learned to be an inventor at her mother’s knee. Her mom is gone now, though, and the Steps have pushed her into a life of dreary servitude. When she discovers a secret workshop in the cellar on her sixteenth birthday—and befriends Jules, a tiny magical metal horse—Nicolette starts to imagine a new life for herself. And the timing may be perfect: There’s a technological exposition and a royal ball on the horizon. Determined to invent her own happily-ever-after, Mechanica seeks to wow the prince and eager entrepreneurs alike.
Sounds intriguing!!
ReplyDeleteI plan to read this soon. Can't wait and I hope you like it.
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