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Teaser Tuesday 20/10/2015 'A Double-Edged Blade'

Teaser Tuesdays 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 pageShare two “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 teaser.

This week's teaser comes from page 144 of A Double-Edged Blade by Julie Moffett.

"Paddy twisted her arm behind her back with a hard jerk, shoving her back against him.  "Aye, I'm here, and it looks like the tables have turned since we last met.  Now, let me give ye a piece o' simple advice.  Stop struggling or I'll 

shoot ye."  Faith felt something cold and hard press into the small of her back.

Oh, Christ, he had a gun.  A gun from the twentieth century."

The Girl in 6E (Deanna Madden #1) by A.R. Torre

• Paperback: 352 pages
• Publisher: Orion (12 Feb. 2015)
• ISBN-10: 1409153509
• ISBN-13: 978-1409153504

I haven't touched a human in three years. That seems like it would be a difficult task, but it's not. Not anymore, thanks to the internet.

I am, quite possibly, the most popular recluse ever. Not many shut-ins have a 200-member fan club, a bank account in the seven-figure range, and hundreds of men lining up to pay for undivided attention.

They get satisfaction, I get a distraction. Their secret desires are nothing compared to why I hide... my lust for blood, my love of death.

Taking their money is easy. Keeping all these secrets... one is bound to escape.

What if you hid yourself away because all you could think of was killing? And what if one girl's life depending on you venturing into society?

Enter a world of lies, thrills, fears, and all desires, in this original thriller from A. R. Torre.

Cover: A striking and sexy cover.

I can't believe I've left it this long to read this book!
I loved it!
Deanna locks herself in her apartment.  Never leaving.  Protecting society from her murderous tendencies.  Supporting herself by performing on web cams.  Until one particular viewer creeps her out.  Worried that the mans fantasies aren't enough for him- she tries to warn police.  Not taken seriously- Deanna leaves the apartment...with deadly consequences.
I found myself drawn in really quickly.
I loved Deanna's voice.  Her straight forward thinking, with dark, murderous undertones.
I found the story gripping, and it definitely built to a satisfying conclusion.  My heart in my throat a few times.
Perfect read for October, and I'm both intrigued and excited for the sequel.
4/5 stars. 

Read from October 07 to 11, 2015

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Booking Through Thursday 15/10/2015 'Conversation'

Booking Through Thursday is a weekly meme hosted by Booking Through Thursday and a different question is posted every week.
Do you have people you can talk to about books you’ve read? Share delight in plot twists, explore how much fun it was, or how badly written?

I have few friends that enjoy reading as much as I do OR who read the same things as me.  So it's difficult to rant or rave about a book when you're the only one that cares, or that knows what you're going on about.
That's the main reason I started by Book Blog and BookTube Channel- so that I could talk about the books I was reading with likeminded readers, that would be familiar with the books, authors, plots, covers etc. that I was talking about.
I've been very fortunate that through the blog and channel that I have made friends- some that I consider very close friends.  That I can talk enthusiastically to.

Waiting On Wednesday 14/10/2015 'The Official Outlander Colouring Book'

Waiting on Wednesday is all about sharing the books that I'm eagerly waiting to be released.

This week the book that I'm waiting on is The Official Outlander Colouring Book.
I am a huge fan of the TV show and Book by Diana Gabaldon, and I'm also really enjoying colouring books at the moment- so I'm really looking forward to the combination of the two.
Released 27th October.

W...W...W...Wednesday 14/10/2015

To play along, just answer the following 3 questions:

What are you currently reading?

What did you recently finish reading

What do you think you’ll read next?

Currently reading Possess by Gretchen McNeil

Recently finished reading The Girl in 6E by A.R. Torre

Think my next read by be Raze by Tillie Cole