Rush (The Game #1)
by Eve Silver
Release
Date: June 11, 2013
Publisher:
Harper Teen
Summary
from Goodreads:
So what’s the game now? This, or the life I used to
know?
When Miki Jones is pulled from her life, pulled through time and space into
some kind of game—her carefully controlled life spirals into chaos. In the
game, she and a team of other teens are sent on missions to eliminate the Drau,
terrifying and beautiful alien creatures. There are no practice runs, no
training, and no way out. Miki has only the guidance of secretive but
maddeningly attractive team leader Jackson Tate, who says the game isn’t really
a game, that what Miki and her new teammates do now determines their survival,
and the survival of every other person on this planet. She laughs. He doesn’t.
And then the game takes a deadly and terrifying turn.
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Teaser #1:
He
smiles, a faint curve of his lips that reveals the barest hint of a long dimple
carved in his right cheek. “No, but I can read your expression. And I’ve been
doing this long enough that I know what most people tend to think when they
first open their eyes.”
“Doing
what long enough?”
“This,”
he says, and nothing more.
A
second of silence stretches into two. Though I can’t see behind his glasses, I
have the feeling he’s not looking at me anymore, that he’s scanning the area,
looking for…something. But as I stare at him, I see me—tiny distorted reflections of me in the shiny, convex
lenses.
Copyright © 2013. Eve Silver. All Rights Reserved.
Teaser
#2:
I
stare at the things in front of me: the Drau. I can’t look away.
Somewhere
in the back of my mind, I remember Jackson talking about Medusa.
Don’t look at
their eyes.
Their
mercury eyes.
They’re
poison.
They
will kill me.
Copyright
© 2013. Eve Silver. All Rights Reserved.
Teaser
#3:
Color
and sound explode, too bright, too loud. Even the air on my skin feels like
it’s too much. My fingers go lax. The bag’s handle slides down my palm, then
along my fingers to the tips, impossibly slow. The world tips and tilts and I
flail for balance.
Luka
grabs my hand and holds tight.
I
blink. My house, my open front door, Dad, they’re all gone. My breath comes in
short gasps and every muscle in my body feels like it’s knotted up tight.
I’m
standing in a grassy clearing bounded by trees.
The
lobby.
We’ve
been pulled.
Copyright
© 2013. Eve Silver. All Rights Reserved.
Eve Silver lives with her gamer husband and sons, sometimes in Canada, but often in worlds she dreams up. She loves kayaking and sunshine, dogs and desserts, and books, lots and lots of books. Watch for the first book in Eve’s new teen series, THE GAME: RUSH, coming from Katherine Tegen Books, June 2013. She also writes books for adults.
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***GIVEAWAY***
Signed copy of Rush, US and Canada only.
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Ooh, amazing teasers! I really like that first one, it makes the romance sound so amazing. Thanks for sharing!
OdgovoriIzbrišiAlise @ Readers In Wonderland
I like teasers too! :) Thanks for stopping by :)
IzbrišiI've been avoiding this book because of some negative reviews, but I love those teaseres! I might pick this one up after all ;)
OdgovoriIzbriši- Ellie at The Selkie Reads Stories
Yes I've seen some not-so-good reviews and I really wonder what would be my opinion! Thanks :)
IzbrišiI've been really excited to check this book out even though I've heard some mixed things, but I still want to check it out :) Great teasers!
OdgovoriIzbrišiJanina @ Synchronized Reading
Yes me too, cause I'm still curious about it :) Thanks Janina :)
IzbrišiThis book didn't work for me in the end, but I like the second teaser here. On its own like that, it's really pretty effective. :) Thanks for sharing!
OdgovoriIzbrišiI agree it really is :) Thanks for stopping by Sam :)
IzbrišiOooh, I really like teasers 2 and 3, especially! Thanks for sharing these! The book sounds great. :)
OdgovoriIzbrišiI'm glad you like them :) You're welcome :)
IzbrišiI started this book, but put it down after a few chapters as I had so much else going on and it wasn't really keeping my attention, but the teasers you've shared with us definitely makes me want to give it another try! :)
OdgovoriIzbrišiYes they really sound promising :) Thanks Jasprit :)
IzbrišiThis seems to be hit or miss for most people, but I'm among the rare few ones who liked it a lot, admittedly after some initial trouble. But I'm always curious when I see people reading it. I can't even predict what they'll think.
OdgovoriIzbrišiI'm glad you were able to enjoy it. I was hoping for the same thing :)
IzbrišiGood luck Heidi :)) Thank you!
OdgovoriIzbrišiHonestly I'm really intrigued by this book too! :) I'm glad you like them Aman :) Thanks :)
OdgovoriIzbrišiLoving these teasers! The second one is oddly making me think of The Lightning Thief. Thanks for the teasers and giveaway (:
OdgovoriIzbrišiI haven't read The Lightning Thief. You're welcome :)
IzbrišiOh, I'm pretty excited about this book. Thanks for sharing, Tanja.
OdgovoriIzbrišiSarika @ The Readdicts
I do love these teasers, even though I had problems with the book. It was still undeniably fun, and certainly a thrilling ride. Thanks for sharing! :-)
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