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Reading level: Young Adult Hardcover: 480 pages Publisher: Candlewick (January 25, 2011) Book summary: Quincie P. Morris, teen restaurateuse and neophyte vampire, is in the fight of her life -- or undeath. Even as she adjusts to her new appetites, she must clear her best friend and true love, the hybrid werewolf Kieren, of murder charges; thwart the apocalyptic ambitions of Bradley Sanguini, the seductive vampire-chef who "blessed" her; and keep her dead parents’ restaurant up and running. She hires a more homespun chef and adds the preternaturally beautiful Zachary to her wait staff. But with hundreds of new vampires on the rise and Bradley off assuming the powers of Dracula Prime, Zachary soon reveals his true nature -- and a flaming sword -- and they hit the road to staunch the bloodshed before it’s too late. Even if they save the world, will there be time left to salvage Quincie’s soul? My review: I liked Tantalize but found myself not caring much for the main ...

To participate in  Teaser Tuesdays  is simple: take your current read, choose two sentences from any page and post (be sure to not post any spoilers).  Teaser Tuesdays  is a weekly meme hosted by MizB of  ShouldBeReading . This week we chose a tease from Knight Angels: Book of Revenge by Abra Ebner. "I dug my nails into the now exposed meat of the evergreen tree, smelling sap as it bled across my fingers. The tree moaned softly, a moan only my ears could hear, and a moan I dreamed to hear from the girl called Jane. She would die. She had to." Pages 119-120, ARC edition. I know it's supposed to be two lines but those other two lines make this statement all the more compelling, don't they? Book summary: New characters, New world, but old enemies. Emily struggles to ignore a new friend with emotions that temp her, Wes delves deeper into his past and family while finding friendship isn't reserved for the human race alone, Jane finds out her dear Max isn'...