Teaser Tuesday (#13)

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

 

Here are the rules:

• Grab your current read
• Open to a random page
• Share two "teaser" sentences from somewhere on that page
• 
  
  Be careful not to include spoilers!
• Share the title and author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR list if they like your teaser!

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A sitting target.

That was how Alex felt.

Scorpia Rising (Alex Rider, Book Nine) by Anthony Horowitz

Synopsis From Blurb:

Alex Rider wants his life back.  But when you're the world's most successful spy, there's only one way out.  Alex's final mission will be the deadliest of all.

One bullet.  One life. 

The end starts here.

So far, amazing.  An incredible, incredible finale.  I can't wait to see how it ends!

From Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling, Chapter Six: The Ghoul in Pyjamas, Page 87

'"I have stolen the real horcrux and intend to destroy it as soon as I can",' Harry read out.

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Harry Potter, Book Seven) by J.K. Rowling

Synopsis From Blurb:

Harry has been burdened with a dark, dangerous and seemingly impossible task: that of locating and destroying Voldemort's remaining Horcruxes.  Never has Harry felt so alone, or faced a future so full of shadows.  But Harry must somehow find within himself the strength to complete the task he has been given.  He must leave the warmth, safety and companionship of The Burrow and follow without fear or hesitation the inexorable path laid out for him...

Scorpia Rising by Anthony Horowitz, Chapter Eight, Page 151