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"No!" I cried. "No!"
I think I'm going to be sick," Natalie whispered as Elise made a weak moan into her guard's shoulder. But nothing stopped.
I stood up and lunged toward Maxon's seat, falling over my father's lap.
"Maxon! Maxon, stop this!"
"You have to sit down, miss," my guard said, trying to wrangle me back into my chair.
"Maxon, I beg you, please!"
"It's not safe, miss!"
"Get off me!" I yelled at my guard, kicking him as hard as I could. Try as I may, he held on tight.
"America, please sit down!" my mother urged.
...
"Maxon! Maxon!" I yelled. "Stop it! Stop it, please!"
He heard me; I know he did. I saw him slowly close his eyes and swallow one time, as if he could push the sound out of his head.
I think I'm going to be sick," Natalie whispered as Elise made a weak moan into her guard's shoulder. But nothing stopped.
I stood up and lunged toward Maxon's seat, falling over my father's lap.
"Maxon! Maxon, stop this!"
"You have to sit down, miss," my guard said, trying to wrangle me back into my chair.
"Maxon, I beg you, please!"
"It's not safe, miss!"
"Get off me!" I yelled at my guard, kicking him as hard as I could. Try as I may, he held on tight.
"America, please sit down!" my mother urged.
...
"Maxon! Maxon!" I yelled. "Stop it! Stop it, please!"
He heard me; I know he did. I saw him slowly close his eyes and swallow one time, as if he could push the sound out of his head.
that is quite a teaser and good luck with those books. kelley—the road goes ever ever on
ReplyDeleteNice post and teaser. I want to try this series.
ReplyDeleteHa! I've read that excerpt! And yes, that was totally a heart crusher for me. I loved The Fault though! It dealt with pretty tough stuff, but it was also amusing and fun to read :) Great post!
ReplyDeleteI know the reason I have SUCH a problem with classics is the old style writing and dialogue. I find it difficult to follow and get bored easily. If they were all written in present day language I'm sure I would dig them! I'm always a little bit apprehensive to pick up overly hyped books. Cinder was a let down for me. It took me a year to finally read The Fault in Our Stars because of the content, but John Green is such a masterful writer that although it was a bit depressing, I also laughed quite a bit throughout the book and the love story was quite beautiful. I would DEF recommend that one! Thanks for stopping by my post :)
ReplyDeleteYour list has some pretty good books on there. Anna Karenina is on my list too! It's just so long. Good luck, hopefully you'll decide to read some of those. :D
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I should have put The Fault in Our Stars on my list as well! It's super-intimidating. But other than you, I'm determined NOT to read it. I just can't deal with that topic, it hits too close to home.
ReplyDeleteI also want to read Anna Karenina! I just can't decide what language I want to read it in ^^' I think the original is French but mine's not good enough, and I don't know whether the English or German translation would be better... (this can make a huge difference for me - I've disliked books only to find out later that it was the awkward translation's fault).
Great list, thanks for stopping by mine earlier :)