[Teaser Tuesday] March 16, 2021

Teaser Tuesday is a weekly bookish meme, originally hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along!

Just do the following:

1. Grab your current read.
2. Open to a random page.
3. Share two (2) “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!)
4. Share the title and author too so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR lists if they like your teasers!

“Wendy?” He wasn’t yelling anymore. He squinted at her, his head tilted to the side. She couldn’t find her voice. Her mouth was open, but nothing was coming out.

A wide smile curled across his lips, revealing a gleaming smile, a small chip in his front tooth and deep dimples. Those starry eyes of his lit up, ones that dozens of her mysterious drawings just couldn’t get right. But that just wasn’t possible…

He gave another tug against the two men holding him back, the smile never leaving his face. “I found you,” he said, sounding relieved and triumphant. “I knew I’d find you.”

The doctor stuck the needle into his arm and pressed the plunger down. “No, don’t!” The words flew from her mouth, but it was too late. The boy flinched and almost immediately those brilliant eyes grew glassy.

Wendy shoved a nurse out of the way and gripped the edge of the bed. “Who are you?” she asked.

He frowned, trying to keep his eyelids open. “You forgot about me?”

This teaser is from the novel Lost in the Never Woods by Aiden Thomas. As you can imagine, this has to do with Peter Pan and Wendy, but in a way you haven't imagined. I can't put this book down!

When children go missing in the small coastal town of Astoria, people look to Wendy for answers.

It's been five years since Wendy and her two brothers went missing in the woods, but when the town’s children start to disappear, the questions surrounding her brothers’ mysterious circumstances are brought back into light. Attempting to flee her past, Wendy almost runs over an unconscious boy lying in the middle of the road, and gets pulled into the mystery haunting the town.

Peter, a boy she thought lived only in her stories, claims that if they don't do something, the missing children will meet the same fate as her brothers. In order to find them and rescue the missing kids, Wendy must confront what's waiting for her in the woods.

Share your teaser with me!