Welcome to another Tuesday celebrating bookish events, First Chapter/Intros, originally hosted by Bibliophile by the Sea and now hosted by I’d Rather Be at the Beach; and Teaser Tuesdays hosted by The Purple Booker.
Today’s feature is an reviewARC from an author: Not Here: A Dina Ostica Novel, by Genevieve Noscovo: Would you surrender your free will to save your life?
A city in turmoil. A neighbor disappears. When her concerns are written off, Dina investigates on her own — and becomes a target, at the mercy of those in control…
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Intro: Dina Ostica tried to scream, but her voice was trapped in her throat. Her shoulder blades pressed against the fence.
He grabbed her upper arm, pushing her back, as he lifted the knife to her neck.
“Drop. Your. Bag.” He shook her with each word, six-foot frame looming.
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Teaser: Dina willed the image of Tom to fill her opponent’s frame. This was her opportunity for vengeance. (56%).
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Synopsis: In San Francisco, where the poor are systematically displaced by well-off yuppies, Dina Ostica is part of the problem. The damaged, determined twenty-three-year-old scrambles to make a name for herself in the burgeoning world of podcasting, with the city as her muse. She is hell-bent on professional success, thinking it will mend her broken spirit.
But when her go-to source on local history disappears without warning, she begins to uncover an uncanny pattern that hits too close to home, getting her tied up in the city’s underbelly.
What follows is a gritty tale of exploitation, betrayal, and the strength one needs to survive the whims of those in power.
Will Dina escape or fall victim to the injustice chewing up the city?
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Would you keep reading?
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SNOW SPARKS 
The excerpts you shared hooked me. Hope you enjoy it!
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Thanks, Catherine, I was drawn to the book by the city and the MC. Hope to love it.
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This one is also on my list. It sure starts off great, doesn’t it?
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Thanks, Margot, I agree. Sometimes opening lines don’t grab me quite so much.
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New to me but, yes, sounds like it has potential. Hope you are enjoying it.
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Thanks, Diane, I hope to love it. Enjoy your pick.
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Sounds like a great read! I’d read on! Yuppies, huh? lol
Here’s my Tuesday post! Hope you’re having a good day.
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Thanks, Sassy, “urban renewal” often has unpleasant and even frightening consequences.
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New to me too and that beginning certainly paints a vivid picture. I’ll keep this in mind too.
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Thanks, Kay, I think so, too. I love word images.
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Yikes! This one really pulls you in quickly!
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Thanks for visiting, Candace, and I was thinking the same thing!
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That’s grabbing, lol! Mine is here: https://francebooktours.com/2019/02/12/teaser-tuesday-the-first-noel-at-the-villa-des-violettes/
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Thanks, Emma, and I’m loving it so far.
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Wow this sounds as though it is full of action!
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Thanks, Cleo, I’m loving it so far.
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This sounds really interesting. Thanks for sharing! And thanks for stopping by my blog today!
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Thanks, Denise, I’m really enjoying it already.
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That opening gets the heart beating. Thanks for stopping by Girl Who Reads.
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Definitely! There is a lot of heart beating in this book so far. Thanks for visiting, Donna.
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Oh I would definitely keep reading. This book looks so good.
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Thanks, Yvonne, I am really enjoying it so far.
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That’s a scary situationg to be in for sure.
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Thanks for visiting and hosting, Vicki; the story gets even scarier throughout the book. I am almost finished, and could hardly put it down. But my eyes protested the continuous reading. LOL
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