Tuesday, February 19, 2013

Teaser Tuesday: The Mad Scientist's Daughter {13}

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

Title: The Mad Scientist's Daughter
Author: Cassandra Rose Clarke
Release date: January 29, 2013
Publisher: Strange Chemistry
Pages: 400
Buy the book: Barnes & Noble | Amazon | The Book Depository
The Mad Scientist’s Daughter is the heartbreaking story of the journey from childhood to adulthood, with an intriguing science fictional twist.

There’s never been anyone - or anything - quite like Finn.

He looks, and acts human, though he has no desire to be. He was programmed to assist his owners, and performs his duties to perfection. A billion-dollar construct, his primary task is to tutor Cat.

When the government grants rights to the ever-increasing robot population, however, Finn struggles to find his place in the world.
My teaser, from the egalley (I forgot to get the location before I went back to my page... Oops!):
"You can't do this," she said. He regarded her with his black eyes, and she shook her head. "No, you can't. They'll just... You'll be like a slave. They're just using you-" 
Ooh, I'm not very far into the book, so I have no idea what's going on, but it sounds good! :)

Be sure to check out the giveaways I've got going on where you can win Lunar Chronicles swag signed by Marissa Meyer and an ARC of Mila 2.0! Happy Tuesday!