Today we are pleased to host the first stop on Jennifer Donnelly’s Revolution Blog Tour! As Thea loved Jennifer’s earlier Printz Honor recipient novel, A Gathering Light (US Title: A Northern Light), we were thrilled to have the opportunity…
October 2010
Hello Everybody!!! This is Ana bringing you the stash whilst Thea has fun at Comic Con. I am not jealous. Really. We have a few giveaway winners do announce and a few tidbits to talk about. Giveaway Winners: The…
“On The Smugglers’ Radar” is a new feature for books that have caught our eye: books we heard of via other bloggers, directly from publishers, and/or from our regular incursions into the Amazon jungle. Thus, the Smugglers’ Radar was…
Title: Elfland Author: Freda Warrington Genre: Fantasy, Contemporary Publisher: Tor Publication Date: August 2009 Hardcover: 464 Pages Elfland is an intimate, sensual novel of people—both human and Aetherial—caught between duty and desire. It’s a story of families, and of…
Guest Author & Giveaway: Jennifer Estep on Gin Blanco and Character Evolution
Hello everybody! We welcome to the blog today Urban Fantasy/YA author Jennifer Estep. Jennifer is the author of the Elemental Assassin series: the first two books are Spider’s Bite (reviewed here by Ana) and Web of Lies. Venom, the…
Book Review: The Invisible Order – Book One: Rise of the Darklings by Paul Crilley
Title: The Invisible Order – Book One: Rise of the Darklings Author: Paul Crilley Genre: Fantasy / YA (Possibly MG) Publisher: Egmont USA Publication Date: September 28 2010 Hardcover: 352 pages Stand alone or series: Book 1 in the…
Title: Lightborn Author: Tricia Sullivan Genre: Science Fiction, Apocalypse Publisher: Orbit Publication date: 7 Oct 2010 Paperback: 464 pages Stand alone or series: Stand alone Lightborn, better known as ‘shine’, is a mind-altering technology that has revolutionised the modern…
Guest Author & Giveaway: Tricia Sullivan on Inspirations and Influences
“Inspirations and Influences” is a series of articles in which we invite authors to write guest posts talking about their…well, Inspirations and Influences. The cool thing is that the writers are given free reign so they can go wild…
Title: Extraordinary Author: Nancy Werlin Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy, Urban/Contemporary Fantasy Publisher: Dial (Penguin) Publication Date: September 2010 Hardcover: 400 pages Phoebe finds herself drawn to Mallory, the strange and secretive new kid in school, and the two girls…
“Inspirations and Influences” is a series of articles in which we invite authors to write guest posts talking about their…well, Inspirations and Influences. The cool thing is that the writers are given free reign so they can go wild…
Happy Sunday, everyone! Down to business. Behemoth Giveaway Winner: The two lucky winners of the book are: Doreen R. (Comment #114) Caroline (Comment #82) Around the Interwebs: Not too much news going around this week, although there is apparently…
“On The Smugglers’ Radar” is a new feature for books that have caught our eye: books we heard of via other bloggers, directly from publishers, and/or from our regular incursions into the Amazon jungle. Thus, the Smugglers’ Radar was…
As you may have heard, the last week of September each year represents annual Banned Books Week – a week in which we celebrate our rights to intellectual freedom. Every year, hundreds of books are challenged and/or banned from…