Today, we welcome you to our very own launch party for the third novel in Lisa McMann’s “Wake” trilogy! First, we offer a double feature review of Fade and Gone. Then, we invite YOU dear readers to enter our…
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2010
Hola compadres! Another Sunday, another stash, another installment with some fabulous news to share! Book Blog Covention A couple of Sundays ago we reported that the first ever con for book bloggers, The Book Blogger Convention, will happen in…
“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. This is how the Smugglers’…
8 Rated Books Book Reviews Joint Review
Joint Review: Faeries of Dreamdark: Blackbringer by Laini Taylor
Title: Faeries of Dreamdark: Blackbringer Author: Laini Taylor Genre: Fantasy, Young Adult Publisher: Putnam Juvenile Publication Date: June 2007 Paperback: 448 pages Stand alone or series: Book 1 in two book series called “Faeries of Dreamdark” Magpie Windwitch is…
We are having a party today! Soul Screamers is a series that follows Banshee Kaylee Cavanaugh as she finds out the extent of her powers and why she screams when someone is about to die. Something is wrong with…
Title: The Bride and the Buccaneer Author: Darlene Marshall Genre: Romance, Historical Publisher: Amber Quill Press Publication Date: December 2009 Paperback : 254 pages ‘Lucky Jack’ Burrell’s quest for revenge against Sophia Deford will have to wait until he…
Title: Impact Author: Douglas Preston Genre: Science Fiction, Thriller Publisher: Forge Publication Date: January 2010 Hardcover: 368 pages Wyman Ford is tapped for a secret expedition to Cambodia… to locate the source of strangely beautiful gemstones that do not…
Title: The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms Author: J. K. Jemisin Genre: Epic Fantasy Publisher: Orbit Publication Date: February 4 2010 (UK) / February 25 2010 (USA) Paperback: 448 pages / 432 pages Yeine Darr is an outcast from the barbarian…
Title: Veracity Author: Laura Bynum Genre: Speculative Fiction, Dystopian, Thriller Publisher: Pocket Books Publication Date: January 2010 Hardcover: 376 pages Harper Adams was six years old in 2012 when an act of viral terrorism wiped out one-half of the…
Welcome to another Sunday edition of our Smugglers’ Stash & News. We shall start with some excellent news: The Mysterious Benedict Society covers to be “Adjusted”: The School Library Journal reported on the 26th that Little, Brown Books for…
“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. This is how the Smugglers’…
Lost will be back this Tuesday with a two-hour premiere starting its sixth and final season. There will be another 16 episodes and then ALL WILL BE OVER. Excuse us while we have a moment. …………………. Ok, we are…
7 Rated Books 8 Rated Books Book Reviews Joint Review
Joint Review: Archangel’s Kiss by Nalini Singh
Title: Archangel’s Kiss Author: Nalini Singh Genre: Paranormal Romance Publisher: Berkeley (US) / Gollancz (UK) Publication Date: February 2010 (US) / March 2010 (UK) Paperback: 352 pages Stand Alone or Series: Book 2 in the ongoing Guild Hunter series…
Title: Bleeding Violet Author: Dia Reeves Genre: YA/ UF Publisher: Simon Pulse Publication Date: January 2010 Hardcover: 464 pages Love can be a dangerous thing….Hanna simply wants to be loved. With a head plagued by hallucinations, a medicine cabinet…
10 Rated Books Book Reviews Guest Dare
Guest Dare: The Lord of the Rings – The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien
Welcome to the first Guest Dare of 2010! For those new to the feature, our Guest Dare is a monthly endeavor in which we invite an unsuspecting victim to read a book totally outside of their comfort zone. You…
Title: Captivate Author: Carrie Jones Genre: Fantasy, Romance, Young Adult Publisher: Bloomsbury (USA & UK) Publication Date: January 2010 (USA) / April 2010 (UK) Hardcover: 336 pages Zara and her friends knew they hadn’t solved the pixie problem for…
Title: Need Author: Carrie Jones Genre: Fantasy, Paranormal, Romance, Young Adult Publisher: Bloomsbury USA / Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Publishing date: December 2008 / February 2010 Paperback: 320 pages Stand alone or series: Book 1 of ongoing series Why did…
5 Rated Books A Dude Reads PNR Book Reviews
A Dude Reads PNR: Harry Reviews Circle of Fire by Keri Arthur
Hey folks, we have a brand new segment! Our delightful buddy Harry, from Temple Library Reviews will be joining us once a month to review paranormal romance from a guy’s perspective. But we will let him introduce himself, please…
Title: Mr. Shivers Author: Robert Jackson Bennett Genre: Horror, Historical Fiction Publisher: Orbit Publication Date: January 2010 Hardcover: 336 pages Stand alone or series: Stand alone novel How did I get this book: Review Copy from the publisher Why…
Following Bloomsbury’s Whitewashing Cover Fiasco ’09-’10 (Justine Larbalestier’s Liar and Jaclyn Dolamore’s Magic Under Glass), readers were able to make some small positive change resulting in the publisher’s book jacket retraction and subsequent re-issuance of new, race-conscious covers. This…
Giveaways Inspirations and Influences
Guest Author and Giveaway: Alexandra Bullen on Inspirations & Influences
“Inspirations and Influences” is a new 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…
Welcome to another Sunday edition of our Smugglers’ Stash & News. First up, we’ve got some fan-freakin-tastic news. Bloomsbury Retracts Cover: On Thursday afternoon, Bloomsbury officially announced that they will no longer be printing the offending cover of Magic…
“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. This is how the Smugglers’…
“Inspirations and Influences” is a new 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…
Today and tomorrow we are having a Molly Harper Spotlight. Earlier today we joint reviewed Nice Girls Don’t Have Fangs the first book in the Jane Jameson trilogy; Now, we take a look at Nice Girls Don’t Date Dead…