Title: Flame of Sevenwaters Author: Juliet Marillier Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Roc Publication Date: November 2012 Hardcover: 448 Pages Bestselling author Juliet Marillier’s Sevenwaters series has been praised as a “magnificent saga” (Alernative Worlds) that is a “gripping tale of…
“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 best part about I&I posts? Writers are given free rein so they can go wild…
Title: Fairy Tales from the Brothers Grimm Author: Philip Pullman Genre: Fantasy, Fairy Tales Publisher: Viking Adult Publication Date: November 2012 Hardcover: 400 Pages Two centuries ago, Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm published the first volume of Children’s and Household…
Hello everybody and a good Sunday to all! Quite a few things to talk about this week… Giveaway winners: The winner of a signed ARC of Another Little Piece is: Maddie Marie The winner of a copy of RISE…
“On The Smugglers’ Radar” is a feature for books that have caught our eye: books we have heard of via other bloggers, directly from publishers, and/or from our regular incursions into the Amazon jungle. Thus, the Smugglers’ Radar was…
Title: Dragon’s Bait Author: Vivian Vande Velde Genre: Fantasy, Historical, Young Adult Publisher: Graphia Publication date: First published in 1992 Hardcover: 196 pages Fifteen-year-old Alys is not a witch. But that doesn’t matter–the villagers think she is and have…
Title: Jepp, Who Defied the Stars Author: Katherine Marsh Genre: Historical Fiction, Young Adult Publisher: Hyperion Children (Disney) Publication Date: October 2012 Hardcover: 384Pages Fate: Is it written in the stars from the moment we are born? Or is…
To gear up for the January 29 release of Prodigy by Marie Lu, the second book in her Legend trilogy, we have one copy of the book up for grabs! Thea enjoyed Legend (a solid popcorn dystopia action flick…
Title: Days of Blood and Starlight Author: Laini Taylor Genre: Fantasy, Young Adult Publisher: Little, Brown Publication date: November 6 2012 Hardcover: 528 pages In this stunning sequel to the highly acclaimed Daughter of Smoke and Bone, Karou must…
Welcome to today’s stop on the Days of Blood & Starlight Blog Tour! We are delighted to be a part of this tour not only because we loved Daughter of Smoke and Bone (which was one of Ana’s top…
Title: Moon Over Manifest Author: Clare Vanderpool Genre: Historical, Middle Grade Publisher: Delacorte Books for Young Readers Publication date: October 2010 Paperback: 368 pages Abilene Tucker feels abandoned. Her father has put her on a train, sending her off…
Title: Rebel Heart Author: Moira Young Genre: Adventure, Post-Apocalyptic, Speculative Fiction, Dystopia, Western, Young Adult Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Publication Date: October 2012 Hardcover: 432 Pages Nothing is certain and no one is safe in the second book in…
Today, we are a stop on Moira Young’s Rule of Three Blog Tour, celebrating the release of Rebel Heart. I loved Blood Red Road (in fact, it was on my top 10 favorite reads of 2011 list) so was…
Hello everyone! Thea here, with power and internet from a decidedly less-watery Brooklyn. I hope everyone affected on the east coast is safe, dry, and faring well in Sandy’s aftermath. Now that Halloween Week is officially over, we have…
“On The Smugglers’ Radar” is a feature for books that have caught our eye: books we have heard of via other bloggers, directly from publishers, and/or from our regular incursions into the Amazon jungle. Thus, the Smugglers’ Radar was…
It’s Friday so this means we are over at Kirkus! This week, Ana reviews Under My Hat: Tales From the Cauldron, the anthology edited by Jonathan Strahan with stories by ALL THE AWESOME WRITERS. It has its share of…
Title: The Turning Author: Francine Prose Genre: Horror, Young Adult Publisher: Harper Teen Publication date: September 25 2012 Hardcover: 256 pages Jack is babysitting for the summer on an isolated island with no Wi-Fi, no cell service, and no…
Title: Bad Glass Author: Richard E. Gropp Genre: Horror, Speculative Fiction Publisher: Del Rey Publication Date: September 2012 Paperback: 433 Pages One of the most hauntingly original dark fantasy debuts in years—perfect for fans of Lost and Mark Danielewski’s…
Title: The Haunting of Hill House Author: Shirley Jackson Genre: Horror Publisher: Penguin Publication date: First published in 1959 Paperback: 246 pages First published in 1959, Shirley Jackson’s The Haunting of Hill House has been hailed as a perfect…
You may or may not be familiar with All Hallow’s Read, a new book-centric holiday tradition invented by the genius Neil Gaiman. Two years ago, the illustrious Mr. Gaiman decided that there were far too few excuses to put…
Title: Your House Is on Fire, Your Children All Gone Author: Stefan Kiesbye Genre: Horror, Fiction Publisher: Penguin Books Publication Date: September 2012 Paperback: 208 Pages Shirley Jackson meets The X-Files in this riveting novel of supernatural horror The…
A few weeks ago we reviewed a recently released Middle Grade Horror novel, the excellent The Cavendish Home for Boys and Girls by Claire Legrand. When talking to Thea about the book, she mentioned how it reminded her of…
Today we are thrilled to welcome a guest publisher to partake in Halloween Week. Steam Press is an independent publisher of Speculative Fiction, based in New Zealand. When we were approached by Stephen Minchin, the Publisher of the new…
Title: Girl of Nightmares Author: Kendare Blake Genre: Horror, Young Adult Publisher: Tor Teen Publication date: August 7 2012 Hardcover: 332 pages It’s been months since the ghost of Anna Korlov opened a door to Hell in her basement…
“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 best part about I&I posts? Writers are given free rein so they can go wild…