Title: The Cavendish Home for Boys and Girls Author: Claire Legrand Genre: Horror, Speculative Fiction, Middle Grade Publisher: Simon and Schuster Books for Young Readers Publication date: August 2012 Hardcover: 352 pages At the Cavendish Home for Boys and…
“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: The City’s Son Author: Tom Pollock Genre: Urban Fantasy, YA Publisher: Jo Fletcher Books (UK) / Flux (US) Publication date: August 2 (UK) / September 8 (US) 2012 Hardcover: 480 pages Expelled from school, betrayed by her best…
We are most delighted to welcome Tom Pollock to the blog for the first time. Author of the excellent Urban Fantasy novel The City’s Son – the first book in The Skyscraper Throne trilogy – Tom is here today…
Title: What’s Left of Me Author: Kat Zhang Genre: Dystopia, Science Fiction, Young Adult Publisher: Harper Teen Publication Date: September 2012 Hardcover: 352 Pages Eva and Addie started out the same way as everyone else–two souls woven together in…
Today, we are thrilled to kick off the What’s Left of Me blog tour! We have author Kat Zhang over to talk about her debut novel, a harrowing, original, truly awesome science fiction dystopia. Give a warm welcome to…
Hello everyone and Happy Sunday! To all those in the United States, I hope you’re enjoying the long weekend and last few days of summer! Let’s get down to business, shall we? Giveaway Winners: We have the lucky winners…
“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: Blackwood Author: Gwenda Bond Genre: Fantasy, Romance, YA Publisher: Strange Chemistry Publication date: September 4th 2012 Paperback: 352 pages On Roanoke Island, the legend of the 114 people who mysteriously vanished from the Lost Colony hundreds of years…
Hello everybody and happy Friday! Today we are at Kirkus with a joint review of one of Thea’s childhood favorite SFF novels, Reefsong by Carol Severance. Go HERE to read the full review and see if the book stood…
Title: Long Lankin Author: Lindsey Barraclough Genre: Historical, Horror, Young Adult Publisher: Candlewick (US) / Bodley Head (UK) Publication Date: June 2012 (US) / January 2011 (UK) Hardcover: 455 Pages (US) In an exquisitely chilling debut novel, four children…
Title: The Spark Author: Susan Jane Bigelow Genre: Science Fiction, Dystopian, Superheroes Publisher: Candlemark & Gleam Publication date: August 2012 Paperback: 404 pages Deirdre Burns White clings desperately to her normal life. She has a job, a boyfriend and…
“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 rein so they can go wild…
Title: Renegade Magic (US) / A Tangle of Magicks (UK) Author: Stephanie Burgis Genre: Historical, Fantasy/Speculative Fiction, Middle Grade Publisher: Atheneum (US) / Templar (UK) Publication Date: April 2012 (US) / August 2011 (UK) Hardcover: 336 Pages (US) Is…
Title: Walk Two Moons Author: Sharon Creech Genre: Contemporary, Middle Grade Publisher: Harper Collins Publication date: First published in 1994 Paperback: 288 pages As Sal entertains her grandparents with Phoebe’s outrageous story, her own story begins to unfold —…
Title: Origin Author: Jessica Khoury Genre: Speculative Fiction, Young Adult Publisher: Razor Bill Publication Date: September 2012 Hardcover: 393 Pages An electrifying action-romance that’s as thoughtful as it is tragic Pia has grown up in a secret laboratory hidden…
“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 rein so they can go wild…
Hello everybody and a good Sunday to all. We’ve got a few bits and bobs to announce and one awesome link to share… Giveaway winners: The winner of our Envy giveaway is… Rachael L The winner of Throne of…
“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: The Dark Unwinding Author: Sharon Cameron Genre: Historical, Gothic Mystery/Horror, Young Adult Publisher: Scholastic Publication date: September 2012 Hardcover: 318 pages A spine-tingling tale of steampunk and spies, intrigue and heart-racing romance! When Katharine Tulman’s inheritance is called…
Hello everybody and happy Friday! Today we are at Kirkus talking about some of our most anticipated reads for the second half of 2012. Among them: Go HERE to see the rest of the list!…
Title: The Broken Lands Author: Kate Milford, illustrated by Andrea Offermann Genre: Historical Fantasy, Young Adult, PoC Publisher: Clarion Books Publication date: September 4 2012 Hardcover: 464 pages A crossroads can be a place of great power. So begins…
Title: Kat, Incorrigible (US) / A Most Improper Magick (UK) Author: Stephanie Burgis Genre: Historical, Fantasy/Speculative Fiction, Middle Grade Publisher: Atheneum (US) / Templar (UK) Publication Date: April 2011 (US) / August 2010 (UK) Hardcover: 304 Pages (US) Twelve-year-old…
Title: 1222 Author: Anne Holt Genre: Mystery, Thriller Publisher: Scribner (US) / Piratförlaget (Norway) Publication Date: August 2012 (US) Paperback: 352 Pages (US) A train on its way to the northern reaches of Norway derails during a massive blizzard,…
Title: Splendors and Glooms/Fire Spell Author: Laura Amy Schlitz Genre: Gothic, Historical Fantasy, Middle Grade Publisher: Candlewick/Bloomsbury UK Publication date: August 28 / October 2012 Hardcover: 384 pages The master puppeteer, Gaspare Grisini, is so expert at manipulating his…