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Smugglivus 2013 Guest Bloggers: Kat Kennedy and Steph Sinclair of Cuddlebuggery Book Blog

Welcome to Smugglivus 2013! Throughout this month, we will have daily guests – authors and bloggers alike – looking back at their favorite reads of 2013, and looking forward to events and upcoming books in 2014.

Who: Kat Kennedy and Steph Sinclair, the awesome duo who run Cuddlebuggery Book Blog and write about all things YA.

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Please give a warm welcome to Steph and Kat, everybody!

Stephanie Sinclair: It’s good to be back at The Book Smugglers. But mostly we’re just impressed they invited us back even though Kat almost broken their gumball machine last time.
Kat Kennedy: Once again, so sorry about that. In my defense, I thought it was one of those “break in case of emergency” situations.
Stephanie Sinclair: Right. Of course.
Kat Kennedy: So, what’s the plan, Steph?
Stephanie Sinclair: Well, we’re going to play a game called How Well Do you Know Your Co-Blogger. We will guess what each other’s favorite books were for the year and predict which ones we’d cut a blogger for in 2014.
Kat Kennedy: I’ll lose.
Stephanie Sinclair: And I will mostly likely win.
Kat Kennedy: I might as well give up now.
Stephanie Sinclair: Loser buys the winner their favorites. Make my day, Kat!
Kat Kennedy: Wait, what?! WE DID NOT DISCUSS THIS BEFORE!
Stephanie Sinclair: Surprise! Are you surprised?
Kat Kennedy: Goddamnit. Yes!
Stephanie Sinclair: Let’s commence!
Kat Kennedy: Alright, let’s get this monument to my neglect over with.

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Stephanie Sinclair: Yes, prove to the world how much you love me by taking your turn first.
Kat Kennedy: Alright, your favourite books for this year?
Stephanie Sinclair: Yup.
Kat Kennedy: Clearly that would be September Girls.
Stephanie Sinclair: Oh, so you got jokes, homey?
Kat Kennedy: I got them. Can you take them? What books came out this year?
Stephanie Sinclair: T_T Don’t you run a book blog?!
Kat Kennedy: Do they have to be published this year? Or just your favourite book that you read?
Stephanie Sinclair: No, just read this year.
Kat Kennedy: The Winner’s Curse

Winner's Curse

Stephanie Sinclair: YES. But that’s cheating because that’s also one of yours.
Kat Kennedy: But you also really loved that Fantasy audio book.
Stephanie Sinclair: Ah, The Seven Realms series. Perfection.
Kat Kennedy: Yes, by Cinda Williams Chima. The Demon King

The Demon King by Cinda Williams Chima

Stephanie Sinclair: Yeah, that’s the first book.
Kat Kennedy: Alright, what was my favourite book this year?
Stephanie Sinclair: Okay. This is easy because you only read, like, two books this year.
Kat Kennedy: So true.
Stephanie Sinclair: Cinnamon and Gunpowder.

Cinnamon and Gunpowder

Kat Kennedy: Ah! Yeah, you got it.
Stephanie Sinclair: You raved and raved about those pirates.
Kat Kennedy: I also loved The Collector. And Siege and Storm.

Siege and Storm

Stephanie Sinclair: Of course! Yes, to those. Fantastic characters and fun plots in both of those.
Kat Kennedy: KINSLAYER. How did we forget that? It’s like my brain isn’t even functioning.
Stephanie Sinclair: Oh damn. I’m sorry. I forgot to turn your switch on again.
Kat Kennedy: Don’t bother. Anywho – books for next year. Our most anticipated.
Stephanie Sinclair: Wait! I had more favorites!
Kat Kennedy: Well, hurry up with them!
Stephanie Sinclair: Nice try, Kennedy. You’re still losing and buying me books.
Kat Kennedy: But I got The Winner’s Curse right!
Stephanie Sinclair: Wow. One. You get a cookie.
Kat Kennedy: sigh
Stephanie Sinclair: I also loved The Distance Between Us by Kasie West.

The Distance Between Us

Kat Kennedy: You read that book? That book exists?
Stephanie Sinclair: Yes, and it was bursting with cute feels.
Kat Kennedy: LOL. Umm. So do I have to take more wild stabs in the dark now? You’re really planning on dragging out this embarrassment?
Stephanie Sinclair: Don’t forget the part where I’m enjoying it.

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Kat Kennedy: Grrr. Okay, let me think.
Stephanie Sinclair: You could cheat and visit our blog…
Kat Kennedy: Shhh… I’m trolling Goodreads for your shelves. Oh! Oh! Cress! And, The Fault Line.

Cress Fault Line

Stephanie Sinclair: wipes tear. Aww, Kat. You found my GR page all by yourself!
Kat Kennedy: BWHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Who doesn’t pay attention now, huh? Hey, look, I just woke up. I can barely even list my own name!
Stephanie Sinclair: Fault Line was brilliant.
Kat Kennedy: How do you maintain all these shelves?
Stephanie Sinclair: Also, Gated, Charm and Strange and Unteachable stand out for me.

Charm and Strange Unteachable

Kat Kennedy: Yeah I remember those. Now that you mention them.
Stephanie Sinclair: I do have a lot of shelves. Easy 50 or more. face palm I’m supposed to have your undivided Internet attention!
Kat Kennedy: Yeah, I know. I’m looking at them now. I think you have a shelving problem. You might need an intervention.
Stephanie Sinclair: It’s how I stay organized.
Kat Kennedy snicker
Stephanie Sinclair: Especially with 2014 around the corner.
Kat Kennedy: Well, what books am I looking forward to for 2014? Bet you can’t say!
Stephanie Sinclair: Evertrue. Ruin and Rising. Third Lotus book. White Hot Kiss.
Kat Kennedy: You’re forgetting a few.
Stephanie Sinclair: Winner’s Curse 2.
Kat Kennedy: That one was a cheap stab in the dark.
Stephanie Sinclair: With a butter knife. 😉
Kat Kennedy: You’re forgetting one very, VERY important book.
Stephanie Sinclair: Well, you’re an enigma!
Kat Kennedy: Without naming this book, you’ve lost the game, babe.
Stephanie Sinclair: The next EL James book?
Kat Kennedy: Hahahahahahahaha. I see you’re also full of jokes.
Stephanie Sinclair: The next book from Susan Ee. I don’t think it’s titled yet.
Kat Kennedy: How did we not mention World After earlier?
Stephanie Sinclair: Probably because I haven’t read it yet. Like Kinslayer.
Kat Kennedy: Well, my number 1 most anticipated read, the one I most, MOST want to read is…Into the Still Blue.

Into the Still Blue

Stephanie Sinclair: Oh yeah. That.
Kat Kennedy: LOL
Stephanie Sinclair: Totally slipped my mind.
Kat Kennedy: Okay, your most anticipated reads.
Stephanie Sinclair: Come at me, bro!
Kat Kennedy: I’m also going to go with White Hot Kiss. Anything Susan Ee ever publishes.

White Hot Kiss

Stephanie Sinclair: Yup and yup. Including her grocery list.
Kat Kennedy: Heartless?
Stephanie Sinclair: What’s that?
Kat Kennedy: New Marissa Meyer book?
Stephanie Sinclair: OHHHHH. That comes out next year?!
Kat Kennedy: I dunno. shrugs
Stephanie Sinclair: You suck.
Kat Kennedy: Oh, wait, 2015. Bleed Like Me
Stephanie Sinclair: I’m looking forward to Winter, which comes out in 2015, but I’m a spoiled blogger who will read it next year. Yes. I will read anything Christa publishes after reading Fault Line.
Kat Kennedy: Winner’s Curse #2.
Stephanie Sinclair: Oh c’mon!
Kat Kennedy: Because if we don’t mention this series FOUR TIMES in this chat then we’re just failing at life.
Stephanie Sinclair: Hahaha.
Kat Kennedy: Dreams of Gods and Monsters?
Stephanie Sinclair: Hell yeah!
Kat Kennedy: That’s all I got.

Dreams of Gods and Monsters Complicit

Stephanie Sinclair: Not too shabby. I also need the following in my life: Landline by Rainbow Rowell. Complicit by Stephanie Kuehn. The Fill-In Boyfriend by Kasie West (or anything else she decides to write) And probably a bunch more, to be honest. 2014 is shaping up to be awesome.

So let’s tally this up.
Hmm…
Looks like the winner is…
ME!
Wow!

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I’d like to thank my mom, The Book Smugglers and most of all, Kat Kennedy!
If it weren’t for my lovely co-blogger not knowing enough about my favs, she wouldn’t be buying me a lovely stack of books.
Thankfully, I’m incredibly meticulous about shelving and she can easily refer back to that. Woo-hoo!
Kat Kennedy: I dunno, I think I win. After all, I could easily start listing some special toys you want for Christmas. 😉
Stephanie Sinclair: Ohhh… Um. Kat wins.
Kat Kennedy: Ya. I win.
Stephanie Sinclair: I’ll have this in the mail pronto, mistress.

Thank you so much, girls!

2 Comments

  • S.Huston
    December 23, 2013 at 9:46 pm

    Can I just say how much I love you’re guys’ interactions! It’s seriously the best! You mentioned a lot of good books, I’m still looking forward to reading The Winners Curse and I LOVE Susan Ee!

  • S.Huston
    December 23, 2013 at 9:48 pm

    Ahhhh I used the wrong *your*!!! Kill me now!

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