Hello everyone! Happy Sunday! Let’s get straight down to business, shall we? Giveaway Winners: We have two giveaway winners to announce today. The winner of a copy of Cocaine Blues and The Ruby in the Smoke is… ELIZA The…
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2013
8 Rated Books Book Discussion Book Reviews
2012 Kitschies Golden Tentacle Award: Thoughts on The City’s Son by Tom Pollock
The Kitschies are the UK based awards that reward the year’s most progressive, intelligent and entertaining works that contain elements of the speculative or fantastic. The Golden Tentacle is awarded annually to the debut novel that best fits the…
Title: Pantomime Author: Laura Lam Genre: Fantasy, LGBT, Young Adult Publisher: Strange Chemistry Publication date: February 2012 Hardcover: 392 pages R. H. Ragona’s Circus of Magic is the greatest circus of Ellada. Nestled among the glowing blue Penglass—remnants of…
It’s Friday, which means we are over at Kirkus! Today Thea reviews apocalyptic science fiction novel Extinction Point by Paul Antony Jones. This novel cotains blood red rain, alien spider creatures, the basic extinction of every living species on…
10 Rated Books Book Reviews
Book Review: Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz
Title: Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe Author: Benjamin Alire Sáenz Genre: Realistic YA, Romance, LGBT, POC Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers Publication date: February 21st 2012 Hardcover: 359 pages A lyrical novel…
Welcome, everyone, to a brand new weekly Smugglerific feature: Old School Wednesdays! We came up with the idea towards the end of last year, when both of us were feeling exhausted from the never-ending inundation of new and shiny…
Title: The Lives We Lost Author: Megan Crewe Genre: Apocalyptic, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult Publisher: Disney Hyperion Publication Date: February 2013 Hardcover: 288 Pages First, the virus took Kaelyn’s friends. Then, her family. Now it’s taken away her home.…
Hello, everyone! Today we are thrilled to host Megan Crewe, author of YA supernatural novel Give up the Ghost, and the apocalyptic Fallen World trilogy. We loved the first book in the trilogy, The Way We Fall, and were…
Title: Dance of Shadows Author: Yelena Black Genre: Paranormal YA Publisher: Bloomsbury USA Children’s Books Publication date: February 14th 2013 Hardcover: 447pages Dancing with someone is an act of trust. Elegant and intimate; you’re close enough to kiss, close…
Hello everyone! Today we bid Mystery Appreciation Week adieu, and gear up for a new week of our regularly scheduled programming. (Ok, one last thing for Mystery Appreciation Week – our giveaway is still up and running, so make…
Mystery Appreciation Week draws to a close and we officially end it with a giveaway of our top two reads of the week! Ana’s pick is the fabulous Cocaine Blues by Kerry Greenwood and Thea’s, the wonderful The Ruby…
Title: Gone Girl Author: Gillian Flynn Genre: Thriller Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson/ Crown Publication date: January 2012 Hardcover: 419 pages Marriage can be a real killer. One of the most critically acclaimed suspense writers of our time, New York…
5 Rated Books 6 Rated Books Book Reviews Joint Review Kirkus
Over at Kirkus: Paper Valentine by Brenna Yovanoff
It’s Friday, which means we are over at Kirkus! Today we are reviewing Paper Valentine by Brenna Yovanoff. This is a spooky thriller and we were basically on the same page about it. Go over there to check our…
Title: Ten Author: Gretchen McNeil Genre: Mystery, Young Adult Publisher: Balzer + Bray (Harper Teen) Publication Date: September 2012 Hardcover: 292 Pages SHHHH! Don’t spread the word! Three-day weekend. Party at White Rock House on Henry Island. You do…
5 Rated Books 7 Rated Books Book Reviews Old School Wednesdays
Old School Wednesdays: A Man Lay Dead, Cocaine Blues & The Ruby in the Smoke
Welcome, everyone, to a brand new weekly Smugglerific feature: Old School Wednesdays! We came up with the idea towards the end of last year, when both of us were feeling exhausted from the never-ending inundation of new and shiny…
Hello everyone, and welcome once again to Mystery Appreciation Week! It wouldn’t be a *real* Appreciation Week without some kind of list, so today we bring you two: Thea’s list of recent Mystery/Thriller YA releases, On the Smugglers’ Radar-style…
Hello everyone, and welcome once again to Mystery Appreciation Week! It wouldn’t be a *real* Appreciation Week without some kind of list, so today we bring you two: a list of current/recent television shows (Ana is addicted), AND a…
6 Rated Books 7 Rated Books Book Reviews Joint Review Mystery Appreciation Week
Joint Review: The Girl is Murder by Kathryn Miller Haines
Title: The Girl is Murder Author: Kathryn Miller Haines Genre: Mystery, Historical, Young Adult Publisher: Roaring Brook Press Publication date: July 2011 Paperback: 352 pages Iris Anderson is only 15, but she’s quickly mastering the art of deception in…
Hello everybody! It’s been a while since we had one of our Full-on EPIC Appreciation Weeks (in which we pick a topic or a genre to glom for a whole week) and it was one of our 2013 goals…
“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…
7 Rated Books 8 Rated Books Book Reviews Joint Review
Joint Review: The Best of All Possible Worlds by Karen Lord
Title: The Best of All Possible Worlds Author: Karen Lord Genre: Science Fiction Publisher: Jo Fletcher Books / Del Rey Publication date: January 31st / February 12th 2013 Hardcover: 352 pages A proud and reserved alien society finds its…
It’s Friday, which means we are over at Kirkus! Today Ana is reviewing a highly anticipated title: Dark Fantasy/Noir Fade To Black by Francis Knight. First of all: NOT a superhero novel like Ana thought (naughty, naughty misleading cover).…
Today we bring you the latest installment in our feature, “What She Said…” in which we both review books that the other has previously read and reviewed. This feature arose because of a very serious dilemma we faced at…
8 Rated Books Book Reviews Old School Wednesdays
Old School Wednesdays: The Catalogue of the Universe by Margaret Mahy
Welcome, everyone, to a brand new weekly Smugglerific feature: Old School Wednesdays! We came up with the idea towards the end of last year, when both of us were feeling exhausted from the never-ending inundation of new and shiny…
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The Year of Shadows Cover Reveal Week Day 2: Exclusive Interviews with the Illustrator and Designer (& ARC Giveaway)
Today, we are thrilled to be a part of Middle Grade author Claire Legrand‘s Cover Reveal Blog Tour! We absolutely loved Claire’s first book, delightfully creepy MG horror novel The Cavendish Home for Boys and Girls, so were thrilled…