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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“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…
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Over at Kirkus: The Six-Gun Tarot by R. S. Belcher
It’s Friday, which means we are over at Kirkus! Today we are mixing things up a bit! Both Thea and I read The Six-Gun Tarot by R.S. Belcher, and we both had COMPLETELY different interpretations and reactions to the…
Title: Stray Author: Andrea K. Höst Genre: Science Fiction, Young Adult Publisher: Andrea K. Hösth Publication date: March 2011 Paperback: 278 pages On her last day of high school, Cassandra Devlin walked out of exams and into a forest.…
Title: Indigo’s Star Author: Hilary McKay Genre: Contemporary, Middle Grade/Young Adult Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books Publication date: 2003 Paperback: 244 pages It’s back to school for the start of a new term, and the eccentric Cassons are up…
Hello everybody, happy Sunday to us all! Let’s get down to business, shall we? Giveaway Winners: We have two giveaway winners to announce today. The winner of the Tom Pollock giveaway (The City’s Son + ARC of The Glass…
“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 Siren Depths Author: Martha Wells Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Night Shade Books Publication date: December 2012 Paperback: 320 pages All his life, Moon roamed the Three Worlds, a solitary wanderer forced to hide his true nature — until…
Title: Navigating Early Author: Clare Vanderpool Genre: Historical, Middle Grade Publisher: Delacorte Books for Young Readers Publication date: January 8th 2013 Hardcover: 320 pages At the end of World War II, Jack Baker, a landlocked Kansas boy, is suddenly…
Today, we are happy to be hosting the cover reveal for another kick-ass book coming from Candlemark and Gleam: The Other Half of the Sky: Evolved Space Opera with Women Heroes, a science fiction anthology that gives voice and…
It’s Friday so this means we are over at Kirkus! This week, Ana takes a look at some short fictions from 2012 – “The Kairos Mechanism” by Kate Milford; “Scorched Supper on New Niger” by Suzy McKee Charnas; and…
Today, we are happy to be hosting the US cover reveal for Tom Pollock’s The Glass Republic, the sequel to The City’s Son (one of Ana’s Notable Reads of 2012) and a highly anticipated read for 2013. Behold! The…
Title: The Cadet of Tildor Author: Alex Lidell Genre: Fantasy, Young Adult Publisher: Dial Publication date: January 10th 2013 Hardcover: 400 pages Tamora Pierce meets George R. R. Martin in this smart, political, medieval fantasy-thriller. There is a new…
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Joint Review: The Darkest Minds by Alexandra Bracken
Title: The Darkest Minds Author: Alexandra Bracken Genre: Science Fiction, Dystopia, Young Adult, Thriller Publisher: Disney Hyperion Publication date: December 2012 Hardcover: 496 pages When Ruby woke up on her tenth birthday, something about her had changed. Something alarming…
Welcome to Smugglivus 2012! Throughout this month, we will have daily guests – authors and bloggers alike – looking back at their favorite reads of 2012, and looking forward to events and upcoming books in 2013. Who: Amy of…
Hello everybody and Happy New Year to all! Ana here, melting in the heat of Brazil, missing the cool weather of England (be back soon, lovely British Weather *hugs*). For now, it is the end of Smugglivus! We had…
Welcome to Smugglivus 2012! Throughout this month, we will have daily guests – authors and bloggers alike – looking back at their favorite reads of 2012, and looking forward to events and upcoming books in 2013. Who: WARNING: FANGIRLING…
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Ana’s Smugglivus 2012 Feats of Strength
The Feats of Strength are an integral part of our annual Smugglivus Tradition. In previous years, the Feats of Strength were a challenge in which we dared each other to read a book that we knew was so far…
2012 is over, 2013 has begun, and Smugglivus is nearly complete! Which means that we must also undergo another very important ritual… THE AIRING OF GRIEVANCES! (in which we air out any dirty laundry from 2012. Warning: plenty of…
Welcome to Smugglivus 2012! Throughout this month, we will have daily guests – authors and bloggers alike – looking back at their favorite reads of 2012, and looking forward to events and upcoming books in 2013. Who: Holly of…
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Smugglivus 2012 Guest Author/Blogger: KB of Babbling About Books and More
Welcome to Smugglivus 2012! Throughout this month, we will have daily guests – authors and bloggers alike – looking back at their favorite reads of 2012, and looking forward to events and upcoming books in 2013. Who: The friendly…
Clearly, both Ana and Thea are bananas, and in addition to reading and reviewing obscene amounts of books, we also obsess over multiple television shows, movies, video games, and all other manner of geekery. With that in mind, we…
Ana: Hello, I’m Ana. Thea: And I’m Thea. Ana & Thea: And we are…BOOK SMUGGLERS!!!!!!! *play facemelting riffs on air guitars* We’ve brought you some of our favorite authors and bloggers with their reflections on 2012 and plans for…
Welcome to Smugglivus 2012! Throughout this month, we will have daily guests – authors and bloggers alike – looking back at their favorite reads of 2012, and looking forward to events and upcoming books in 2013. Who: Sarah Rees…
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Smugglivus 2012 Guest Blogger: Jodie of Book Gazing and Lady Business
Welcome to Smugglivus 2012! Throughout this month, we will have daily guests – authors and bloggers alike – looking back at their favorite reads of 2012, and looking forward to events and upcoming books in 2013. Who: Jodie, one…