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…
“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: 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…
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…
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…
Hello everybody! It’s time for the traditional Halloween Week Giveaway! Based on Thea’s fabulous The Book Smugglers’ 10 Recommended Halloween Reads (which we posted over at Kirkus last Friday), we are giving away 6 books from that list! One…
BOO! Wait, is this…a Stash post on a FRIDAY? Yes, dear boys and ghouls, your eyes do not deceive you. Because today we start our Halloween Week 2012!!! (Cue to Thea’s cry of delight and Ana’s groan of “not…
Title: Crow Country Author: Kate Constable Genre: Fantasy, Young Adult Publisher: Allen & Unwin Publication date: May 4 2012 Paperback: 252 pages From the author of the Chanters of Tremaris series comes a contemporary time travel fantasy, grounded in…
Title: Small Change for Stuart (or Horten’s Miraculous Mechanisms: Magic, Mystery, & a Very Strange Adventure in the US) Author: Lissa Evans Genre: Fantasy, Adventure, Middle Grade Publisher: Corgi / Sterling Children’s Books Publication date: 2011 Paperback: 282 pages…
Title: Ask the Passengers Author: A. S. King Genre: Contemporary, LGQTB, Young Adult Publisher: Little, Brown Publication date: October 23 Hardcover: 296 pages Astrid Jones desperately wants to confide in someone, but her mother’s pushiness and her father’s lack…
“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…
Hello everybody! I can’t believe the weekend is already almost gone – frankly, after the week we both had in RL and online, we are both in need of a break. ALAS, life goes on #dramatic. 2012 YA Readers…
“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: Verdigris Deep (UK) / Well Witched (US) Author: Frances Hardinge Genre: Fantasy, Horror, Middle Grade Publisher: MacMillan Children’s Books / Harper Collins Publication date: 2008 Paperback: 400 pages Ryan and his friends don’t think twice about stealing some…
Title: Goblin Secrets Author: William Alexander Genre: Fantasy, Steampunk, Middle Grade Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books Publication date: March 6th 2012 Hardcover: 240 pages In the town of Zombay, there is a witch named Graba who has clockwork chicken…
Title: And All the Stars Author: Andrea K. Höst Genre: Science Fiction, Young Adult, PoC, LGBT Publisher: Self-published Publication date: October 1 2012 Paperback: 193 pages Come for the apocalypse. Stay for cupcakes. Die for love. Madeleine Cost is…
“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 Three Parts Dead by Max Gladstone… …a Fantasy novel that rescued her from a reading slump. It is AWESOME, folks. Go forth and read the…
Title: Drama Author: Raina Telgemeier Genre: Contemporary, Middle Grade, Graphic Novel Publisher: GRAPHIX Publication date: September 1st 2012 Paperback: 240 pages Raina Telgemeier, the NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author of the Eisner Award winner, SMILE, brings us her next…
Title: Summer and Bird Author: Katherine Catmull Genre: Fantasy, Fairytale, Middle Grade Publisher: Dutton Juvenile Publication date: October 2 2012 Hardcover: 384 pages An enchanting—and twisted—tale of two sisters’ quest to find their parents When their parents disappear in…