Today at Kirkus, Ana is reviewing another book in our self-imposed challenge to read as many titles as we can from this non-European- fantasy-novels-penned-by-female-authors list . Go HERE to read Ana’s review of Aliette de Bodard’s Servant of the…
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What She Said: A Tale Dark and Grimm & The Stepsister Scheme
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…
Title: The Aviary Author: Kathleen O’Dell Genre: Historical, Fantasy, Mystery, Middle Grade/Young Adult Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers Publication date: September 2011 Hardcover: 337 pages Twelve-year-old Clara Dooley has spent her whole life in the Glendoveer mansion, where…
Title: A Tale of Time City Author: Diana Wynne Jones Genre: Science Fiction, Young Adult Publisher: Firebird Publication date: This edition: 2012 / First published in 1987 Paperback: 352 pages Time City is built on a patch of time…
Morning everybody! Are you all watching the Olympic Games? What’s your favourite sport? I love watching Beach Volleyball and Gymnastics. I should love to watch Football (or Soccer for the Americans) but Brazil always sucks at Olympics Football (…
“On The Smugglers’ Radar” is a new 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…
8 Rated Books 9 Rated Books Book Reviews Joint Review
Joint Review: A Face Like Glass by Frances Hardinge
Title: A Face Like Glass Author: Frances Hardinge Genre: Fantasy, Dystopian, Young Adult Publisher: Pan Macmillan Children’s Publication date: May 2012 Paperback: 490 pages In Caverna, lies are an art – and everyone’s an artist . . . In…
It’s Friday, which means: IT’S KIRKUS TIME! Today at Kirkus, Ana reviews Technomancer by B. V. Larson, a Thriller published by 47North (the new Amazon imprint) that is part CSI: Las Vegas, part The X-Files with a side of…
Title: Preloved Author: Shirley Marr Genre: Contemporary, Young Adult Publisher: Black Dog Books Publication date: April 2012 Paperback: 272 pages If you had a second chance at love, would you do it all over again? Amy has enough to…
Title: The Prisoner of Heaven Author: Carlos Ruiz Zafón / Translated by Julia Graves Genre: Literary Fiction, Historical, Thriller Publisher: Harper Collins / Weidenfeld & Nicolson Publication date: July 2012 / June 2012 Hardcover: 279 pages Barcelona, 1957. It…
Title: Advent Author: James Treadwell Genre: Fantasy/Literary Fiction Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton / Atria/Emily Bestler Books Publication date: February 2 2012 / July 3 2012 Hardcover: 448 pages A drowning, a magician’s curse, and a centuries-old secret. “1537. A…
Title: Twilight Robbery/Fly Trap Author: Frances Hardinge Genre: Fantasy, Middle Grade Publisher: Harper Collins US / Macmillan UK Publication date: March/May 2011 Hardcover: 544 pages Mosca Mye and Eponymous Clent are in trouble again. Escaping disaster by the skin…
Title: HHhH Author: Laurent Binet / Translated by Sam Taylor Genre: Historical, Fiction?/NonFiction? / World War II Publisher: Farrar, Straus & Giroux / Harvill Secker Publication date: April /May 2012 (first published in France in 2010) Hardcover: 336 pages…
Hello everybody – hope y’all having a good Sunday. This stash is going to be short and sweet. GIVEAWAY WINNER: The winner of a copy of Seraphina by Rachel Hartman is… GINNY Congratulations to the winner! You know the…
Title: Fly By Night Author: Frances Hardinge Genre: Fantasy, Middle Grade Publisher: Harper Collins US / Macmillian UK Publication date: First published in 2006 Paperback: 438 pages Twelve-year-old Mosca Mye hasn’t got much. Her cruel uncle keeps her locked…
Title: Some Kind of Fairy Tale Author: Graham Joyce Genre: Fantasy, Contemporary Publisher: Gollancz / Knopf Doubleday Publication date: February 1st 2012 / July 10th 2012 Hardcover: 320 pages It is Christmas afternoon and Peter Martin gets an unexpected…
Giveaways Inspirations and Influences
Guest Author & Giveaway: Rachel Hartman on Inspirations & Influences
“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…
“On The Smugglers’ Radar” is a new 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…
It’s Friday, which means: it’s time for our Kirkus spot! Earlier this week, we talked about our favourite books of the year so far (overall, all genres) and today we are back with our list of Best Sci Fi…
Title: American Gypsy: A Memoir Author: Oksana Marafioti Genre: Memoir, YA Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux Publication date: July 3 2012 Paperback: 348 pages A vivid and funny memoir about growing up Gypsy and becoming American Fifteen-year-old Oksana Marafioti…
“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! Summer has started (in some parts of the world that are not called the UK, says a shivering Ana) (meanwhile, Thea is sweating in the boiling heat of the east coast USA) which means it is that…
Hello everybody!! Hope you are having a happy Sunday! July Newsletter: We will be sending our July Newsletter to our subscribers this week. This month, we will be featuring a newsletter-only article by Sarah Rees Brennan on co-writing Team…
“On The Smugglers’ Radar” is a new 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…
10 Rated Books 8 Rated Books Book Reviews Joint Review
Joint Review: The Shadowed Sun by N. K. Jemisin
Title: The Shadowed Sun Author: N. K. Jemisin Genre: Fantasy, PoC Publisher: Orbit Publication date: June 7 2012 Paperback: 464 pages Gujaareh, the city of dreams, suffers under the imperial rule of the Kisuati Protectorate. A city where the…