Title: Jazz in Love Author: Neesha Meminger Genre: Contemporary YA Publisher: Ignite Books (self-published) Publication date: January 10, 2011 Paperback: 260 pages Jasbir, a.k.a. Jazz, has always been a stellar student and an obedient, albeit wise-cracking, daughter. Everything has…
Title: Cryer’s Cross Author: Lisa McMann Genre: Horror/ YA Publisher: Simon Pulse Publication date: February 8, 2011 Paperback: 240 pages The community of Cryer’s Cross, Montana (population 212) is distraught when high school freshman Tiffany disappears without a trace.…
“On The Smugglers’ Radar” is a new feature for books that have caught our eye: books we heard of via other bloggers, directly from publishers, and/or from our regular incursions into the Amazon jungle. Thus, the Smugglers’ Radar was…
I don’t finish all the books I start. There are several reasons why I do not finish a book and they vary wildly: it could be because the writing is uninspiring or the characters don’t ring true. Or because…
Title: Doomsday Book Author: Connie Willis Genre: Science Fiction Publisher: Bantam Spectra Publication date: 1992 (1st edition) Paperback: 592 pages For Kivrin, preparing an on-site study of one of the deadliest eras in humanity’s history was as simple as…
“On The Smugglers’ Radar” is a new feature for books that have caught our eye: books we heard of via other bloggers, directly from publishers, and/or from our regular incursions into the Amazon jungle. Thus, the Smugglers’ Radar was…
Last week, Thea and I posted our joint review of The 13 Treasures ,the first book in the 13 Treasures Trilogy by Michelle Harrison. We both loved that book and as Thea so aptly said, this series has “IT”…
Title: Major Pettigrew’s Last Stand Author: Helen Simonson Genre: Literary Fiction Publisher: Random House US/ Bloomsbury UK Publication date: March 2010 (US) / November 2010 (UK) Paperback: 400 pages Major Ernest Pettigrew (Ret’d) is not interested in the frivolity…
Hello everybody!! Hope you are all having a great Sunday! Let’s get down to business as we have something important to report: OH SNAP: Whitewashing 2011 – The case of Across the Universe by Beth Revis OR We Are…
“On The Smugglers’ Radar” is a new feature for books that have caught our eye: books we 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 13 Treasures Author: Michelle Harrison Genre: Children / Fantasy Publisher: Simon and Schuster UK/ Little, Brown US Publication date: January 2009 / April 2010 Paperback: 336 pages Stand alone or series: Book 1 in a trilogy While…
Title: Cosmic Author: Frank Cottrell Boyce Genre: Contemporary (with a bit of Sci Fi since it’s sort of set in SPACE) / Children’s Publisher: Macmillan Publication date: July 2008 (First edition) Paperback: 256 pages Liam has always felt a…
Simone Elkeles’ Rules of Attraction, the second book in the Fuentes Brothers’ series and follow up to the MUY BUENO Perfect Chemistry (reviewed by Ana HERE), is coming out in the UK and to celebrate it, we are proud…
“On The Smugglers’ Radar” is a new feature for books that have caught our eye: books we heard of via other bloggers, directly from publishers, and/or from our regular incursions into the Amazon jungle. Thus, the Smugglers’ Radar was…
Title: To Say Nothing of the Dog Author: Connie Willis Genre: Science Fiction (and Comedy; and Historical fiction; and Mystery; and Romance) Publisher: Bantam Publication date: 1997 (First Edition) Hardcover: 493 pages From Connie Willis, winner of multiple Hugo…
I had a few days off between Christmas and New Year and I did what I usually do when I have some time off: I read. A lot. Although I did not finish all the books I tried to…
Title: Rivers of London (UK)/ Midnight Riot (US) Author: Ben Aaronovitch Genre: Urban Fantasy Publisher: Gollancz (UK) / Del Rey (US) Publication date: Jan 10 2011 / Feb 1 2011 Hardcover: 400 pages My name is Peter Grant and…
Good morning all! Now that we celebrated our 3rd Blogversary, now that Smugglivus is over, it’s time to get back on track (did you think we were going to take a break? HA! Smugglivus was our break!) with our…
Welcome to Smugglivus 2010: Day 37 Throughout this month, we will have daily guests – authors, bloggers and publishers alike – looking back at their favorite reads of 2010, and looking forward to events and upcoming books in 2011.…
The Feats of Strength are an integral part of our annual Smugglivus Tradition. In the Feats of Strength, we each dare each other to read a book that we know is so far beyond the other’s comfort zone as…
2010 is over, 2011 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 2010. Warning: plenty of…
Welcome to Smugglivus 2010: Day 30 Throughout this month, we will have daily guests – authors, bloggers and publishers alike – looking back at their favorite reads of 2010, and looking forward to events and upcoming books in 2011.…
Welcome to Smugglivus 2010: Day 32 Throughout this month, we will have daily guests – authors, bloggers and publishers alike – looking back at their favorite reads of 2010, and looking forward to events and upcoming books in 2011.…
Welcome to Smugglivus 2010: Day 30 Throughout this month, we will have daily guests – authors, bloggers and publishers alike – looking back at their favorite reads of 2010, and looking forward to events and upcoming books in 2011.…
Welcome to Smugglivus 2010: Day 29 Throughout this month, we will have daily guests – authors, bloggers and publishers alike – looking back at their favorite reads of 2010, and looking forward to events and upcoming books in 2011.…