Title: The Invisible Order – Book One: Rise of the Darklings Author: Paul Crilley Genre: Fantasy / YA (Possibly MG) Publisher: Egmont USA Publication Date: September 28 2010 Hardcover: 352 pages Stand alone or series: Book 1 in the…
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Title: Lightborn Author: Tricia Sullivan Genre: Science Fiction, Apocalypse Publisher: Orbit Publication date: 7 Oct 2010 Paperback: 464 pages Stand alone or series: Stand alone Lightborn, better known as ‘shine’, is a mind-altering technology that has revolutionised the modern…
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Guest Author & Giveaway: Tricia Sullivan on Inspirations and 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 reign so they can go wild…
“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…
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Guest Author & Giveaway: Scott Westerfeld on the Leviathan Series
“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 reign so they can go wild…
Title: Behemoth Author: Scott Westerfeld Genre: Steampunk/ YA Publisher: Simon & Schuster UK/ Simon & Schuster Children (US) Publication Date: October 1st 2010 (UK)/ October 5th 2010 (US) Hardcover: 496 pages Stand alone or series: Book two in the…
Welcome to another segment in our “A Dude Reads PNR” series, in which our delightful buddy Harry, from Temple Library Reviews joins us once a month to review paranormal romance from a dude’s perspective. Please give a warm welcome…
Title: Double Cross Author: Carolyn Crane Genre: Urban Fantasy Publisher: Spectra Publication Date: 28 September 2010 Paperback: 326 pages Stand alone or series: Book 2 in the Disillusionists Trilogy SOME SECRETS COME BACK TO HAUNT. OTHERS COME TO KILL.…
“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…
Welcome to guest dare! For those new to the feature, our Guest Dare is a monthly endeavor in which we invite an unsuspecting victim to read a book totally outside of their comfort zone. You can read all previous…
Title:Gentlemen Author: Michael Northrop Genre: Horror/Thriller YA Publisher: Scholastic Press Publication date: April 2009 Hardcover: 256 pages Stand alone or series: Stand alone Micheal, Tommy, Mixer, and Bones aren’t just from the wrong side of the tracks–they’re from the…
Happy Sunday to all! Just like Thea, I have been watching Football a lot, but of the fictional type: Any Friday Night Lights Fans around? Isn’t it an awesome show? I can’t believe it took me so long to…
“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: Room Author: Emma Donoghue Genre: Literary Fiction, Suspense Publisher: Little, Brown (US) / Picador (UK) Publication Date: September 2010 (US) / July 2010 (UK) Hardcover: 320 pages Stand alone or series: Stand alone novel It’s Jack’s birthday, and…
It is day 4 of the BBAW 2010, and today’s suggested blogging topic is: Forgotten Treasure Sure we’ve all read about Freedom and Mockingjay but we likely have a book we wish would get more attention by book bloggers,…
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Guest Author & Giveaway: Jeri Smith-Ready on Inspirations and 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 reign so they can go wild…
Title: The Glass Maker’s Daughter Author: V. Briceland Genre: Fantasy (YA) Publisher: Flux Publication date: April 2009 Paperback: 312 pages Magic lies at the heart of Cassaforte, medieval city of bewitchments and intrigue. Cassaforte is home to sixteen-year-old Risa…
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Guest Author & Giveaway: Molly Harper on Inspirations and 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 reign so they can go wild…
Let’s celebrate, for Book Blogger Appreciation Week 2010 officially starts today! Yay! This year’s theme is “A Treasure Chest of Infinite Books and Infinite Blogs.” We are going to take part in the festivities as much as I can,…
“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. This is how the Smugglers’…
Title: An Artificial Night Author: Seanan McGuire Genre: Urban Fantasy Publisher: DAW Publication date: September 7 2010 MMP 368 pages Stand alone or series: Book 3 in the October Daye series October “Toby” Daye is a changeling-half human and…
Being here and writing reviews almost every day, reading other blogs and other reviews often make me ponder about the act of reading itself, and how I approach books and eventually how I review them. It also makes me…
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Guest Author & Giveaway: Susan Holloway Scott on her new book The Countess & the King
Today we are happy and proud to have Susan Holloway Scott guest blogging with us. Susan is not only a kick-ass historical fiction writer but a Book Smuggler Favourite: we have reviewed and loved her books The King’s Favorite…
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Book Review: How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe by Charles Yu
Title: How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe Author: Charles Yu Genre: Science Fiction Publisher: Pantheon (US) / Corvus (UK) Publication date: September 7, 2010/ October 1, 2010 Hardcover: 256 pages Stand alone or series: Stand alone…
Muwahaha! Thea is away and I am taking over for the week (ok, sort of). OK. Right, where to begin? Brouhahas on the Internets! It’s been a while since we last saw a good, interesting brouhaha on the internets.…