After many delays, we are delighted to say that our first ever post at Tor.com is up and running! We were invited to become contributors to the site based on the strength of our joint reviews, so what better…
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Happy Easter y’all!!! Please step away from the chocolates for just a moment….. Silver Borne Giveaway Winners The three winners of the giveaway are: UK Copy: Carla! (comment #7) US Copies: Adrienne! (comment #30) Lashawn J.! (comment #54) Congratulations…
Title: Kick-Ass Graphic Novel (Vol. 1 collecting issues #1 to #8) by Mark Millar (writer) and John Romita, Jr (illustrator) February 2008-Present. Moviedirected by Matthew Vaughn; Starring Aaron Johnson, Chloe Moretz, and Nicholas Cage. Released 2010. Dave Lizewski, is…
Title: Guardian of the Dead Author: Karen Healey Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy Publisher: Little, Brown (US & UK) Publication Date: April 2010 (US) / May 2010 (UK) Hardcover: 352 pages “You’re Ellie Spencer.” I opened my mouth, just as…
Cover Matters is a new monthly feature in which we examine the medium that is first contact between a reader and a book: the cover. This feature will dedicate more separate space to a topic that has always intrigued,…
A Dude Reads PNR: Harry reads Demon Keepers by Jessica Andersen
This is our brand new segment in which our delightful buddy Harry, from Temple Library Reviews will be joining us once a month to review paranormal romance from a guy’s perspective. But we will let him introduce himself, please…
Title: A Conspiracy of Kings Author: Megan Whalen Turner Genre: YA/ Fantasy Publisher: Greenwillow Books Publication Date: March 23, 2010 Hardcover: 336 pages Stand Alone or series: Book 4 in the Queen’s Thief series. Although in theory it can…
Hi y’all! As I recuperate myself from the sheer awesomeness that was Kick-Ass last night, we get ready for another busy week! Giveaway winners We have a couple of winners to announce. First, the winner of one copy of…
“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’…
Joint Review: Tome of the Undergates by Sam Sykes
Title: Tome of the Undergates Author: Sam Sykes Genre: Fantasy (Epic Fantasy) Publisher: Gollancz (UK) Publication date: April 15 2010 Hardcover: 612 pages Stand alone or series: 1st in a planned trilogy Lenk can barely keep control of his…
Title: Brightly Woven Author: Alexandra Bracken Genre: YA/ Fantasy/ Romance Publisher: Egmont USA Publication date: March 23 2010 Hardcover: 368 pages Stand alone or series: Stand alone (but should this be a series? HELL YES). When Wayland North brings…
Title: Hex Hall Author: Rachel Hawkins Genre: YA / Fantasy/ Contemporary Three years ago, Sophie Mercer discovered that she was a witch. It’s gotten her into a few scrapes. Her non-gifted mother has been as supportive as possible, consulting…
Joint Review: A Local Habitation by Seanan McGuire
Title: A Local Habitation Author: Seanan McGuire Genre: Urban Fantasy Publisher: Daw Publication Date: March 2 2010 MMP: 400 pages Stand alone or series: Book 2 in the October Daye series Toby Daye-a half-human, half-fae changeling-has been an outsider…
Title: Scarlett Fever Author: Maureen Johnson Genre: YA/ Contemporary Publisher: Point Publication Date: February 2010 Hardcover: 352 pages Stand alone or series: Follow-up to Suite Scarlett and there’s gonna be at least one more book after this one. Scarlett…
Title: The Unwritten Rule Author: Elizabeth Scott Genre: YA / Romance Publisher: Simon Pulse Publication Date: March 17 2010 Hardcover: 224 pages Stand alone or series: Stand alone Everyone knows the unwritten rule: You don’t like you best friend’s…
Steampunk Week – Joint Review: Boneshaker by Cherie Priest
Title: Boneshaker Author: Cherie Priest Genre: Steampunk/SF/Horror Publisher: Tor Books Publication Date: September 2009 Paperback: 416 pages Stand alone or series: Book 1 in the Clockwork Century series In the early days of the Civil War, rumors of gold…
Today, we give the floor to our friend Kenda, from the awesome blog Lurv a La Mode. Kenda is not only a kick-ass reviewer of all things romance and SF but also an amazingly talented Graphic Designer (*points to…
Steampunk Week – Book Review: The Difference Engine by William Gibson and Bruce Sterling
Title: The Difference Engine Author: William Gibson and Bruce Sterling Genre: Science Fiction / Steampunk Publisher: Spectra (US) / Gollancz (UK) Publication Date: 1992 / 1996 (First published: 1990) Paperback: 448 pages / 384 pages The computer age has…
Steampunk Week – From the Page to the Screen: The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
Title: The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen Graphic Novel (Vol. 1) by Alan Moore (writer) and Kevin O’Neill (illustrator) . Published in 1999. TV Movie directed by Stephen Norrington; Starring Sean Connery, Naseeruddin Shah, Peta Wilson, Tony Curran, Stuart Townsend,…
So, here we are, two days into our Steampunk Appreciation Week. And there is one question that we feel needs to be addressed, before we go any further: What in the world, is Steampunk after all? For the past…
Steampunk Week – Book Review: The WarLord of the Air by Michael Moorcock
Title: The Warlord of the Air Author: Michael Moorcok Genre: Sci-fi (Proto-Steampunk) Publisher: DAW / Hunt Barnard Printing (UK) Publication Date: 1971 / 1974 Paperback: 156 pages Suppose that a few of our present inventions had been made earlier,…
Steampunk started out as a sub-genre of Science Fiction in the 80s, and has since expanded to include other genre elements, such as Fantasy and Romance, for example. According to the Steampunk Wikipedia entry: The term denotes works set…
It’s here! It is finally here! We have talked about holding a Steampunk week ever since we started the blog, more than two years ago. For one reason or another, we always ended up postponing it until we set…
Hello everybody, hope you are all having a good Sunday! We start this mini-stash with some news: Change of Address Two of our favorite bloggers have moved to new and shinning adobes: Racy Romance Reviews is no longer. Jessica…
We have a very special giveaway today. To celebrate the recent release of Pleasure of a Dark Prince by Kresley Cole, the newest in her Immortal After Dark series, we are proud to announce that Simon and Schuster are…