Title: Need Author: Carrie Jones Genre: Fantasy, Paranormal, Romance, Young Adult Publisher: Bloomsbury USA / Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Publishing date: December 2008 / February 2010 Paperback: 320 pages Stand alone or series: Book 1 of ongoing series Why did…
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A Dude Reads PNR: Harry Reviews Circle of Fire by Keri Arthur
Hey folks, we have a brand new segment! 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…
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Guest Author and Giveaway: Alexandra Bullen on Inspirations & Influences
“Inspirations and Influences” is a new 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…
“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’…
Today and tomorrow we are having a Molly Harper Spotlight. Earlier today we joint reviewed Nice Girls Don’t Have Fangs the first book in the Jane Jameson trilogy; Now, we take a look at Nice Girls Don’t Date Dead…
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Molly Harper Spotlight – Joint Review: Nice Girls Don’t Have Fangs
Title: Nice Girls Don’t Have Fangs Author: Molly Harper Genre: The spine says “Paranormal Romance” but really, it is Chick Lit and Comedy, with a dash of Romance thrown in. Publisher: Pocket Publishing Date: March 2009 Paperback: 384 pages…
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Graphic Novel Review: Irredeemable Volume #1 by Mark Waid and artwork by Peter Krause
Title: Irredeemable vol.#1 Author: Mark Vaid/ Artist: Peter Krause Genre: Graphic Novels/ Comics Publisher: Boom! Studios Publishing Date: October 6, 2009 Paperback: 128 pages Stand Alone or series: This volumes collects the first fours issues in a brand new…
A Bit of Background: The Internets are full of rage again as Bloomsbury Publishing finds itself at the center of yet another book cover controversy. Remember the furore surrounding the cover of Liar by Justine Larbalestier? When readers found…
Title: An Abundance of Katherines Author: John Green Genre: YA/ Contemporary Publisher: Puffin Books Publishing Date: Reprint edition 16 Oct 2008 (First edition: 2006) Paperback: 272 pages Stand alone or series: Stand alone Why did I read the book:…
Last week we were left somewhat numbed and shocked by the unexpected news that Spider-Man 4 is no more, after both Sam Raimi and Tobey Maguire left the movie and that the franchise is going to be re-booted! *gasp*…
“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’…
Today, we have a very special interview prepared with an awesome guest author. Jackie Kessler, author of dark fantasy and paranormal novels, has just joined one of the most prestigious clubs in all of geekdom: she has officially joined…
Title: The Lonely Hearts Club Author: Elizabeth Eulberg Genre: YA; Chick Lit Publisher: Scholastic Publishing Date: December 29, 2010 Hardcover: 320 pages Stand alone or series: Stand alone Why did I read the book: We were invited to be…
Today, we welcome author Elizabeth Eulberg who debuted this month with The Lonely Hearts Club (to be reviewed tomorrow by Ana), a book about how disastrous dating leads a girl to vow not to date again until High School…
“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’…
“Inspiration and Influences” is a new series of articles in which we invite authors to write guest posts talking about their…well, Inspiration and Influences. The cool thing is that the writers are given free reign so they can go…
When we started this blog two years ago, we had no idea where it would lead us. We had no real expectations to have actual readers (other than close friends and family members), nor did we expect publishers and authors…
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Smugglivus Feats of Strength: Ana reads Naamah’s Kiss by Jacqueline Carey
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…
Last year, I moaned about the crap-fest that was Heroes season 3. This year, Supernatural takes the cake. I started watching the show in 2009, when I borrowed the first three seasons from a friend and watched all of…
Olá! Ana here, writing from Brazil where I am spending the holidays with The Family ( I only packed books as you can see…this photo was taken by my sister, horrified that I brought 30 books but forgot to…
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Best books of the year picked and listed and now we turn to Movies and TV shows. Thea and I are both major couch potatoes (and we even came up with a new feature last year, On…
Ana: Hello, I’m Ana Thea: And I’m Thea Ana & Thea: And we’re…[Wyld Stallyns] BOOK SMUGGLERS!!!!!!! *play facemelting riffs on air guitars* We’ve brought you some of our favorite authors with their reflections on 2009 and plans for 2010……
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Graphic Novel Review: Calamity Jack by Shannon Hale, Dean Hale and Nathan Hale
Title: Calamity Jack Author: Shannon Hale & Dean Hale Illustrator:Nathan Hale Genre: Fantasy, Fairy Tale Retelling, Graphic Novel, Young Adult Publisher: Bloomsbury USA / Bloomsbury PLC Publication Date: 5 Jan 2010/ 4 Jan 2010 Hardback/Paperback: 144 pages Stand alone…
Title: Magic Under Glass Author: Jaclyn Dolamore Genre: YA (Fantasy) Publisher: Bloomsbury USA/Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Publishing Date: Dec 22 2009/ Feb 1 2010 Hardcover (UK): 240 pages/ Paperback (US) : 240 pages Stand Alone or series: It can be…
Welcome to Smugglivus 2009 – Day 20! Throughout this month, we will have daily guests – authors and bloggers alike – looking back at their favorite reads of 2009, and looking forward to events and upcoming books in 2010.…