Title: The Knights of the Cornerstone Author: James P. Blaylock Genre: Speculative Fiction/Fantasy Stand alone or series: Stand alone novel Why did I read this book: We received a copy of this one from the publisher, and I when…
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Day 15 (11 Days to Smugglivus and counting) Who: Lisa Shearin, bestselling author of the fantasy adventure series starring the unstoppable Raine Benares and the cause of all her troubles, the dratted stone the Saghred. We loved both of…
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Award Nomination – Kreative Blogger
Kimberly Swan of Darque Reviews has nominated us Book Smugglers for the Kreative Blogger award! We now pass the award on to some of our favorite blogs. A big thanks to Kimberly for the mention! Here are the rules:…
It’s week 2 of our official Countdown to Smugglivus–and we present you with our second FLASH GIVEAWAY! You know the drill–the giveaway lasts for a mere 24 hour period. You have until Sunday midday (December 14, 12:00 pm pacific)…
Title: the dead and the gone Author: Susan Beth Pfeffer Genre: Young Adult, Speculative Fiction Stand alone or series: Book 2 of the ‘Moon Crush’ trilogy, but can be read as a stand alone novel. the dead and the…
Title: Joker Author: Written by Brian Azzarello; Art by Lee Bermejo Genre: Graphic Novel Stand alone or series: Stand alone graphic novel (not previously published as individual issues) Why did we read this book: It’s a rebirth of the…
Title: Life As We Knew It Author: Susan Beth Pfeffer Genre: Young Adult, Speculative Fiction Stand alone or series: Book 1 of the ‘Moon Crush’ trilogy. Both Life As We Knew It and book 2, the dead and the…
Day 8 (18 Days to Smugglivus and counting) Who: Melissa Marr, bestselling author of the modern day tales of faerie Wicked Lovely and Ink Exchange. Wicked Lovely won a RITA for best Young Adult novel in 2008, and Ink…
It’s the first weekend of our official countdown to Smugglivus, and we present you with our first FLASH GIVEAWAY! Why the Flash, you ask? Because each giveaway will only last for the duration of the weekend–you only have until…
Day 2 (24 Days to Smugglivus and counting) Who: Maria V. Snyder, author of the bestselling Study series. Maria exploded on the scene in 2005 with her debut novel, Poison Study, and has since gained a huge following of…
Title: Frozen Blood Author: Joel Sutherland Genre: Horror Stand alone or series: Stand alone novel Why did I read this book: When we contacted Joel to participate in Smugglivus, he graciously agreed and offered us a review copy of…
Kim Harrison is, without a doubt, one of my favorite authors. Her bestselling series, The Hollows, is not only my all-time favorite Urban Fantasy series, but also is comprised of some of my favorite books of any genre. So,…
Title: The Outlaw Demon Wails Author: Kim Harrison Genre: Urban Fantasy Stand alone or series: Book 6 in The Hollows (Rachel Morgan) series. Why did I read this book: The Rachel Morgan books are beyond a doubt my favorite…
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Joint Review: The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
Title: The Graveyard Book Author: Neil Gaiman Genre: Young Adult, Horror, Fantasy Stand alone or series: Stand alone novel Why did we read this book: Really? Because, obviously, we love Neil Gaiman. (The question should be why did it…
Title: Silent in the Grave Author: Deanna Raybourn Genre: Mystery, Historical Stand alone or series: Book 1 of a (soon to be) three book series. Why did I read this book: I had picked up Silent in the Grave…
Title: Shadow Kiss Author: Richelle Mead Genre: Young Adult, Urban Fantasy Stand alone or series: Book 3 of the Vampire Academy series. Why did I read this book: As if our recent Richelle-A-Palooza is any indicator, I’m a huge…
Happy Sunday! Another weekend comes to a close, and it’s time for another stash. New Trailers: (Yes, I know Ana posted it yesterday, but it’s so awesome) All three trailers together (that last one has some additional footage not…
Title: Heir to Sevenwaters Author: Juliet Marillier Genre: Fantasy Stand alone or series: Book 4 in the Sevenwaters series, but can be read as a stand alone novel. Why did I read this book: I nearly died of a…
Recently, we were contacted by Mike regarding his new collection of four novellas, Fourtold. As a fan of horror and dark fantasy, I read and instantly loved these stories, and had to invite Mike over for a chat! The…
Title: Fourtold Author: Michael Stone Genre: Short fiction, horror Stand alone or series: A stand-alone book comprised of four novellas. Summary: (from BaysgarthPublications.com)Four novellas of dark and darker fantasy from Michael Stone. San Ferry AnnSpencer’s humble blue caravan, standing…
Another weekend comes to a close, but worry not! We have another busy week ahead. First, some housekeeping… Thanks to Julia Quinn for stopping by for the lovely chat! And we have our winners–drumroll please– Barbara and Kara You…
Title: Magic to the Bone Author: Devon Monk Genre: Urban Fantasy Stand alone or series: Book 1 in a brand spankin’ new Urban Fantasy series Why did I read this book: We were sent an early copy, and the…
So, for our last day of Halloween Week, we decided to save the most popular horror invocation–The Slasher. When you ask someone about a Halloween horror movie, chances are high that you’ll get a Jason Voorhees, Mike Myers, or…
I was just checking out Graeme’s blog (which is awesome, by the way), where he had a link to this: The Outbreak It’s a Choose Your Own Adventure, but for the Zombie Apocalypse. AWESOMENESS. The trailer is below… Do…
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Halloween Week – It: The Book Smugglers’ Interview Review
Thea: So, now you’ve read one of my Desert Island Keepers! What was your first impression of the novel? Ana: Astonishment. I started reading it with not a small amount of trepidation. Not only this was my first full…