It’s Friday and we are over at Kirkus! Today, Ana reviews a new novella by Mira Grant Final Girls is a cool SciFi-Horror novella. Go over there to get the full scoop.…
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Old School Wednesdays Joint Review: The Last Colony by John Scalzi
Old School Wednesdays is a weekly Book Smuggler feature. We came up with the idea towards the end of 2012, when both Ana and Thea were feeling exhausted from the never-ending inundation of New and Shiny (and often over-hyped)…
Title: The Bone Witch Author: Rin Chupeco Genre: Fantasy, Young Adult Publisher: Sourcebooks Fire Publication Date: March 2017 Hardcover: 432 Pages An Amazon Best Book of the Month! A Publishers Weekly Most Anticipated Young Adult Book of Spring 2017!…
It’s Friday, which means we are over at Kirkus! Today it’s Thea’s turn, with a review… She reviews Heartstone by Elle Katharine White–or, as she likes to think of it, Pride and Prejudice and Dragons. Does the book live…
It’s Friday and we are over at Kirkus! Today, Ana reads two LGBT YA Fantasy novels: Timekeeper and Princess Princess Ever After are both lovely. Go here to see why.…
It’s Friday, which means we are over at Kirkus! Today it’s Thea’s turn, and today she catches up with a sequel she missed out on at the end of last year… Thea LOVED the first book in this series…
It’s Friday and we are over at Kirkus! Today, Ana reads a new novella from Tor.com Dusk or Dark or Dawn or Day by Seanan McGuire is a beautiful story about ghosts and sisters. Go HERE to read more…
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Graphic Novel Double Feature: The Wake by Scott Snyder & Survivors’ Club by Lauren Beukes and Dale Halverson
Buckle up your seatbelts, kiddos. Today Thea reviews two horror standalone comics that are pretty gruesome and a whole lot of meta-fun. Title: The Wake Written by Scott Snyder, Art by Sean Murphy Genre: Horror, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction,…
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Three Horror reads for this Halloween Season: TWO TO KEEP, ONE TO SKIP
Three Horror reads for this Halloween Season: TWO TO KEEP, ONE TO SKIP. The Family Plot by Cherie Priest (Tor Books, September 2016) is Southern Gothic meets Haunted Mansion: Dahlia works at a salvage shop contracted by one Augusta…
Title: The Scourge Author: Jennifer A. Nielsen Genre: Middle Grade, Fantasy, Horror Publisher: Scholastic Publication Date: September 1 2016 Hardcover: 368 Pages When a plague isn’t all that kills… As a lethal plague sweeps through the land, Ani Mells…
It’s Friday Monday and we are over at Kirkus. Today, Ana reads a new YA novel by Zoraida Córdova. Labyrinth Lost is excellent! Go over there to check it out.…
It’s Friday and we are over at Kirkus! Today, Thea is reviewing Behind the Throne by K B Wagers Go over to Kirkus to check it out.…
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Joint Review: The Star-Touched Queen by Roshani Chokshi
Title: The Star-Touched Queen Author: Roshani Chokshi Genre: Fantasy, Young Adult Publisher: St. Martin’s Griffin Publication Date: April 26 2016 Hardcover: 342 Pages Fate and fortune. Power and passion. What does it take to be the queen of a…
In which Thea reviews the second book in Serafina’s ongoing adventures Title: Serafina and the Twisted Staff Written by Robert Beatty Genre: Dark Fantasy/Horror, Historical Fiction, Middle Grade, Speculative Fiction Publisher: Disney Hyperion Publication Date: July 2016 Hardcover: 384…
It’s Friday, which means we are over at Kirkus for our regular weekly column! It’s Thea’s turn this Friday, and she’s back at one of her favorite ongoing comics series at the moment: Wayward (Vol 3) by Jim Zub…
Move over Percy Jackson–Apollo is in the house. Title: The Hidden Oracle Written by Rick Riordan Genre: Contemporary Fantasy, Middle Grade, Young Adult, Greek Mythology Publisher: Disney-Hyperion Publication Date: May 2016 Hardcover: 384 pages How do you punish an…
Title: Shadow Magic Written by Joshuan Khan Genre: Fantasy, Middle Grade Publisher: Disney Publication Date: April 12 2016 Paperback: 320 pages Thorn, an outlaw’s son, wasn’t supposed to be a slave. He never should have run away from home,…
It’s Friday and Ana is over at Kirkus! Today, she is reviewing Company Town by Madeline Ashby It’s a fantastic book in a futuristic setting and with a super great main female character. Go HERE to read the review.…
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Old School Wednesdays Harry Potter Re-Read: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Old School Wednesdays presents an epic reread of The Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling. THIS MONTH ON THE RE-READ: we take a look at book 4. Old School Wednesdays is a weekly Book Smuggler feature. We came up…
An unexpected, soul-searching tale of a doctor who discovers his moral compass, but inadvertently creates a monster. Title: Moster, Vol 1 (The Perfect Edition) Written by Naoki Urasawa Genre: Horror, Thriller, Contemporary Historical Publisher: VIZ Media, LLC Publication Date:…
This month on Food and Horror: Octavia Cade talks about Short Stories and Eating Alien Politics. Octavia Cade is the author of Book Smugglers Publishing’s The Mussel Eater. Food & Horror is a regular monthly column from Octavia, in…
What would happen if the most important, fundamental element for human survival was toxic? In H2O by Virginia Bergin we learn the answer: nothing good. Title: H2O Written by Virginia Bergin Genre: Apocalypse, Dystopia, Young Adult, Science Fiction Publisher:…
It’s Friday, which means we are over at Kirkus for our regular weekly column! It’s Thea’s turn this Friday, as she tackles Paper Girls volume 1–the newest ongoing monthly comic from Brian K. Vaughan, with art from Cliff Chiang.…
It’s Friday, which means we are over at Kirkus for our regular weekly column! Today, Thea tackles the second graphic novel in the ongoing series Hexed by Michael Alan Nelson with art from Dan Mora. Thea loved the first…
It’s Friday, which means we are over at Kirkus for our regular weekly column! Today, Thea tackles Where Futures End by Parker Peevyhouse: The debut novel form Peevyhouse, Where Futures End is a collection of five inextricably linked novellas…