We are over at Kirkus today for our regular column! It’s Thea’s turn, with a review of City of Bastards by Andrew Shvarts. The sequel to last year’s fantastic Royal Bastards, City of Bastards follows a group of illegitimate…
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Title:Latchkey Author: Nicole Kornher-Stace Genre: Science Fiction, Fantasy, YA, Adventure, Post-Apocalypse/Dystopia Publisher: Mythic Delirium Books Publication date: July 10 2018 Paperback: 336 Isabel, once known as Wasp, has become leader of the fearsome upstarts, the teen girl acolytes who…
It’s Friday and we are over at Kirkus!! I have been reading a lot of great books lately and have a mini-list of recs: This Story is a Lie by Tom Pollock, Witchmark by C.L. Polk and Latchkey by…
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Book Review Roundup: TEMPESTS AND SLAUGHTER by Tamora Pierce + THE POPPY WAR by R.F. Kuang
I’ve been reading a lot of fantasy lately, and two novels have recently struck me with their thematic similarities (though both are intended for wildly different audiences): Tempests and Slaughter by Tamora Pierce and The Poppy War by R.F.…
IT’S FRIDAY WOOHOOOOOO (and there is a Brazil x Belgium World Cup game in the horizon). We are also over at Kirkus – this time, with a review of The Calculating Stars. I LOVE IT GO READ IT.…
It’s Monday and we are over Kirkus! GUYS! GUYYYYYYYS! I so freaking loved Trail of Lightning by Rebecca Roanhorse! <3 Go over to Kirkus to read more.…
We are over at Kirkus today for our regular column! It’s Thea’s turn this time, with a review of Awakened by James S. Murray & Darren Wearmouth. A summer horror blockbuster in book form, Awakened is the story of…
It’s Friday and we are over at Kirkus!! Today, Ana reviews Bruja Born by Zoraida Córdova, the sequel to last year’s Labyrinth Lost. I love it! Go over to Kirkus to read more!…
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Series Review: The Queens of Renthia by Sarah Beth Durst
And now for something a little different—I’ve recently read all three books in the Queens of Renthia trilogy by Sarah Beth Durst and I have some feels. Today’s review is a roundup of all three books: The Queen of…
It’s Friday and we are over at Kirkus! Today, Ana reviews Artificial Condition, the long-awaited sequel to All Systems Red by Martha Wells featuring the one and only Murderbot. It’s super great! Go over to Kirkus to learn more.…
We are over at Kirkus today with a review of a NEW DIA REEVES NOVEL WHAT That’s right, there is a new Dia Reeves novel out there set in the world of Bleeding Violet! Go over to Kirkus to…
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Joint Review: Obsidio by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff (Illuminae Files #3)
Title: Obsidio Author: Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff Genre: Science Fiction, Epistolary Novel, Young Adult Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers Publication Date: March 2018 Hardcover: 615 Pages Kady, Ezra, Hanna, and Nik narrowly escaped with their lives from…
It’s Friday and we are over at Kirkus! Today, Ana takes a look at what she is looking forward to reading in the next couple of months. She also talks about the new Squirrel Girl novel which is SUPER…
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Over at Kirkus: THE STRANGE CASE OF THE ALCHEMIST’S DAUGHTER by Theodora Goss
We are over at Kirkus today for our regular column! It’s Thea’s turn this time, with a review of The Strange Case of the Alchemist’s Daughter by Theodora Goss. A feminist mashup of literary classics from the 1800s, The…
It’s Friday and we are over at Kirkus! Today, it’s Ana’s turn with a review of a new Tor.com novella, Gods, Monsters and the Lucky Peach by Kelly Robson Go over to Kirkus to check it out.…
Title: A Spoonful of Murder Written by Robin Stevens Genre: Middle Grade, Murder Mysteries Publisher: Puffin Publication Date: February 2018 Paperback: 352 pages When Hazel Wong’s beloved grandfather passes away, Daisy Wells is all too happy to accompany her…
Title: The Reader Author: Traci Chee Genre: Speculative Fiction, Fantasy, Dystopia, Young Adult Publisher: Putnam Publication date: September 2016 Paperback: 442 pages Once there was, and one day there will be. This is the beginning of every story. Sefia…
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Over at Kirkus: The Tea Master and the Detective by Aliette de Bodard
It’s Friday and we are over at Kirkus! Today, Ana reads a new novella by Aliette de Bodard… It’s a retelling of Sherlock and Watson! AND IT’S AWESOME.…
Old School Wednesdays is a regular 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: Thunderhead Author: Neal Shusterman Genre: Speculative Fiction, Dystopia, Young Adult Publisher: Simon & Schuster Publication date: January 2018 Paperback: 504 Rowan and Citra take opposite stances on the morality of the Scythedom, putting them at odds, in the…
It’s Friday and we are over at Kirkus! It’s Ana’s turn, with a review of a new SF novel by debut author Sue Burke: A very… different and super engaging novel. Well worth a read.…
It’s Friday and we are over at Kirkus! Today, Ana reviews the last novella in the Binti trilogy by Nnedi Okorafor *sniff* I can’t believe it is all over, I loved this series a lot! Go over to Kirkus…
Title: The Only Harmless Great Thing Author: Brooke Bolander Genre: Alternate History, SF Publisher: Tor.com Publication date: January 23 2018 Paperback: 96 pages In the early years of the 20th century, a group of female factory workers in Newark,…
Title: Truly, Devious Author: Maureen Johnson Genre: Crime, Young Adult Publisher: Katherine Tegen Books Publication date: January 16 2018 Paperback: 432 pages Ellingham Academy is a famous private school in Vermont for the brightest thinkers, inventors, and artists. It…
It’s Monday and we are over at Kirkus! Inspired by A.C. Wise’s recent Women to Read column, I went and got me a copy of the novella Pretty Marys All in a Row by Gwendolyn Kiste… … and loved…