It’s Friday and we are over at Kirkus! Today I review Sal and Gabi Break the Universe by Carlos Hernandez It’s such a great book! Go over there to read the review.…
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We are over at Kirkus today for our regular column! It’s Thea’s turn, with a review of Sarah Beth Durst’s newest fantasy novel, The Deepest Blue. A spinoff novel set in the world of Renthia–in which elemental spirits try to kill…
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Mini-Reviews: THE DREAMERS by Karen Thompson Walker & THE FAMILIARS by Stacey Halls
I’ve been reading quite a lot now that my commute is five hours long. Daily. I read two books recently, a mixed bag – one, a literary fiction that left me cold, the other a historical fiction that was…
Title: The True Queen Author: Zen Cho Genre: Fantasy Publisher: MacmillanPublication date: March 12 2019Hardcover: 384 pages The enchanted island of Janda Baik, in the Malay Archipelago, has long been home to witches. And Muna and her sister Sakti wake on…
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Over at Kirkus: All the Time Travel RIGHT NOW
It’s Friday and we are over at Kirkus! Today I am talking about all the awesome time travel I’ve been reading including The Light Brigade by Kameron Hurley, Permafrost by Alastair Reynolds and the Alice Payne novellas by Kate…
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Series Review: NINTH STEP STATION by Malka Older, Fran Wilde, Curtis C. Chen, and J Koyanagi
Today, we are giving the floor over to Charles Payseur, a member of our Smuggler Army with his regular column X Marks the Story to review Serial Box Publishing’s series Ninth Step Station by Malka Older, Fran Wilde, Curtis C.…
Title: The Light Brigade Author: Kameron Hurley Genre: Science Fiction Publisher: Saga PressPublication date: March 19 2019Hardcover: 356 pages They said the war would turn us into light. I wanted to be counted among the heroes who gave us this better world. …
Title: The Wicked King Author: Holly Black Genre: Fantasy, Young Adult Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young ReadersPublication Date: January 2019Hardcover: 336 pages This exclusive edition contains deleted scenes sure to delight fans and give them a special peek into the world…
We are over at Kirkus today with Ana’s look at Elizabeth Bear’s new novel Ancestral Night In many ways this book is an excellent pairing with MCU’s recently released Captain Marvel. No, really, hear me out. Both are stories centring women…
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Old School Wednesdays: FARTHING (Small Change #1) by Jo Walton
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: Do You Dream of Terra-Two? Author: Temi Oh Genre: Science Fiction Publisher: Simon & Schuster Publication date: March 7 2019Hardcover: 520 pages The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet meets The 100 in this unforgettable debut by a brilliant new voice.…
Title: The Raven Tower Author: Ann Leckie Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Orbit Publication Date: February 2019 Hardcover: 416 Pages For centuries, the kingdom of Iraden has been protected by the god known as the Raven. He watches over his territory from atop…
Helloooo! I am over at Kirkus today talking about a Gothic Horror novel, Melmoth by Sarah Perry It was most excellent. Go over to Kirkus to check it out!…
We are over at Kirkus today for our regular column! It’s Thea’s turn this time with a review of Tehlor Kay Mejia’s debut YA novel, We Set The Dark On Fire. A dystopian fable that is not too far away from today’s world (at…
I love high-concept books and The Last by Hanna Jameson promised to be just that: a post-apocalyptic book AND a murder mystery with an unreliable narrator all rolled into one. Sadly, it was nowhere near as good as I…
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Book Review: The Care and Feeding of Ravenously Hungry Girls by Anissa Gray
I am still dipping my toes into the literally fiction pool, finding what works for me and what doesn’t. Books like The Care and Feeding of Ravenously Hungry Girls by Anissa Gray are definitely my cup of tea. …
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Over at Kirkus: Undead Girl Gang by Lily Anderson and The Lost Girl by Anne Ursu
It's Friday and I am over at Kirkus today with a post on the awesome girls of Undead Girl Gang by Lily Anderson and The Lost Girl by Anne Ursu …
Title: The Parker Inheritance Author: Varian Johnson Genre: Middle Grade Publisher: ARTHUR A LEVINE / SCHOLASTIC, Publication date: March 2018Hardcover: 331 pages The letter waits in a book, in a box, in an attic, in an old house in…
We are over at Kirkus today for our regular column! It’s Thea’s turn today with a review of Kiersten White’s newest: YA urban fantasy novel Slayer. Like basically every other SFF nerd of the past 20 years, Thea is…
Title: The Gilded Wolves Author: Roshani Chokshi Genre: Fantasy, YA Publisher: Wednesday BooksPublication date: January 2019Hardcover: 464 pages Paris, 1889: The world is on the cusp of industry and power, and the Exposition Universelle has breathed new life into…
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Thrilling: MY SISTER, THE SERIAL KILLER by Oyinkan Braithwaite
Title: My Sister, The Serial Killer Author: Oyinkan Braithwaite Genre: Literary Fiction, Thrillers Publisher: Doubleday Books (US) / Atlantic Books (UK)Publication date: November 2018 / January 2019Hardcover: 240 pages When Korede’s dinner is interrupted one night by a distress call…
Title: The Flicker Men Author: Ted Kosmatka Genre: Science Fiction Publisher: Henry Holt & CoPublication date: July 2015Hardcover: 352 pages A quantum physicist shocks the world with a startling experiment, igniting a struggle between science and theology, free will and fate, and…
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Mini-reviews: Transcription by Kate Atkinson & Death in the Spotlight by Robin Stevens
I have been catching up with books from 2018 that I never got around to reading then and will be writing mini-reviews for those I highly recommend. The two I have for today happen to be historical novels set…
We are over at Kirkus today for our regular column! It’s Thea’s turn, this time with a review of Yoon Ha Lee’s much-anticipated middle grade science fiction novel, Dragon Pearl. Thea has been a huge fan of Yoon Ha Lee’s…
Title: Those Who Knew Author: Idra Novey Genre: Literary Fiction Publisher: VikingPublication date: November 2018Hardcover: 248 pages On an unnamed island country ten years after the collapse of a U.S.-supported regime, Lena suspects the powerful senator she was involved with back in…
