To date, Ana and I have done a few of these “I Love This Series” posts – and I am happy to add another series to the lineup, with Rachel Neumeier’s Griffin Mage Trilogy: Lord of the Changing Winds,…
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Title: Cold Kiss Author: Amy Garvey Genre: Speculative Fiction, Young Adult Publisher: Harper Teen Publication date: September 2011 Hardcover: 304 pages It was a beautiful, warm summer day, the day Danny died. Suddenly Wren was alone and shattered. In…
Title: Revolver Author: Marcus Sedgwick Genre: Thriller, Historical, Young Adult Publisher: Orion Children’s Books / Square Fish Publication date: July 16th 2009 / September 27, 2011 Paperback: 224 pages 1910. A cabin north of the Arctic Circle. Fifteen-year-old Sig…
Title: Shatter Me Author: Tahereh Mafi Genre: Science Fiction, Dystopia, PNR, Young Adult Publisher: Harper Teen Publication Date: October 15 2011 Hardcover: 342 pages Juliette hasn’t touched anyone in exactly 264 days. The last time she did, it was…
Title: Chasing the Moon Author: A. Lee Martinez Genre: Science Fiction, Comedy, Weirdness Publisher: Orbit Publication Date: October 2010 Hardcover: 251 pages Diana’s life was in a rut – she hated her job, she was perpetually single, and she…
Title: The Alloy of Law Author: Brandon Sanderson Genre: Fantasy, Steampunk, Western Publisher: Tor (US)/Gollancz (UK) Publication date: November 2011 Hardcover: 336 pages Fresh from the success of The Way of Kings, Brandon Sanderson, best known for completing Robert…
Title: Also Known as Rowan Pohi Author: Ralph Fletcher Genre: Contemporary, Young Adult Publisher: Clarion Books Publication date: November 14th 2011 Hardcover: 144 pages Bobby Steele and his pals, Marcus and Big Poobs, all public school kids from working…
Title: Redemption in Indigo Author: Karen Lord Genre: Fantasy, Fable Publisher: Small Beer Press Publication date: July 6th 2010 Paperback: 200 pages Karen Lord’s debut novel is an intricately woven tale of adventure, magic, and the power of the…
Title: Ashfall Author: Mike Mullin Genre: Apocalypse, Disaster, Young Adult Publisher: Tanglewood Press Publication date: October 11th 2011 Hardcover: 466 pages Under the bubbling hot springs and geysers of Yellowstone National Park is a supervolcano. Most people don’t know…
Title: First Day on Earth Author: Cecil Castellucci Genre: Contemporary, Young Adult Publisher: Scholastic Press Publication date: November 1st 2011 Hardcover: 160 pages A startling, wonderful novel about the true meaning of being an alien in an equally alien…
Title: Glow Author: Amy Kathleen Ryan Genre: Science Fiction, Dystopia, Young Adult Publisher: St. Martin’s Griffin Publication Date: October 2010 Hardcover: 251 pages What if you were bound for a new world, about to pledge your life to someone…
Title: The Scorpio Races Author: Maggie Stiefvater Genre: Fantasy, Young Adult Publisher: Scholastic Press US/ UK Publication date: October 2011 Hardcover/Paperback: 404 pages It happens at the start of every November: the Scorpio Races. Riders attempt to keep hold…
Title: A Lily Among Thorns Author: Rose Lerner Genre: Historical Romance Publisher: Leisure Books Publication date: September 2011 Paperback: 320 pages HER SAVIOR It was him. Serena couldn’t breathe. She’d been looking for him for years—the man who’d lifted…
You may or may not be familiar with All Hallow’s Read, a new book-centric holiday tradition invented by the genius Neil Gaiman. Last year, the illustrious Mr. Gaiman decided that there were far too few excuses to put books…
Title: A Tale Dark and Grimm Author: Adam Gidwitz Genre: Horror, Fairy Tale Retellings, Middle Grade Publisher: Dutton Juvenile Publication Date: October 2010 Hardcover: 251 pages In this mischievous and utterly original debut, Hansel and Gretel walk out of…
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Halloween Week Joint Review: Anna Dressed in Blood by Kendare Blake
Title: Anna Dressed in Blood Author: Kendare Blake Genre: Horror, Young Adult Publisher: Tor Teen Publication date: August 30th 2011 Hardcover: 316 pages Cas Lowood has inherited an unusual vocation: He kills the dead. So did his father before…
Title: Z: Zombie Stories Anthology edited by J.M. Lassen Featuring stories by Jonathan Maberry, Kelly Link, Catherynne M. Valente, Christine Morgan, Scott Nicholson, Darrell Schweitzer, Marie Atkins, Nina Kirki Hoffman, David Barr Kirtley, Scott Edelman, Thomas S. Roche Genre:…
Title: The House of Dead Maids Author: Clare B. Dunkle Genre: Horror, Young Adult Publisher: Henry Holt and Co Publication date: September 14th 2010 Hardcover: 146 pages Young Tabby Aykroyd has been brought to the dusty mansion of Seldom…
Title: Bedbugs Author: Ben H. Winters Genre: Horror, Thriller Publisher: Quirk Publishing Publication Date: September 2011 Paperback: 256 pages FOR RENT: Top two floors of beautifully renovated brownstone, 1300 sq. ft., 2BR 2BA, eat-in kitchen, one block to parks…
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Halloween Week Joint Review: Midwinterblood by Marcus Sedgwick
Title: Midwinterblood Author: Marcus Sedgwick Genre: Horror Publisher: Orion Publication date: October 6th 2011 Hardcover: 224 pages Have you ever had the feeling that you’ve lived another life? Been somewhere that has felt totally familiar, even though you’ve never…
Title: YOU Author: Charles Benoit Genre: Contemporary, Thriller, Young Adult Publisher: HarperTeen Publication Date: September 2010 Hardcover: 240 pages This wasn’t the way it was supposed to go. You’re just a typical fifteen-year-old sophomore, an average guy named Kyle…
Title: Witchlanders Author: Lena Coakley Genre: Fantasy, Young Adult Publisher: Atheneum (Simon & Schuster) Publication Date: September 2011 Hardcover: 400 pages High in their mountain covens, red witches pray to the Goddess, protecting the Witchlands by throwing the bones…
Title: The Broken Kingdoms Author: N. K. Jemisin Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Orbit Publication date: November 3rd 2010 Paperback: 411 pages In the city of Shadow, beneath the World Tree, alleyways shimmer with magic and godlings live hidden among mortalkind.…
Title: When She Woke Author: Hillary Jordan Genre: Dystopian, Speculative Fiction Publisher: Algonquin Books Publication Date: October 2011 Hardcover: 352 pages Hannah Payne’s life has been devoted to church and family, but after her arrest, she awakens to a…
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Joint Review: Prospero Regained by L. Jagi Lamplighter
Title: Prospero Regained Author: L. Jagi Lamplighter Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Tor Publication Date: September 2011 Hardcover: 476 pages Prospero, the sorcerer on whose island of exile William Shakespeare set his play, The Tempest, has endured these past many centuries.…