Title: The Adoration of Jenna Fox Author: Mary E. Pearson Genre: Young Adult, Speculative Fiction Publisher: Henry Holt and Co. Publication Date: April 29, 2008 Hardcover: 272 pages Stand alone or series: Stand alone novel Summary: (from amazon.com) Who…
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Smugglivus Feats of Strength part 2 – Daughter of the Forest by Juliet Marillier
Title: Daughter of the Forest Author: Juliet Marillier Genre: Fantasy Stand Alone/ Series: Book 1 of 4 books set in the Sevenwaters world. It can be read as a stand- alone – the next books deal with the descendents…
6 Rated Books Book Reviews The Dare
Smugglivus Feats of Strength: Desperate Duchesses by Eloisa James
Title: Desperate Duchesses Author: Eloisa James Genre: Historical Romance Stand alone or series: Book 1 in the Desperate Duchesses series Why did I read this book: As part two of our Smugglivus Feats of Strength, Ana dared me to…
8 Rated Books Book Reviews Smugglivus The Dare
Smugglivus Feats of Strength: The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins
Title: The Woman in White Author: Wilkie Collins Genre: Mystery/Thriller, Literary Fiction Stand alone or series: Stand alone novel Why did I read this book: As the first part of our feats of strength, Ana dared me to read…
6 Rated Books Book Reviews Smugglivus The Dare
Smugglivus Feats of Strength: Ana reads The Talisman by Stephen King
Title: The Talisman Author: Stephen King and Peter Straub Genre: Fantasy with a few elements of horror. Stand Alone/ Series: Stand Alone but there is a sequel of sorts with an adult Jack Sawyer titled Black House Summary: Jack…
Day 23 (3 days to Smugglivus and counting) Who: Meljean Brook, writer of Paranormal Romance and Steampunk (soon to be published). We are admittedly, Meljean Brook’s fangirls: we love her Guardian series (one of the best Paranormal series out…
For this month’s dare we invited Marg from Reading Adventures – we invited Marg because, well, she explain it all in her post. Here it goes: Title: It Author: Stephen King Genre: Horror Stand alone/Series: Stand Alone Why Did…
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Smugglivus Muy Special Book Review: Hope’s Folly by Linnea Sinclair
Title: Hope’s Folly Author: Linnea Sinclair Genre: SciFi Romance Stand Alone/Series: third book in Linnea Sinclair’s Dock 5 series but it can be read as a stand alone. But really, you should read Gabriel’s Ghost and Shades of Dark…
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Smugglivus Joint Review: The Court of the Air by Stephen Hunt
Title: The Court of the Air Author: Stephen Hunt Genre: Fantasy, Steampunk Stand alone or series: First novel in the series, but can be read as a stand alone. Why did we read this book: A few months back,…
Title: The Girl Most Likely To…. Author: Susan Donovan Genre: Contemporary romance Stand Alone/ Series: Stand Alone Summary:Kat Cavanaugh was sixteen when she hitchhiked out of Persuasion, West Virginia, and vowed never to return. Who could blame her? In…
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…
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…
Bubbles and Blossom team up again after the last two (failed) attempts to read something that we both enjoy. (Buttercup is still MIA, last time we heard from her, she seemed to have ditched Batman in order to camp…
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…
Title: What a Scoundrel Wants Author: Carrie Lofty (God, I hate this cover) Genre: Historical (medieval) romance Stand Alone/ Series: Stand Alone but there is another book in the same world in the works. Summary: In Sherwood Forest, outcast…
Title: When the Duke Returns Author: Eloisa James Genre: Historical Romance (set in Georgian times) Stand Alone/ Series: Book 4 in the Desperate Duchesses series Summary: Married by proxy as a child, Lady Isidore has spent years fending off…
Intro There are moments in the life of a reader when it seems like the reality is bending, stars are aligning and the Universe is conspiring to make one believe that anything is possible – that people fall in…
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: Impulse and Initiative Author: Abigail Reynolds Genre: Historical Romance Stand Alone/ Series: This is a variation of Pride of Prejudice by Jane Austen – I recommend you read that one first. Summary: In Jane Austen’s Pride & Prejudice,…
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: To Seduce a Sinner Author: Elizabeth Hoyt Genre: Historical Romance Stand Alone/ Series: It is book 2 in a series called The Legend of The Four Soldiers but it can be read as a stand alone. Summary: THE…
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…