Hello everybody and a happy Sunday to us all! A few bits, bobs and also: OUTRAGE. Giveaway Winner: The winner of an ARC of These Broken Stars is BEE Congratulations! You know the drill. Send us an email (contact…
“On The Smugglers’ Radar” is a feature for books that have caught our eye: books we have heard of via other bloggers, directly from publishers, and/or from our regular incursions into the Amazon jungle. Thus, the Smugglers’ Radar was…
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Joint Review (& Giveaway): The Madness Underneath by Maureen Johnson
Title: The Madness Underneath Author: Maureen Johnson Genre: Contemporary, Paranormal, Thriller, Urban Fantasy, Young Adult Publisher: Putnam Juvenile (US) / HarperCollins (UK) Publication date: February 2013 Hardcover: 290 pages After her near-fatal run-in with the Jack the Ripper copycat,…
It’s Friday, which means we are over at Kirkus! Today Thea reviews historical fantasy novel A Natural History of Dragons by Marie Brennan. A highly entertaining read along the lines of Amelia Peabody – with dragons – A Natural…
Title: Beautiful Music for Ugly Children Author: Kirstin Cronn-Mills Genre: Contemporary, LGBQT, Young Adult Publisher: Flux Publication date: October 1st 2012 Paperback: 262 pages “This is Beautiful Music for Ugly Children, on community radio 90.3, KZUK. I’m Gabe. Welcome…
“Inspirations and Influences” is a series of articles in which we invite authors to write guest posts talking about their…well, Inspirations and Influences. The best part about I&I posts? Writers are given free rein so they can go wild…
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Old School Wednesdays: Secret Scribbled Notebooks by Joanne Horniman
Welcome, everyone, to a brand new weekly Smugglerific feature: Old School Wednesdays! We came up with the idea towards the end of last year, when both of us were feeling exhausted from the never-ending inundation of new and shiny…
Title: The Runaway King Author: Jennifer A. Nielsen Genre: Fantasy, Young Adult Publisher: Scholastic Publication Date: March 2013 Hardcover: 352 Pages A kingdom teetering on the brink of destruction. A king gone missing. Who will survive? Find out in…
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What She Said: The Princess Curse & The Name of the Star
Today we bring you the latest installment in our feature, “What She Said…” in which we both review books that the other has previously read and reviewed. This feature arose because of a very serious dilemma we faced at…
Happy Sunday, everyone! Let’s dive in. 2013 Nebula Nominees The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America have announced the nominees for the 2012 Nebula Awards (presented 2013), nominees for the Ray Bradbury Award for Outstanding Dramatic Presentation, and…
“On The Smugglers’ Radar” is a feature for books that have caught our eye: books we have heard of via other bloggers, directly from publishers, and/or from our regular incursions into the Amazon jungle. Thus, the Smugglers’ Radar was…
Hello everyone! For this edition of From the Page to the Screen, we celebrate Oscars style. Each year, film adaptations of books seem to be increasingly prevalent. Case in point: this year, a whopping 10 Oscar-nominated films were originally…
It’s Friday, which means we are over at Kirkus! Today Ana reviews an anthology edited by Rich Horton and with superhero stories by heavy hitters like Peter S Beagle and Kelly Link, among others. Did it break Ana’s recent…
Title: Heroes’ Reward Author: Moira J. Moore Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Self-Published (via Smashwords) Publication Date: December 2012 Ebook: 98,810 Words Shield Dunleavy Mallorough and Source Shintaro Karish have lived in Flown Raven for five years, protecting its residents from…
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A Smugglerific Cover (& Giveaway): These Broken Stars by Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner
Today, we are happy to be hosting the cover reveal for Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner’s upcoming YA science fiction novel, These Broken Stars! We loved Meagan’s debut novel, Skylark, and as science fiction fans (especially YA SF) have…
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Old School Wednesdays: The Wee Free Men by Terry Pratchett
Welcome, everyone, to a brand new weekly Smugglerific feature: Old School Wednesdays! We came up with the idea towards the end of last year, when both of us were feeling exhausted from the never-ending inundation of new and shiny…
Title: The Different Girl Author: Gordon Dahlquist Genre: Science Fiction, Dystopia, Young Adult Publisher: Dutton Juvenile Publication Date: February 2013 Hardcover: 240 Pages Four nearly identical girls on a desert island. An unexpected new arrival. A gently warped near…
Title: The Revolution of Evelyn Serrano Author: Sonia Manzano Genre: Historical, Middle Grade Publisher: Scholastic Press Publication date: September 1st 2012 Hardcover: 224 pages One of America’s most influential Hispanics — ‘Maria’ on Sesame Street — presents a powerful…
Hello everyone! Happy Sunday! Let’s get straight down to business, shall we? Giveaway Winners: We have two giveaway winners to announce today. The winner of a copy of Cocaine Blues and The Ruby in the Smoke is… ELIZA The…
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2012 Kitschies Golden Tentacle Award: Thoughts on The City’s Son by Tom Pollock
The Kitschies are the UK based awards that reward the year’s most progressive, intelligent and entertaining works that contain elements of the speculative or fantastic. The Golden Tentacle is awarded annually to the debut novel that best fits the…
Title: Pantomime Author: Laura Lam Genre: Fantasy, LGBT, Young Adult Publisher: Strange Chemistry Publication date: February 2012 Hardcover: 392 pages R. H. Ragona’s Circus of Magic is the greatest circus of Ellada. Nestled among the glowing blue Penglass—remnants of…
It’s Friday, which means we are over at Kirkus! Today Thea reviews apocalyptic science fiction novel Extinction Point by Paul Antony Jones. This novel cotains blood red rain, alien spider creatures, the basic extinction of every living species on…
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Book Review: Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz
Title: Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe Author: Benjamin Alire Sáenz Genre: Realistic YA, Romance, LGBT, POC Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers Publication date: February 21st 2012 Hardcover: 359 pages A lyrical novel…
Welcome, everyone, to a brand new weekly Smugglerific feature: Old School Wednesdays! We came up with the idea towards the end of last year, when both of us were feeling exhausted from the never-ending inundation of new and shiny…
Title: The Lives We Lost Author: Megan Crewe Genre: Apocalyptic, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult Publisher: Disney Hyperion Publication Date: February 2013 Hardcover: 288 Pages First, the virus took Kaelyn’s friends. Then, her family. Now it’s taken away her home.…