“On The Smugglers’ Radar” is a new 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…
Title: Libriomancer Author: Jim C Hines Genre: Urban Fantasy Publisher: Daw Publication date: August 2012 Hardcover: 400 pages Isaac Vainio is a Libriomancer, a member of the secret organization founded five centuries ago by Johannes Gutenberg. Libriomancers are gifted…
Hello everybody and happy Friday! We are at Kirkus today chatting with The Awesome Jim Hines about his new book, writing, blogging and of course…book smuggling. Go HERE to read our column and HERE to read Ana’s review of…
Title: Two Weeks’ Notice Author: Rachel Caine Genre: Urban Fantasy Publisher: Roc Publication Date: August 2012 Paperback: 320 Pages After dying and being revived with the experimental drug Returne, Bryn Davis is theoretically free to live her unlife—with regular…
Title: The FitzOsbornes in Exile Author: Michelle Cooper Genre: Historical Fiction, Young Adult, WWII Publisher: Random House Australia (Aus) / Knopf Books for Young Readers (US) Publication Date: August 2010 (Aus) / April 2011 (US) Hardcover: 464 Pages (US)…
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Throne of Glass Blog Tour (& Giveaway): Sarah J. Maas on Inspiration & Influences
“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 cool thing is that the writers are given free rein so they can go wild…
6 Rated Books Book Reviews
Book Review Multi-Feature: Twelve Minutes to Midnight, The Wednesdays, Godless and The Interrogation of Gabriel James
You know when you read a good, entertaining book but you don’t really have a lot to say about it? This is the case with these four books. Because I don’t have loads to say about them I thought…
Title: Liar & Spy Author: Rebecca Stead Genre: Contemporary, Middle Grade Publisher: Random House Children’s Books Publication date: August 7 Hardcover: 192 pages At the moment, Georges has a lot going on. Dad was laid off so Mom has…
Hello everyone! Happy Sunday! Are we all enjoying the Olympics? Yesterday, I learned that trampoline-ing is an Olympic sport…that is kind of amazing. But on to business! Smugglerific Newsletter Our newsletter will be going out tomorrow, and we hope…
“On The Smugglers’ Radar” is a new 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…
Today at Kirkus, Ana is reviewing another book in our self-imposed challenge to read as many titles as we can from this non-European- fantasy-novels-penned-by-female-authors list . Go HERE to read Ana’s review of Aliette de Bodard’s Servant of the…
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What She Said: A Tale Dark and Grimm & The Stepsister Scheme
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…
Title: A Brief History of Montmaray Author: Michelle Cooper Genre: Historical Fiction, Young Adult, WWII Publisher: Random House Australia (Aus) / Random House Children’s Books (US) Publication Date: June 2008 (Aus) / March 2011 (US) Paperback: 320 Pages (US)…
Title: Envy Author: Elizabeth Miles Genre: Horror, Mythology/Fantasy, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult Publisher: Simon Pulse (US) / Simon & Schuster (UK) Publication date: August 2012 Hardcover: 320 pages The Furies are back in the second book of a chilling…
Title: The Aviary Author: Kathleen O’Dell Genre: Historical, Fantasy, Mystery, Middle Grade/Young Adult Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers Publication date: September 2011 Hardcover: 337 pages Twelve-year-old Clara Dooley has spent her whole life in the Glendoveer mansion, where…
Title: A Tale of Time City Author: Diana Wynne Jones Genre: Science Fiction, Young Adult Publisher: Firebird Publication date: This edition: 2012 / First published in 1987 Paperback: 352 pages Time City is built on a patch of time…
Venom by Fiona Paul is a forthcoming historical Young Adult novel (with a hint of the paranormal, it seems) out this October, and is one of Penguin’s Breathless Reads (follow them on Facebook and on Tumblr for more information).…
Morning everybody! Are you all watching the Olympic Games? What’s your favourite sport? I love watching Beach Volleyball and Gymnastics. I should love to watch Football (or Soccer for the Americans) but Brazil always sucks at Olympics Football (…
“On The Smugglers’ Radar” is a new 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…
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Joint Review: A Face Like Glass by Frances Hardinge
Title: A Face Like Glass Author: Frances Hardinge Genre: Fantasy, Dystopian, Young Adult Publisher: Pan Macmillan Children’s Publication date: May 2012 Paperback: 490 pages In Caverna, lies are an art – and everyone’s an artist . . . In…
It’s Friday, which means: IT’S KIRKUS TIME! Today at Kirkus, Ana reviews Technomancer by B. V. Larson, a Thriller published by 47North (the new Amazon imprint) that is part CSI: Las Vegas, part The X-Files with a side of…
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Book Review Double Feature: Memory Boy by Will Weaver & Lost Girls by Ann Kelley
After two miserable experiences with apocalyptic/dystopian YA last week, I needed something to restore my faith in the subgenre. I turned to my TBR for help – and found MEMORY BOY and THE LOST GIRLS waiting. Title: Memory Boy…
Title: Skylark Author: Meagan Spooner Genre: Fantasy, Dystopia/Post-Apocalypse, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult Publisher: Carolrhoda Lab Publication Date: August 2012 Hardcover: 344 Pages Sixteen year-old Lark Ainsley has never seen the sky. Her world ends at the edge of the…
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Skylark Blog Tour (& Giveaway): Meagan Spooner on Inspirations & Influences
“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 cool thing is that the writers are given free rein so they can go wild…
Title: Preloved Author: Shirley Marr Genre: Contemporary, Young Adult Publisher: Black Dog Books Publication date: April 2012 Paperback: 272 pages If you had a second chance at love, would you do it all over again? Amy has enough to…