Title: Heart’s Blood Author: Juliet Marillier Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Roc (US) / Tor (UK) Publication Date: November 2009 (US) / October 2009 (UK) Hardcover: 416 pages (US) / 560 pages (UK) How did I get this book: Review Copy…
Title: Firethorn Author: Sarah Micklem Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Simon & Schuster Adult (US Hardcover) / Spectra (US Mass Market) / Voyager (UK) Publication Date: June 2004 (US Hardcover) / April 2009 (US Mass Market) / March 2006 (UK) Mass…
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Book Review: Perfect Chemistry by Simone Elkeles (a Powerpuff Girls Collaboration)
This is a Powerpuff Girls Collaboration, brought to you by Ana (aka Bubbles) and Katiebabs (aka Blossum) and on this occasion Kmont (aka Buttercup II). A Powerpuff Girls review is a fun way of combining forces between blogs: we…
Happy Sunday, all! Hope it’s a good one. Time to get down to business… Giveaway Winners: First we have TWO lucky winners of our giveaway of Patricia A. McKillip’s The Bell at Sealey Head. The two winners are: Leslee…
For the past few months, we have been including an “On our Radar” section in our weekly stash for books that have caught our eye; books we heard of via other bloggers, directly from publishers, and/or from our regular…
This Saturday, and every Saturday for the duration of the TV season, we bring you On The Boob Tube with The Book Smugglers: In which we talk about all those water cooler moments of the past week’s episodes, raving…
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Joint Review: Worldweavers – Gift of the Unmage by Alma Alexander
Title Gift of the Unmage – Worldweavers Book 1 Author: Alma Alexander Genre: YA (Fantasy) Publisher: Harper Teen Publishing Date: March 2007 Hardcover: 400 Pages How did we get this book: Ana bought her copy. Thea received a review…
It’s Austenmania! Today we do a little homage to the queen of Historical Romance herself, the indomitable Jane Austen. With a twist – both books we are reviewing take Jane Austen in the modern era, either in spirit (literally),…
It’s Austenmania! Today we do a little homage to the queen of Historical Romance herself, the indomitable Jane Austen. With a twist – both books we are reviewing take Jane Austen in the modern era, either in spirit (literally),…
Title: Prospero Lost Author: L. Jagi Lamplighter Genre: Contemporary Fantasy Publisher: Tor Publication Date: August 2009 Hardcover: 352 pages Why did we read this book: We had seen glowing reviews for Ms. Lamplighter’s debut effort all over the blogosphere…
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Book Review & Giveaway: The Bell at Sealey Head by Patricia A. McKillip
Title: The Bell at Sealey Head Author: Patricia A. McKillip Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Ace Publication Date: September 2008 Trade Paperback: 288 pages Stand alone or series: Stand alone novel. How did I get this book: Review copy (from publisher)…
Title: Hush, Hush Author: Becca Fitzpatrick Genre: YA (Urban Fantasy) Publisher: Simon and Schuster Children Publishing Date: October 13 (US) / October 29 (UK) Hardcover: 400 pages Stand Alone or series: first in a planned duology Why did I…
Happy Sunday y’all! Ana here, making the most out of a cloudy Sunday and preparing myself for Halloween Week and watching episodes of The Twilight Zone. Speaking of Halloween Week – what do you think of our banner made…
For the past few months, we have been including an “On our Radar” section in our weekly stash for books that have caught our eye; books we heard of via other bloggers, directly from publishers, and/or from our regular…
This Saturday, and every Saturday for the duration of the TV season, we bring you On The Boob Tube with The Book Smugglers: In which we talk about all those water cooler moments of the past week’s episodes, raving…
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Joint Review & Giveaway: The Well of Ascension by Brandon Sanderson
Title:The Well of Ascension Author: Brandon Sanderson Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Tor (US) / Gollancz (UK) Publishing Date: June 2008 / December 2009 Mass Market Paperback: 816 pages / 800 pages Stand alone or series: Second book in the Mistborn…
Title: On the Edge Author: Ilona Andrews Genre: Paranormal Romance, Urban Fantasy Publisher: Ace Publication Date: September 2009 Paperback: 336 pages Stand alone or series: Book 1 in Ilona Andrews’s new The Edge series. How did I get this…
Title: Pastworld Author: Ian Beck Genre: YA (Fantasy/Dystopian) Publisher: Bloomsbury USA Children’s Books/ Bloomsbury PLC Publishing Date: Sep 29 (US) / Oct 5 (UK) Hardcover: 368 pages Stand alone or series: At the moment, stand alone but the author…
Title: Never Let Me Go Author: Kazuo Ishiguro Genre: Speculative Fiction, Literary Fiction Publisher: Faber and Faber (UK) / Vintage (US) Publication Date: March 2005 (UK) / March 2006 (US) Paperback: 304 pages Stand alone or series: Stand alone…
Title: The Ask and the Answer Author: Patrick Ness Genre: Science Fiction, Dystopia, Young Adult Publisher: Walker Books (UK) / Candlewick Press (US) Publication Date: May 2009 (UK) / September 2009 (US) Hardcover: 528 pages (US) Stand alone or…
Today the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) published its final revised guidelines governing endorsements and testimonials. While this usually would not be of interest or concern us in any way, these revised guidelines have a new stipulation covering bloggers and…
Title: Ash Author: Malinda Lo Genre: YA (Fantasy/ GLBT) Publisher: Little, Brown / Hodder Children’s books Publishing Date: September 1, 2009/ March 2010 Hardcover: 272 pages Stand alone or series: Stand alone Summary: In the wake of her father’s…
Happy Sunday, all! Hope you’ve had a great weekend, etc, etc, etc. Now, down to business… Giveaway Winners: First up, is our giveaway of Meljean Brook’s latest Guardians novel, Demon Forged. The lucky winner is: BREE! Also, the winner…
For the past few months, we have been including in our weekly stash an “On our Radar” section for books that have caught our eye and attention; books we heard of via other bloggers, directly from publishers, and/or from…
This Saturday, and every Saturday for the duration of the TV season, we bring you On The Boob Tube with The Book Smugglers: In which we talk about all those water cooler moments of the past week’s episodes, raving…