Kelley Armstrong is the hugely successful and bestselling author of the adult Urban Fantasy Women of Otherworld series. Last year, she made her first foray into the world of Young Adult fiction with The Summoning, the first book in…
Title: The Awakening Author: Kelley Armstrong Genre: Young Adult, Urban Fantasy Publisher: Harper Teen Publication Date: April 2009 Hardcover: 368 pages Stand alone or series: Book 2 in the Darkest Powers trilogy. Why did I read this book: I…
Howdy folks! Young Adult Appreciation Month is officially on (check here for our review of Harry Potter and The Half-Blood Prince movie)! Here’s what you can expect this coming week: Harper Teen has a fabulous Supernatural Summer promotion, for…
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Young Adult Appreciation Month – Movie Review: Harry Potter and The Half-Blood Prince
We are Harry Potter fangirls. The sort of fans that stand in line at midnight for the last book (that would be Thea) or who stand by the window from 6am to wait for the delivery from the postman…
It’s been a while since we’ve had one of these! But in honor of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince and our upcoming Young Adult Appreciation Month, we thought it would be a good time to spark the tradition…
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Book Review: Apocalypse 2012 by Gary Jennings, Robert Gleason & Junius Podrug
Title: Apocalypse 2012 Author: Gary Jennings, Robert Gleason & Julius Podrug Genre: Speculative Fiction, Thriller, Historical-Fantasy Publisher: Tor/Forge Publication Date: June 2009 Hardcover: 384 pages Stand alone or series: Book 3 in the Aztec series, but can theoretically be…
Title: One Week as Lovers Author: Victoria Dahl Genre: Historical Romance Publisher: Zebra books Publishing Date: August 4 , 2009 Paperback: 352 pages Stand Alone or series: Can be read as a stand alone but the hero first makes…
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Guest Dare (and giveaway): Principles of Angels by Jaine Fenn
Welcome to yet another Guest Dare – the July edition. For those new to the feature, our Guest Dare is a monthly endeavor in which we invite an unsuspecting victim to read a book totally outside of their comfort…
Title: Written On Your Skin Author: Meredith Duran Genre: Historical Romance On the cover: It pains me, it pains me so, that another book that is so beautifully written has to suffer the ignominy of a cover such as…
Title: Echoes from the Dead Author: Johan Theorin Genre: Crime Publisher: Transworld (Black Swan) Publishing Date: 3 July 2009 (UK) Paperback: 480 pages Stand Alone or series: Stand Alone Why did I read the book: I was offered a…
Howdy folks! As of right now, I’m saying hi to y’all from a sandy beach in Maui. That’s right. So while I drink something fruity and impossibly alcoholic, I give you the updates for this week at The Book…
Young Adult novels rule, and are currently experiencing something of a boom in the troubled publishing world. And, we Book Smugglers have totally jumped on the increasingly crowded YA bandwagon. It is a genre that we love, and because…
Title: Warbreaker Author: Brandon Sanderson Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Tor Publishing Date: June 9 2009 Hardcover: 592 pages Stand Alone or series: Stand Alone Summary: Warbreaker is the story of two sisters, who happen to be princesses, the God King…
Title: The Angel’s Game Author: Carlos Ruiz Zafon Genre: Literary Fiction (Mystery) UK cover US cover Publisher:Weidenfeld & Nicolson (UK) / Doubleday (US) Publishing Date: 28 May 2009/ June 16 2009 Hardcover: 448 pages/ 544 pages Stand Alone/ Series:…
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Guest Author & Giveaway: Susan Holloway Scott on Inspirations & Influences
“Inspirations and Influences” is a new 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 reign so they can go…
Title: The French Mistress: A Novel of the Duchess of Portsmouth and King Charles II Author: Susan Holloway Scott Genre: Historical Fiction Publisher: NAL Trade Publication Date: July 2009 Trade Paperback: 400 pages Stand Alone or Series: Can be…
Title: Eyes Like Stars Author: Lisa Mantchev Genre: YA (Fantasy) Publisher: Feiwel and Friends Publishing Date: July 7, 2009 Hardcover: 368 pages Stand alone or series: Theatre Illuminata Act 1 (of 3) Summary:All her world’s a stage. Bertie Shakespeare…
Greetings from your friendly neighbourhood book smugglers! We open the stash today with a Very Special Ceremony: the official unveiling of our banner for the upcoming YA Appreciation Month. Excuse us for the pomp and circumstance, but we happen…
As we hit (and passed) the half year mark AND our 18 month blog-o-versary (yay us!) , we decided to take a look at what we read so far this year and list our current favourites (Note: this is…
Recently, author Diana Peterfreund had a post over at her blog, discussing books that seem to have gone for whatever reason unnoticed by blogland, or have slipped under the radar of readers. There were some fabulous reading suggestions that…
Title: Darkness Calls Author: Marjorie M. Liu Genre: Urban Fantasy Publisher: Ace Publication Date: June 30, 2009 Paperback: 320 pages Stand alone or series: Book two in the Hunter Kiss series, following last year’s release of The Iron Hunt.…
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Book Review: Strange Brew by Patricia Briggs & Rachel Caine
Title: Strange Brew – “Seeing Eye” by Patricia Briggs and “Death Warmed Over” by Rachel Caine Genre: Urban Fantasy Publisher: St. Martin’s Publication Date: July 2009 Paperback: 384 pages Why did I read this book: I have been anxiously…
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Guest Author and Giveaway: Nalini Singh on Inspiration and Influences
“Inspiration and Influences” is a new series of articles in which we invite authors to write guest posts talking about their…well, Inspiration and Influences. The cool thing is that the writers are given free reign so they can go…
Title: Branded by Fire Author: Nalini Singh Genre: Paranormal Romance Publisher: Berkley Publishing Date: July 7, 2009 Paperback:368 pages Stand Alone or Series: Psy-Changeling book 6 – can not (should not) be read as a stand alone. Summary:Though DarkRiver…
Ana here, to wish you all a Happy Sunday! What are you doing today? Me, I am fulfilling a childhood dream: I am going to see Bruce Springsteen today at Hyde Park! Hooray! I simply can not wait! Before…