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…
Day 3 (23 days to Smugglivus and counting) Who: Meredith Duran, romance novel writer who debuted in 2008 with a romance many hail as one of the best of the year. It has made Ana’s top 10 of 2008.…
Day 2 (24 Days to Smugglivus and counting) Who: Maria V. Snyder, author of the bestselling Study series. Maria exploded on the scene in 2005 with her debut novel, Poison Study, and has since gained a huge following of…
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…
Countdown Day 1 (25 Days to Smugglivus and counting) Who: Joel Sutherland, author of speculative fiction and the first ever author to contact us when we started the blog. So, who better than Joel to kick off Smugglivus? Recent…
The six winners of a copy of The Outlaw Demon Wails are: WendyShannon JanellLiLogan Tasha And the winner of the GRAND PRIZE – the entire collection of The Hollows books (1-6) is: Bamabelle All the winners please send your…
Finally, Smugglivus is Coming! (*mostly*) On Monday, we start the official Countdown to Smugglivus (our crazy celebratory festival that starts Dec 26th. You can read about it here)and this is this week’s line up of guest authors coming to…
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…
Kim Harrison is, without a doubt, one of my favorite authors. Her bestselling series, The Hollows, is not only my all-time favorite Urban Fantasy series, but also is comprised of some of my favorite books of any genre. So,…
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…
This week: We kick-off the week with a three-day Kim Harrison Extravaganza! On Monday, Thea reviews book 6 in The Hollows series, The Outlaw Demon Wails, in honor of the mass market paperback release of the book. On Tuesday…
If you are a regular around these shores you may have noticed that in the past few weeks we have been talking about something called…Smugglivus. Cryptic posts, shout outs, and the sidebar widget that changes every three days with…
9 Rated Books Book of the Month Book Reviews Joint Review
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…
A recent article entitled “Does an Author Have To Live It to Write It” over at Dear Author prompted a firestorm of impassioned responses–and elicited a strong reaction from us powerpuff girls as well. So, we decided to pool…
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,…
Thanks to DarkUfo, we found this brand new look at the upcoming season of Lost! Isn’t it great? I love it. Love the “Destiny Calls” line, the fact that in the island side of the photo Sawyer is at…
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…
Happy Sunday! Another weekend comes to a close, and it’s time for another stash. New Trailers: (Yes, I know Ana posted it yesterday, but it’s so awesome) All three trailers together (that last one has some additional footage not…
There I was yesterday, minding my own business at work when out of their own accord my sneaky little fingers (bad, bad fingers) decided to open Internet Explorer and go the website of The Best Movie Magazine in the…
For this month’s dare we invited Karen Mahoney, writer of YA Urban Fantasy (her first story will be published in a YA anthology, The Eternal Kiss in Autumn 2009) . We love Karen’s livejournal (how could we not? A…