On The Smugglers’ Radar” is a new feature for books that have caught our eye: books we heard of via other bloggers, directly from publishers, and/or from our regular incursions into the Amazon jungle. This is how the Smugglers’…
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Title: The Maze Runner Author: James Dashner Genre: Dystopian/Apocalyptic, Horror, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult Publisher: Delacorte Books Publication Date: October 2009 Hardcover: 384 pages Stand alone or series: First book in a planned series. How did I get this…
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…
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…
Hello there! This is our recap/review (or rant as the case may be) of the season finale of Lost. We kick-off with a Flash-recap (25 caps or less!) of the 2-part finale followed by a discussion between us where…
Recap of Season 5, Episode 14 titled The Variable. This is the 100th episode of Lost and it is a Faraday-centric. It is quite aptly titled to reflect his relationship with Desmond – who had an episode titled The…
(*From the Original Series only. Because let’s face it: The new film is bringing back the original characters.)(On another note, doesn’t this title sound like a book report I am going to share with the class or something? So…quaint.…
I am back! You may not have noticed that I was away because I am very, very spry like a ninja and Thea did a kick-ass job in holding the fort – thank you dude, you rock! – but…
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Manga Appreciation Week: Chat & Giveaway with Chandra Rooney
A few months back, Karen Mahoney emailed us with the news that her Critique Partner and friend Chandra Rooney was coming out with her debut book, a novelization of the popular Tarot Cafe manhwa. Would we be game to…
Seeing as Ana and I met through LOST boards (we are ridiculous geeks), it should come as no shocker that both of us are huge couch potatoes. Television, movies, sports, you name it. So, given our advance stage of…
After our Long Weekend with Loretta Chase, Susan approached us with a chance to read and review her historical fiction novel The King’s Favorite. Having come highly recommended by Loretta, we eagerly agreed–and fell in love with her book.…
Title: The Down Home Zombie Blues Author: Linnea Sinclair Genre: Science Fiction Romance Stand Alone or Series: As of right now a stand alone novel, but hopefully there will be more? Summary: (from linneasinclair.com)In this steamy, suspenseful new thriller…
Title: Marvel Zombies vs. Army of Darkness Author: John Layman, Fabiano Neves & June Chung Genre: Graphic Novel, Horror Stand alone or series: Second Graphic novel in what is now a collection of 4 Marvel Zombie specials Summary: (From…
For this week’s ponderings: What is your favorite ’80s Action/Adventure/Fantasy Movie? (Broad categorization, yes. But necessary since there are so many wonderful ones!) The Goonies – The quintessential adventure movie. Everyone fantacized about finding One Eyed Willies treasure after…
Title: No Rest for the Wicked Author: Kresley Cole Review Number: 22 Genre: Paranormal Romance Stand alone or series: Second book in the Immortals After Dark series Summary: (From amazon.com)A soldier weary of life . . .Centuries ago, Sebastian…
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Book of the Month: Lord of the Fading Lands
Each month Thea and I choose one book that we both review. Last month’s was The Time Traveler’s Wife and we read it because it was the choice of our book club. This month, we chose to read Lord…
Title: The Sharing Knife: Beguilement and Legacy (books 1&2) Author: Lois McMaster Bujold Review Number: 8 Genre: Fantasy, Romance Stand alone or series: Series (First two books in a continuing series, next book out this spring!) Summary: (from harpercollins.com)…
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Last Week at The Book Smugglers
We managed to review quite a few books. Had a good discussion about The Time Traveler’s Wife. Made new friends over at Ramblings on Romance and joined a crusade! All in all, a very good week indeed. Books I…
Finding excellent short SFF can often feel like hunting for buried treasure. Sometimes it takes a guide to help fill in the map, connecting readers with fantastic fiction and showing where X Marks The Story–a monthly column from Charles…
Finding excellent short SFF can often feel like hunting for buried treasure. Sometimes it takes a guide to help fill in the map, connecting readers with fantastic fiction and showing where X Marks The Story–a monthly column from Charles…
“On The Smugglers’ Radar” is a feature for books that have caught our eye: books we have heard of via other readers, directly from publishers, and/or from our regular incursions from various corners of the interwebs. Because we want…
“On The Smugglers’ Radar” is a feature for books that have caught our eye: books we have heard of via other readers, directly from publishers, and/or from our regular incursions from various corners of the interwebs. Because we want…
Finding excellent short SFF can often feel like hunting for buried treasure. Sometimes it takes a guide to help fill in the map, connecting readers with fantastic fiction and showing where X Marks The Story–a monthly column from Charles…
Finding excellent short SFF can often feel like hunting for buried treasure. Sometimes it takes a guide to help fill in the map, connecting readers with fantastic fiction and showing where X Marks The Story–a monthly column from Charles…
Women To Read is a regular column from A.C. Wise highlighting female authors of speculative fiction and recommending a starting place for their work. Welcome to another edition of Women to Read! If you’re new to the series, with…