From the monthly archives: February 2008

Book Review: Wicked Deeds on a Winter’s Night

By On February 20, 2008 · 6 Comments · In 8 Rated Books, Book Reviews

Title: Wicked Deeds on a Winter’s Night

Author: Kresley Cole

Review number: 17

Genre: Romance/paranormal

Stand alone or series: Book three of Immortals After Dark series

Summary: Her breathless kiss haunts him…
Bowen MacRieve of the Lykae clan was nearly destroyed when he lost the one woman meant for him. The [...]

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Book Review: Working for the Devil

By On February 19, 2008 · 3 Comments · In 5 Rated Books, Book Reviews

Title: Working for the Devil

Author: Lilith Saintcrow

Review Number: 13

Genre: Paranormal Fiction, Urban Fantasy, pseudo pulp-noir/futuristic?

Stand alone or series: First in the Dante Valentine series

Summary: (from lilithsaintcrow.net)
Necromance-for-hire Dante Valentine is choosy about her jobs. Hot-tempered and with nerves of steel, she can raise [...]

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Book Review – No Rest for the Wicked

By On February 18, 2008 · 1 Comment · In 7 Rated Books, Book Reviews

Title: No Rest for the Wicked

Author: Kresley Cole

Review number: 16

Genre: Romance/Paranormal

Stand alone or series: book 3 on the Immortals After Dark series

Summary: From Amazon.com
A soldier weary of life . . .
Centuries ago, Sebastian Wroth was turned into a vampire — a nightmare in [...]

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Meme Time

By On February 17, 2008 · 4 Comments · In Uncategorized

We were tagged by Kristie for this one….

Six Unimportant Facts About Me The rules are: 1. Link back to the person who tagged you. 2. Post the rules on your blog. 3. Share six unimportant things about yourself. 4. Tag six random people at the end of your blog entry. 5. Let the [...]

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Happy Sunday!

By On February 17, 2008 · 4 Comments · In Uncategorized

Wuthering Heights is one of my favourite books of all times. I read it when I was 15 and the story captured my imagination. This is probably when I fell in love with the brooding, dark, type of character and with the English moors.
Years later I found out that Kate Bush had done a [...]

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I Triple Dog Dare You!

By On February 16, 2008 · Leave a Comment · In The Dare


No, not to lick the frozen pole outside.

Ana and I have embarked on a new Book Smuggler adventure together: The Dare. Not just any dare. The Triple Dog Dare.

In my recent “From Thea’s Dungeon” post, I shook the dust off one of my favorite books of all time, [...]

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Nonsensical Weekend Poll

By On February 16, 2008 · 5 Comments · In Weekend Poll

Since things are a bit slower on the weekends, we’ve decided to add in the cool new poll feature to the Book Smugglers. For our first random, nonsensical poll, we ask:

Which main man would you rather be stuck on a desert island with?

Sebastian Lord St. Vincent–notorious rake and charmer from Lisa Kleypas’ Devil [...]

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Book Review: Wild

By On February 15, 2008 · 1 Comment · In 5 Rated Books, Book Reviews

Title: Wild

Author: Jill Barnett

Review number: 15

Genre: Romance/Medieval

Stand alone or series: Part of a three book series set on Medieval England: Wonderful, Wild and Wicked.

Summary: Shunned by superstitious villagers, Teleri of the Woods learned early that the world is a frightening place. For years she has lived [...]

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Star Wars: The Clone Wars

By On February 14, 2008 · 3 Comments · In Uncategorized

Star Wars fans rejoice!!!!


Image courtesy of starwars.com

If you haven’t been completely disconnected from civilization for the past thirty years, you at least have some rudimentary knowledge of the cultural phenomenon that is Star Wars. As a loyal fan, I am one of those brave, obsessed people that [...]

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Happy Valentine’s Day!

By On February 14, 2008 · 2 Comments · In Uncategorized

I hoped to present you with a wonderful review of a heartwarming romance but am sad to report that the one I have now turned out to be a recrap. Or maybe a rerant? (Testing some new words here, excuse me). Anyways, will leave that one for tomorrow.

Instead I will post a poem and [...]

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