From the monthly archives: November 2009
Smugglivus has arrived!
As you know, Smugglivus is our end of the year celebration leading up to our blog-o-versary on January 7th. And in true celebratory spirit we have invited authors, publishers and bloggers to look back at 2009 and talk about their favourite reads, to [...]
Title: Untouchable (one of two stories in the Deep Kiss of Winter anthology with Gena Showalter)
Author: Kresley Cole
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Publisher: Pocket
Publishing Date: October, 2009
Hardcover 436 pages (the novella has about 240 pages)
Stand Alone or series: Part of [...]
So, while Thea is on a Thanksgiving break and I am left on my own, I decided to take over (Muwahaha) and do this stash, Ana style.
What was on my mind last week?
First and foremost: I was immersed in Smugglivus’ (upcoming event to celebrate reading and books!) preparations.
“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’ Radar was born, and because there are far too many books that we want than we [...]
Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! In celebration of the holidays, we’ve got a cornucopia of books on the table – TWO giveaway batches for two lucky readers.
This weekend’s offerings are Paranormal Romance!
Batch 1:
Title: The Magicians
Author: Lev Grossman
Genre: Fantasy
Publisher:William Heinemann Ltd (UK) / Viking (US)
Publishing Date: May 2009 / August 2009
Paperback/ Hardcover: 416 pages
Stand Alone or series: Stand alone with rumours of a sequel
[...]
On December 1st, we officially kick-off Smugglivus, our month-and-a-bit-long, end of the year, event, now in its second year. Inspired by Seinfeld’s Festivus, Smugglivus starts on Dec 1st and ends on Jan 7th , the date of our second bloggiversary.
And, now we officially unveil the amazing poster that Kmont did for us [...]
Title: Madame Xanadu – Volume 1 Disenchanted
Author: Matt Wagner
Art: Amy Reeder Hadley
Genre: Graphic Novel/ Fantasy
Publisher: Vertigo
Publishing Date: July 2009
Paperback: 240 pages
Stand Alone or series: This is a self contained collection with the first 10 issues of the new [...]
Title: The Mermaid’s Madness
Author: Jim C. Hines
Genre: Fantasy
Publisher: Daw Books
Publishing Date: October 6, 2009
Paperback: 352 pages
Stand Alone or series: book 2 in the Princess Novels’ series
Why did I read the book: I read the first one and loved [...]
Title: Tainted
Author: Julie Kenner
Genre: Urban Fantasy
Publisher: Ace
Publication Date: October 2009
Paperback: 320 pages
Stand alone or series: Book 1 in the Blood Lily Chronicles
How did I get this book: ARC (from publicist)
Why did I read this book: When we were [...]
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