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January 2012

8 Rated Books Book Reviews

Book Review: Briar Rose by Jane Yolen

Title: Briar Rose Author: Jane Yolen Genre: Historical, Fairy Tale, Mystery, Young Adult Publisher: Tor Publication Date: August 1992 (original) Paperback: 239 pages (reprint) A powerful retelling of Sleeping Beauty that is “heartbreaking and heartwarming.” An American Library Association…

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Book Review: Someone Else’s Life by Katie Dale

Title: Someone Else’s Life Author: Katie Dale Genre: Contemporary, Young Adult Publisher: Simon & Schuster UK / Delacorte Books for Young Readers Publication date: February 2 2012 / February 14 2012 Hardcover/Paperback: 478 pages When seventeen-year-old Rosie’s mother, Trudie,…

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Smugglers Stash

Smugglers’ Stash and News

Hello everybody and happy Sunday to all! Before I talk about the stuff we have planned for next week, here’s some of the things in my mind this Sunday: February Newsletter: Our second issue of the Book Smuggler Newsletter…

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On the Radar

On the Smugglers’ Radar

“On The Smugglers’ Radar” is a new feature for books that have caught our eye: books we have heard of via other bloggers, directly from publishers, and/or from our regular incursions into the Amazon jungle. Thus, the Smugglers’ Radar…

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5 Rated Books Book Reviews

Book Review: Hollow Pike by James Dawson

Title: Hollow Pike Author: James Dawson Genre: Horror, Young Adult Publisher: Orion Children’s Books Publication date: February 2nd 2012 Paperback: 314 pages Something wicked this way comes… She thought she’d be safe in the country, but you can’t escape…

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Book Review: Article 5 by Kristen Simmons

Title: Article 5 Author: Kristen Simmons Genre: Dystopian, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult Publisher: Tor Teen Publication Date: January 2012 Hardcover: 384 pages New York, Los Angeles, and Washington, D.C., have been abandoned. The Bill of Rights has been revoked,…

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Book Review: The Rook by Daniel O’Malley

Title: The Rook Author: Daniel O’Malley Genre: Speculative Fiction, Urban Fantasy, Thriller Publisher: Little, Brown & Co. Publication Date: January 2012 Hardcover: 496 pages “The body you are wearing used to be mine.” So begins the letter Myfanwy Thomas…

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Smugglers Stash

Smugglers’ Stash & News

Hello, everyone! Happy Sunday! Before I drive myself crazy in anticipation for the 49ers game, here are some of the things we have planned for the week, as well as some cool news and other tidbits. World Book Night…

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Miscellaneous

World Book Night 2012

Hello fellow Smugglers! I’m here today to talk to you about an exciting new opportunity — Nope, that sounds like an infomercial. Thea and Ana are kind enough to let me guest post about World Book Night America, so…

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On the Radar

On the Smugglers’ Radar

“On The Smugglers’ Radar” is a new feature for books that have caught our eye: books we have heard of via other bloggers, directly from publishers, and/or from our regular incursions into the Amazon jungle. Thus, the Smugglers’ Radar…

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Giveaways

Forbidden Planet Signing & Giveaway Winner

Hello everyone! It’s time to announce the winner of one signed copy of Switched by Amanda Hocking, as well as a voucher for £10 good at ForbiddenPlanet.com! The winner is: SUSAN Congratulations! Send an email to us (contact AT…

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Book Review: Everneath by Brodi Ashton

Title: Everneath Author: Brodi Ashton Genre: Paranormal, Romance, Greek Mythology, Young Adult Publisher: Harper Collins / Balzer + Bray (US) Simon & Schuster Childrens Books UK Publication date: January 24 2012 / February 2 2012 Hardcover/Paperback: 370 pages Last…

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Book Review: Deep Sky by Patrick Lee

Title: Deep Sky Author: Patrick Lee Genre: Speculative Fiction, Thriller Publisher: HarperCollins Publication Date: January 2012 Paperback: 384 pages The anomaly called the Breach is the government’s most carefully guarded secret. But there is another secret even less known…

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DNF Books

Did Not Finish: Dearly, Departed by Lia Habel

Title: Dearly, Departed Author: Lia Habel Genre: Dystopian, Post-Apocalyptic, Steampunk, Alternate-Victorian, Speculative Fiction, Romance, Young Adult, Zombies (THIS, this genre description! THIS is a large reason why the book was DNF’d) Publisher: Del Rey Publication Date: October 2011 Paperback:…

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Smugglers Stash

Smugglers’ Stash and News

Hello and welcome to another edition of the Smugglers’ Stash in which Thea is away and Ana vies for blog domination! Muwahaha. Anyways, these are some of the things that were in my mind last week… Forbidden Planet Signing…

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Giveaways

Forbidden Planet Signing & Giveaway

Hello everyone, and Happy Saturday! The Signing: As we’ve mentioned before, Amanda Hocking (the twenty-something self-publishing phenomenon that has been since picked up by St. Martin’s in the US and Tor in the UK) will be signing copies of…

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8 Rated Books Book Reviews

Book Review: Ghost Country by Patrick Lee

Title: Ghost Country Author: Patrick Lee Genre: Speculative Fiction, Thriller Publisher: HarperCollins Publication Date: January 2011 Paperback: 352 pages For decades, inexplicable technology has passed into our world through the top secret anomaly called the Breach. The latest device…

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