Hello everyone, and happy Sunday! I’m enjoying a fall day at the beach, so let’s get down to business, shall we? Giveaway Winners: We have two lucky winners to announce! First up, the winner of an ARC of Starglass…
September 2012
“On The Smugglers’ Radar” is a 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 was…
Title: The Diviners Author: Libba Bray Genre: Historical, Speculative Fiction, Horror, Young Adult Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers (US) / Atom (UK) Publication date: September 2012 (US & UK) Hardcover: 578 pages Evie O’Neill has been exiled…
It’s Friday so this means we are over at Kirkus! This week Ana talks about her love for all things Frances Hardinge… …and why you should be reading her books, if you aren’t already. Go over HERE to read…
“Inspirations and Influences” is a series of articles in which we invite authors to write guest posts talking about their…well, Inspirations and Influences. The best part about I&I posts? Writers are given free rein so they can go wild…
I’ve been in the mood for some bleak survival/end of the world as we know it reads, and I spied both of these books patiently waiting for their turn to be read on my admittedly overflowing TBR. I’ve been…
Title: What Came From the Stars Author: Gary D. Schmidt Genre: Fantasy, Contemporary, Middle Grade Publisher: Clarion Books Publication date: September 4 2012 Hardcover: 304 pages The Valorim are about to fall to a dark lord when they send…
Title: Such Wicked Intent Author: Kenneth Oppel Genre: Horror, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult Publisher: Simon & Schuster (US) / David Fickling Books (UK) Publication Date: August 2012 Hardcover: 310 Pages Devotion turns deadly in this second Gothic thriller from…
“Inspirations and Influences” is a series of articles in which we invite authors to write guest posts talking about their…well, Inspirations and Influences. The best part about I&I posts? Writers are given free rein so they can go wild…
Oh Sunday, WHY WHY you have come so soon. It means that Monday is just around the corner… Leaving the dramatics aside for a moment… Giveaway winners: We have a couple of winners to announce. The winner of a…
“On The Smugglers’ Radar” is a 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 was…
Title: Vessel Author: Sarah Beth Durst Genre: Fantasy, Young Adult Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Publication date: September 11 2012 Hardcover: 424 pages In a desert world of sandstorms and sand-wolves, a teen girl must defy the gods to save…
It’s another Friday, which means we are over at Kirkus! Today, Thea reviews Robin Maxwell’s refreshing new take on a beloved literary icon in Jane… SPOILER ALERT: Thea loved it – romantic, adventurous, and starring the heroine we always…
Today, we are thrilled to host a cover reveal for another upcoming title from Strange Chemistry: Pantomime by Laura Lam, a Fantasy novel featuring R.H. Ragona’s Circus of Magic and a young protagonist’s coming of age. BEHOLD! The Smugglerific…
“Inspirations and Influences” is a series of articles in which we invite authors to write guest posts talking about their…well, Inspirations and Influences. The best part about I&I posts? Writers are given free rein so they can go wild…
Title: Enshadowed Author: Kelly Creagh Genre: Horror, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult Publisher: Atheneum Publication Date: August 2012 Hardcover: 429 Pages True love takes a twisted turn in the second book of this modern gothic romance trilogy channeling the dark…
Today, we are thrilled to host a cover reveal for one of our very favorite people, Phoebe North – you may know her as an avid reviewer and blogger (in addition to running her own blog, she’s one of…
The Diviners Blog Tour: A Character Interview with Sam Lloyd (& Giveaway)
Today, we are thrilled to make our appearance on the official The Diviners blog tour! The newest novel from award-winning author Libba Bray, The Diviners is the story of Evie O’Neill as she is dashed away to a life…
Book Review: Come August, Come Freedom: The Bellows, The Gallows and The Black General Gabriel by Gigi Amateau
Title: Come August, Come Freedom: The Bellows, The Gallows and The Black General Gabriel Author: Gigi Amateau Genre: Historical Fiction, Middle Grade, PoC Publisher: Candlewick Publication Date: September 11, 2012 Hardcover: 240 Pages An 1800 insurrection planned by a…
Come August, Come Freedom Blog Tour: Gigi Amateau on Inspirations & Influences
“Inspirations and Influences” is a series of articles in which we invite authors to write guest posts talking about their…well, Inspirations and Influences. The best part about I&I posts? Writers are given free rein so they can go wild…
Happy Sunday, everyone! Thea here, getting ready for some football. But first, business! Giveaway Winners: The lucky winners of a copy each of Unspoken by Sarah Rees Brennan are: Pebble April Vrugtman Congratulations! You know the drill. Send us…
“On The Smugglers’ Radar” is a 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 was…
The original plan was to write a joint review of Stormdancer but considering the many issues we had with the novel, we decided to write a Ponderings post instead. Stormdancer (Lotus War #1) by Jay Kristoff Thomas Dunne Books…
It’s another Friday, which means we are over at Kirkus! Today, Thea reviews crime thriller-science fiction novel The Man from Primrose Lane by James Renner… SPOILER ALERT: This is one good book (Ana read it too and agrees). There…
Title: The White Forest Author: Adam McOmber Genre: Historical Fiction, Fantasy/Speculative Fiction Publisher: Touchstone Publication Date: September 2012 Hardcover: 320 Pages In this hauntingly original debut novel about a young woman whose peculiar abilities help her infiltrate a mysterious…