Ah, Smugglivus, we meet again, our old friend! It’s almost unthinkable that 2013 has basically come and gone, and it’s already time to once again start our month-long celebration of all things bookish and geeky! But here we are:…
November 2013
“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…
It’s Friday, which means we are over at Kirkus! Today, Ana reviews Twinmaker by Sean Williams – a futuristic, dystopian SciFi featuring body transmitters: BEAM ME UP, SCOTTY (sorry, this was inevitable). Go here to get the full scoop.…
Hello, friends, and Happy Thanksgiving! (Happy Chanukah! Happy Thursday!) In the spirit of the holiday, we are taking a break from our regular programming and offering up a cornucopia of goodies. While your turkeys are roasting and your potatoes…
Old School Wednesdays Readalong: The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin
Old School Wednesdays is a weekly Book Smuggler feature. We came up with the idea towards the end of 2012, when both Ana and Thea were feeling exhausted from the never-ending inundation of New and Shiny (and often over-hyped)…
The results for our January Old School Wednesdays Readalong are in! After 106 votes, the book we will be reading is: The extraordinary #1 New York Times bestseller that will be in movie theaters on November 15, 2013, Markus…
Title: Beggars in Spain (Original Novella) Author: Nancy Kress Genre: Science Fiction Publisher: William Morrow and Company Publication Date: 1991 (Novella) Ebook: 100 Pages PLEASE NOTE: This is the original novella which won the Hugo and Nebula awards. Leisha…
Title: The Thing About Luck Author: Cynthia Kadohata Genre: Contemporary, Middle Grade, PoC Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers Publication Date: January 2013 Hardcover: 288 Pages There is bad luck, good luck, and making your own luck—which is exactly…
Hello everyone and HAPPY SUNDAY! For the American readers, are you as excited for Thanksgivukkah as I am? I’m eating plenty to get my stomach ready for the mass amounts of turkey, starches, and pie I will be consuming…
“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…
It’s Friday, which means we are over at Kirkus! Today, Thea reviews The Clockwork Scarab by Colleen Gleason – a Victorian work of speculative fiction starring Mina Holmes (Sherlock’s niece) and Evangeline Stoker (Bram’s sister). Holmes & Stoker! Egyptology!…
THE END (of the year) IS NEAR. November is almost over, Smugglivus is just around the corner (yay!) and I am FREAKING OUT. Every year is the same vicious circle: Day Job becomes increasingly demanding before Christmas, I get…
Title: Winterling Author: Sarah Prineas Genre: Fantasy, Middle Grade Publisher: HarperCollins Publication Date: January 2012 Hardcover: 256 Pages Jennifer— Things here have gotten very bad. My girl, when you opened the Way, something happened. It has been weeks since…
Old School Wednesdays is a weekly Book Smuggler feature. We came up with the idea towards the end of 2012, when both Ana and Thea were feeling exhausted from the never-ending inundation of New and Shiny (and often over-hyped)…
Title: Blackberry Blue Author: Jamila Gavin (illustrated by Richard Collingridge) Genre: Fairytales Publisher: Tamarind Publication Date: November 7 2013 Hardcover: 240 Pages Prepare to enter a world of magicians, enchanted forests, talking animals and wicked witches . . .…
Contemporary YA Round-up: The Blonde of the Joke by Bennett Madison & Wise Young Fool by Sean Beaudoin
Another quick round-up of recent reads – Contemporary YA this time (can you tell I am catching up with ALL THE THINGS before the end of the year?) “There are three and only three rules for shoplifting,” Francie instructed…
Hello everyone, and Happy Sunday! Who is ready for Doctor Who this week? I AM! Did you guys watch the mini-prequel episode featuring HOW THE WAR DOCTOR CAME TO BE? If not, you really, really should. The entire thing…
“On The Smugglers’ Radar” is a feature for books that have caught our eye: books we have heard of via other bloggers, directly from pubmorelishers, and/or from our regular incursions into the Amazon jungle. Thus, the Smugglers’ Radar was…
It’s Friday and we are over at Kirkus. Today, Ana reviews Two Serpents Rise by Max Gladstone, the companion novel to Three Parts Dead one of her top 10 books of 2012. Go here to read what she thought.…
Today we are delighted to host an exclusive excerpt reveal! The book is called The Nightmare Dilemma, the second book in the Arkwell Academy series by Mindee Arnett, author of YA fantasy, science fiction, and horror. The Nightmare Dilemma…
As you probably know by now, Old School Wednesdays is a new weekly Book Smuggler feature. We came up with the idea towards the end of 2012, when we were feeling exhausted from the never-ending inundation of New and…
Title: Not a Drop to Drink Author: Mindy McGinnis Genre: Dystopia, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult Publisher: Katherine Tegen Books Publication Date: September 2013 Hardcover: 320 Pages Regret was for people with nothing to defend, people who had no water.…
It’s Monday, which means we’re over at Kirkus! (Well, we’re not usually over at Kirkus on Mondays, but today we are!) After reading and highly enjoying Rachel Bach’s Fortune’s Pawn, Thea compiles a list of some notable military science…
Graphic Novel Round-Up: Atomic Sheep by Sally Jane Thompson & The Lost Boy by Greg Ruth
I’ve been reading a few graphic novels lately and wanted to share two of my recent favourites. Sixteen year old Tamrika Fuller is happy with her life. With good friends and good grades, she’s content to keep her options…
Hello everyone, and Happy Sunday! I cannot believe it is already practically mid-November – things are getting into full swing (in terms of holiday panic mode)! So we’ll keep this stash short and sweet. This Week on The Book…