Welcome, everyone, to a brand new weekly Smugglerific feature: Old School Wednesdays! We came up with the idea towards the end of last year, when both of us were feeling exhausted from the never-ending inundation of new and shiny…
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Title: Academy 7 Author: Anne Osterlund Genre: Science Fiction, Young Adult Publisher: Speak (Penguin) Publication Date: May 2009 Paperback: 272 Pages With a past too terrible to speak of, and a bleak, lonely future ahead of her, Aerin Renning…
Title: The Disappeared Author: C.J. Harper Genre: Dystopian, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult Publisher: Simon & Schuster UK Publication Date: January 2013 Paperback: 384 Pages In a future where children are segregated into institutions that range from comfortable “Learning Communities”…
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Over at Kirkus: The Six-Gun Tarot by R. S. Belcher
It’s Friday, which means we are over at Kirkus! Today we are mixing things up a bit! Both Thea and I read The Six-Gun Tarot by R.S. Belcher, and we both had COMPLETELY different interpretations and reactions to the…
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Book Review/Discussion: The Six-Gun Tarot by R.S. Belcher
Today we are mixing things up a bit! Both Ana and I read The Six-Gun Tarot by R.S. Belcher, and we both had different interpretations and reactions to the book. So, to give a dual perspective, Ana reviewed the…
Title: Stray Author: Andrea K. Höst Genre: Science Fiction, Young Adult Publisher: Andrea K. Hösth Publication date: March 2011 Paperback: 278 pages On her last day of high school, Cassandra Devlin walked out of exams and into a forest.…
Title: Doomed Author: Tracy Deebs Genre: Thriller, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult Publisher: Walker Childrens Publication Date: January 2013 Hardcover: 480 Pages Beat the game. Save the world. Pandora’s just your average teen, glued to her cell phone and laptop,…
Title: Cinders and Sapphires (Secrets and Sapphires UK) Author: Leila Rasheed Genre: Historical Fiction, Young Adult Publisher: Disney-Hyperion (US) / Hot Key Books (UK) Publication Date: January 2013 (US & UK) Hardcover: 400 Pages One house, two worlds… Rose…
Title: Indigo’s Star Author: Hilary McKay Genre: Contemporary, Middle Grade/Young Adult Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books Publication date: 2003 Paperback: 244 pages It’s back to school for the start of a new term, and the eccentric Cassons are up…
Title: The Cassini Code Author: Dom Testa Genre: Science Fiction, Young Adult Publisher: Tor Teen Publication Date: November 2010 Paperback: 272 Pages When the tail of the comet Bhaktul flicks through the Earth’s atmosphere, deadly particles are left in…
It’s Friday, which means we are over at Kirkus! This week, Thea reviews melancholy science fiction space exploration book The Explorer by James Smythe… …which was unfortunately underwhelming. Featuring a frustratingly passive protagonist and demonstrating a lack of understanding…
Title: The Siren Depths Author: Martha Wells Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Night Shade Books Publication date: December 2012 Paperback: 320 pages All his life, Moon roamed the Three Worlds, a solitary wanderer forced to hide his true nature — until…
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Old School Wednesdays: The Green Glass Sea & The Pearl of the Soul of the World
Welcome, everyone, to the start of a brand new Smugglerific feature! Today we bring you the first in an ongoing weekly special: Old School Wednesdays! We came up with the idea towards the end of last year, when both…
Title: Navigating Early Author: Clare Vanderpool Genre: Historical, Middle Grade Publisher: Delacorte Books for Young Readers Publication date: January 8th 2013 Hardcover: 320 pages At the end of World War II, Jack Baker, a landlocked Kansas boy, is suddenly…
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Joint Review: What We Saw at Night by Jacquelyn Mitchard
Title: What We Saw at Night Author: Jacquelyn Mitchard Genre: Mystery, Thriller, Young Adult Publisher: Soho Teen Publication date: January 2013 Hardcover: 239 pages Allie Kim suffers from Xeroderma Pigmentosum: a fatal allergy to sunlight that confines her and…
Title: The Cadet of Tildor Author: Alex Lidell Genre: Fantasy, Young Adult Publisher: Dial Publication date: January 10th 2013 Hardcover: 400 pages Tamora Pierce meets George R. R. Martin in this smart, political, medieval fantasy-thriller. There is a new…
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Joint Review: The Darkest Minds by Alexandra Bracken
Title: The Darkest Minds Author: Alexandra Bracken Genre: Science Fiction, Dystopia, Young Adult, Thriller Publisher: Disney Hyperion Publication date: December 2012 Hardcover: 496 pages When Ruby woke up on her tenth birthday, something about her had changed. Something alarming…
Title: Ordinary Magic Author: Caitlen Rubino-Bradway Genre: Middle Grade, Fantasy Publisher: Bloomsbury USA Childrens Publication Date: May 2012 Hardcover: 277 Pages In Abby’s world, magic isn’t anything special: it’s a part of everyday life. So when Abby learns that…
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Thea’s Smugglivus 2012 Feats of Strength
The Feats of Strength are an integral part of our annual Smugglivus Tradition. In previous years, the Feats of Strength were a challenge in which we dared each other to read a book that we knew was so far…
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Ana’s Smugglivus 2012 Feats of Strength
The Feats of Strength are an integral part of our annual Smugglivus Tradition. In previous years, the Feats of Strength were a challenge in which we dared each other to read a book that we knew was so far…
Title: The Crimson Crown Author: Cinda Williams Chima Genre: Fantasy, Young Adult Publisher: Hyperion Books Children (Disney) Publication Date: October 2012 Hardcover: 598 Pages A thousand years ago, two young lovers were betrayed–Alger Waterlow to his death, and Hanalea,…
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Smugglivus 2012 Joint Review (& Giveaway): Ana and Karen Mahoney read Strong Poison by Dorothy L. Sayers
Welcome to Smugglivus 2012! Throughout this month, we will have daily guests – authors and bloggers alike – looking back at their favorite reads of 2012, and looking forward to events and upcoming books in 2013. Who: Karen Mahoney,…
Title: Caliban’s War Author: James S.A. Corey Genre: Science Fiction Publisher: Orbit Publication Date: June 2012 Paperback: 595 Pages We are not alone. The alien protomolecule is clear evidence of an intelligence beyond human reckoning. No one knows what…
It’s Friday so this means we are over at Kirkus! This week, Ana reviews speculative fiction novel The Constantine Affliction by T Aaron Payton. I was kind of let down by this book – it had a lot of…
Title: Above World Author: Jenn Reese Genre: Science Fiction, Middle Grade Publisher: Candlewick Press Publication Date: February 2012 Hardcover: 368 Pages Thirteen-year-old Aluna has lived her entire life under the ocean with the Coral Kampii in the City of…