It’s Friday, which means we are over at Kirkus! Today, Thea reviews the YA speculative fiction novel debut from Leah Bobet, Above – recently nominated for the Andre Norton Award. Great premise, intriguing voice, but ultimately all flash with…
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Title: Orleans Author: Sherri L. Smith Genre: Post-Apocalypse, Dystopia, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult Publisher: Putnam Juvenile Publication Date: March 2013 Hardcover: 336 Pages First came the storms. Then came the Fever. And the Wall. After a string of devastating…
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Orleans Blog Tour (& Giveaway): Sherri L. Smith 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…
Title: The Different Girl Author: Gordon Dahlquist Genre: Science Fiction, Dystopia, Young Adult Publisher: Dutton Juvenile Publication Date: February 2013 Hardcover: 240 Pages Four nearly identical girls on a desert island. An unexpected new arrival. A gently warped near…
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”…
“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…
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Level 2 Blog Tour: Lenore Appelhans 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…
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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…
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The Darkest Minds Blog Tour: Alexandra Bracken 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…
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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…
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: Lenore Appelhans,…
Title: Renegade Author: J.A. Souders Genre: Dystopia, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult Publisher: Tor Teen Publication Date: November 2012 Hardcover: 364 Pages Since the age of three, sixteen-year-old Evelyn Winters has been trained to be Daughter of the People in…
To gear up for the January 29 release of Prodigy by Marie Lu, the second book in her Legend trilogy, we have one copy of the book up for grabs! Thea enjoyed Legend (a solid popcorn dystopia action flick…
Title: Rebel Heart Author: Moira Young Genre: Adventure, Post-Apocalyptic, Speculative Fiction, Dystopia, Western, Young Adult Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Publication Date: October 2012 Hardcover: 432 Pages Nothing is certain and no one is safe in the second book in…
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Rule of Three Blog Tour (& Giveaway): Rebel Heart by Moira Young
Today, we are a stop on Moira Young’s Rule of Three Blog Tour, celebrating the release of Rebel Heart. I loved Blood Red Road (in fact, it was on my top 10 favorite reads of 2011 list) so was…
Title: Magisterium Author: Jeff Hirsch Genre: Dystopia/Post-Apocalypse, Fantasy, Science Fiction, Young Adult Publisher: Scholastic Publication Date: October 2012 Hardcover: 310 Pages On one side of the Rift is a technological paradise without famine or want. On the other side…
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…
Title: What’s Left of Me Author: Kat Zhang Genre: Dystopia, Science Fiction, Young Adult Publisher: Harper Teen Publication Date: September 2012 Hardcover: 352 Pages Eva and Addie started out the same way as everyone else–two souls woven together in…
Today, we are thrilled to kick off the What’s Left of Me blog tour! We have author Kat Zhang over to talk about her debut novel, a harrowing, original, truly awesome science fiction dystopia. Give a warm welcome to…
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Reading The Spark by Susan Jane Bigelow: In which I urge our readers to read The Extrahumans Series
Title: The Spark Author: Susan Jane Bigelow Genre: Science Fiction, Dystopian, Superheroes Publisher: Candlemark & Gleam Publication date: August 2012 Paperback: 404 pages Deirdre Burns White clings desperately to her normal life. She has a job, a boyfriend and…
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Joint Review: A Face Like Glass by Frances Hardinge
Title: A Face Like Glass Author: Frances Hardinge Genre: Fantasy, Dystopian, Young Adult Publisher: Pan Macmillan Children’s Publication date: May 2012 Paperback: 490 pages In Caverna, lies are an art – and everyone’s an artist . . . In…
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Book Review Double Feature: Memory Boy by Will Weaver & Lost Girls by Ann Kelley
After two miserable experiences with apocalyptic/dystopian YA last week, I needed something to restore my faith in the subgenre. I turned to my TBR for help – and found MEMORY BOY and THE LOST GIRLS waiting. Title: Memory Boy…
Title: Skylark Author: Meagan Spooner Genre: Fantasy, Dystopia/Post-Apocalypse, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult Publisher: Carolrhoda Lab Publication Date: August 2012 Hardcover: 344 Pages Sixteen year-old Lark Ainsley has never seen the sky. Her world ends at the edge of the…
Title: The Forsaken Author: Lisa M. Stasse Genre: Dystopia, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult Publisher: Simon & Schuster Publication Date: July 2012 Hardcover: 375 Pages A thought-provoking and exciting start to a riveting new dystopian trilogy. As an obedient orphan…
Title: The Age of Miracles Author: Karen Thompson Walker Genre: Speculative Fiction, Literary Fiction Publisher: Random House (US) / Simon & Schuster (UK) Publication Date: June 2012 (US & UK) Hardcover: 288 Pages (US) With a voice as distinctive…