Title: The End of Everything
Author: Megan Abbott
Genre: Crime/Literary Thriller
Publisher:Reagan Arthur Books (US) / Picador (UK)
Publication date: July 7 2011 (US) / August 19 2011 (UK)
Hardcover/Paperback: 304 pages
Thirteen-year old Lizzie Hood and her next door neighbor Evie [...]
Author: Felix J. Palma
Genre: Literary Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Historical, Victorian
Publisher: Atria (US)/Algaida (Spain)
Publication Date: June 2011 (US)/October 2008 (Spain)
Hardcover: 611 Pages
Set in Victorian London with characters real and imagined, The Map of Time boasts a triple-play of intertwined plots [...]
Joint Review: The Hangman’s Daughter by Oliver Pötzsch
Author: Oliver Pötzsch, Translated by Lee Chadeayne
Genre: Historical Fiction, Mystery, Thriller
Publisher: Amazon Crossing/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Publication date: December 2010 (Amazon)/August 2011 (HMH)
Hardcover: 448 pages (HMH)
Magdalena, the clever and headstrong daughter of Bavarian hangman Jakob Kuisl, lives with her father outside [...]
Author: Anna North
Genre: Speculative Fiction, Post-Apocalyptic, Dystopian, Literary Fiction
Publisher: Little Brown & Co.
Publication Date: May 2011
Hardcover: 294 Pages
Eighteen-year-old Darcy lives on the island of America Pacifica—one of the last places on earth that is still habitable, after North America has succumbed [...]
Title: Triangle
Author: Katharine Weber
Genre: Literary Fiction
Publisher: Picador
Publication Date: May 2007
Paperback: 256 Pages
By the time she dies at age 106, Esther Gottesfeld, the last survivor of the Triangle Shirtwaist fire, has told the story of that day many times. But her own role remains mysterious: How did she [...]
Title: Stories
Authors: Edited by Neil Gaiman and Al Sarrantonio with stories by several authors.
Genre: This is a collection of short stories in a variety of genres.
Publisher: Harper Collins US/ Headline UK
Publishing Date: 1st edition 15 June 2010; paperback to be published April 2011
Hardcover/Paperback: 512 pages
Title: Major Pettigrew’s Last Stand
Author: Helen Simonson
Genre: Literary Fiction
Publisher: Random House US/ Bloomsbury UK
Publication date: March 2010 (US) / November 2010 (UK)
Paperback: 400 pages
Hello everybody!! Hope you are all having a great Sunday!
Let’s get down to business as we have something important to report:
OH SNAP: Whitewashing 2011 – The case of Across the Universe by Beth Revis OR We Are So Tired Of This Shit
It has been brought to our attention that the cover [...]
I had a few days off between Christmas and New Year and I did what I usually do when I have some time off: I read. A lot. Although I did not finish all the books I tried to read (like for example Before I fall by Lauren Oliver which firmly sets me in [...]
Author: Graham Joyce
Genre: It seems to be categorised Literary Fantasy, whatever that means.
Publisher: Gollancz
Publication date: 18 November 2010
Hardcover: 256 pages
Stand alone or series: Stand alone
A young couple are caught in an avalanche during a ski-ing [...]
About Us
We are two completely obsessed, sad, sick addicts when it comes to books. Faced with threats and cynicisms from our significant others and because of the massive amounts of time and money we spend at Amazon.com, we resorted to getting books delivered to our offices and then smuggling them into our homes (in huge handbags) to avoid detection. Here we found a perfect outlet for our obsession! Reviews, recommendations, and other ponderings are our specialty.Sponsors
Subscribe
Subscribe to The Newsletter
Book Smuggler Specialties
We do at least two of these conversational-style joint reviews a monthInterviews with authors whose books we have reviewedAuthors whose books we have reviewed talk about their writing inspirations and influencesReviews of books that have made it to the big screenMonthly feature in which we "dare" guest reviewers to read & review books outside of their comfort zonesFeature in which each Smuggler reads and reviews a book that the other has already reviewedWeekly feature in which each Smuggler discloses upcoming titles they cannot wait to readFeature in which we ask the often controversial question: Do Covers Matter?Tags
Adventure Apocalypse Blog Tour Comedy Comics Contemporary Covers Dark Fantasy Dystopia Fairy Tales Fantasy Graphic Novel Guest Post Halloween Historical Horror Kim Harrison LGBT Literary Fiction Lost Meljean Brook Middle Grade Movie Review Movies Mystery Nalini Singh Neil Gaiman Paranormal Paranormal Romance PoC Retelling Richelle Mead Romance Science Fiction Smugglivus Smugglivus 2010 Smugglivus 2011 Speculative Fiction Steampunk Thriller TV Shows Urban Fantasy Vampire Young Adult ZombiesFTC Disclaimer
In accordance with the new FTC Guidelines for blogging and endorsements, The Book Smugglers would like everyone to know that while we do purchase our own books for review on occasion, you should assume that every book reviewed here at The Book Smugglers was provided to the reviewers by the publisher or the author for free unless specified otherwise.
Archives
- ► 2012
- May 2012 (33)
- April 2012 (36)
- March 2012 (37)
- February 2012 (39)
- January 2012 (42)
- ► 2011
- December 2011 (76)
- November 2011 (36)
- October 2011 (47)
- September 2011 (36)
- August 2011 (37)
- July 2011 (35)
- June 2011 (37)
- May 2011 (34)
- April 2011 (33)
- March 2011 (31)
- February 2011 (28)
- January 2011 (36)
- ► 2010
- December 2010 (71)
- November 2010 (33)
- October 2010 (38)
- September 2010 (38)
- August 2010 (36)
- July 2010 (37)
- June 2010 (34)
- May 2010 (39)
- April 2010 (49)
- March 2010 (46)
- February 2010 (38)
- January 2010 (44)
- ► 2009
- December 2009 (67)
- November 2009 (45)
- October 2009 (63)
- September 2009 (49)
- August 2009 (51)
- July 2009 (43)
- June 2009 (30)
- May 2009 (41)
- April 2009 (34)
- March 2009 (36)
- February 2009 (39)
- January 2009 (40)
- ► 2008
- December 2008 (63)
- November 2008 (33)
- October 2008 (51)
- September 2008 (40)
- August 2008 (35)
- July 2008 (42)
- June 2008 (36)
- May 2008 (37)
- April 2008 (37)
- March 2008 (34)
- February 2008 (34)
- January 2008 (31)
- ► 2012
Rating System
10 One of the best books I have ever read9 Damn near perfection8 Excellent7 Very good6 Good, recommend with reservations5 Meh, take it or leave it4 Bad, but not without some merit3 Horrible, barely readable2 Complete waste of time1 One of the worst books I have ever read; I want my money (and a few hours of my life) back0 Did not finish










