Howdy, everyone! Today we review The Sevenfold Spell, the debut novella from Tia Nevitt, a fellow blogger (who runs the awesomely appropriate blog Debuts & Reviews). To promote The Sevenfold Spell, Tia is holding an honest to goodness pajama…
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2010
Title: Ascendant Author: Diana Peterfreund Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy (Urban/Contemporary), Unicorns Publisher: Harper Teen Publication Date: September 2010 Hardcover: 400 pages Now a fully trained unicorn hunter, Astrid Llewelyn is learning that she can’t solve all her problems with…
Welcome to guest dare! For those new to the feature, our Guest Dare is a monthly endeavor in which we invite an unsuspecting victim to read a book totally outside of their comfort zone. You can read all previous…
Title:Gentlemen Author: Michael Northrop Genre: Horror/Thriller YA Publisher: Scholastic Press Publication date: April 2009 Hardcover: 256 pages Stand alone or series: Stand alone Micheal, Tommy, Mixer, and Bones aren’t just from the wrong side of the tracks–they’re from the…
Title: The Child Thief Author: Brom Genre: Fantasy, Fairy Tale Retelling Publisher: Eos Publication Date: August 2009 Trade Paperback: 496 Pages Peter is quick, daring, and full of mischief—and like all boys, he loves to play, though his games…
Happy Sunday to all! Just like Thea, I have been watching Football a lot, but of the fictional type: Any Friday Night Lights Fans around? Isn’t it an awesome show? I can’t believe it took me so long to…
“On The Smugglers’ Radar” is a new feature for books that have caught our eye: books we heard of via other bloggers, directly from publishers, and/or from our regular incursions into the Amazon jungle. Thus, the Smugglers’ Radar was…
Title: Pariah Author: Bob Fingerman Genre: Horror, Speculative Fiction, Zombies, (Post-)Apocalyptic Publisher: Tor Publication Date: August 2010 Trade Paperback: 368 Pages Stand alone or series: A stand alone (I guess?), although there’s nothing in the way of resolution so…
Title: Room Author: Emma Donoghue Genre: Literary Fiction, Suspense Publisher: Little, Brown (US) / Picador (UK) Publication Date: September 2010 (US) / July 2010 (UK) Hardcover: 320 pages Stand alone or series: Stand alone novel It’s Jack’s birthday, and…
It is day 4 of the BBAW 2010, and today’s suggested blogging topic is: Forgotten Treasure Sure we’ve all read about Freedom and Mockingjay but we likely have a book we wish would get more attention by book bloggers,…
Giveaways Inspirations and Influences
Guest Author & Giveaway: Jeri Smith-Ready on Inspirations and 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 cool thing is that the writers are given free reign so they can go wild…
As the fun with Book Blogger Appreciation Week continues, today’s suggested blogging theme is: Unexpected Treasure We invite you to share with us a book or genre you tried due to the influence of another blogger. What made you…
Title: The Glass Maker’s Daughter Author: V. Briceland Genre: Fantasy (YA) Publisher: Flux Publication date: April 2009 Paperback: 312 pages Magic lies at the heart of Cassaforte, medieval city of bewitchments and intrigue. Cassaforte is home to sixteen-year-old Risa…
Giveaways Inspirations and Influences
Guest Author & Giveaway: Molly Harper on Inspirations and 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 cool thing is that the writers are given free reign so they can go wild…
Let’s celebrate, for Book Blogger Appreciation Week 2010 officially starts today! Yay! This year’s theme is “A Treasure Chest of Infinite Books and Infinite Blogs.” We are going to take part in the festivities as much as I can,…
Hello and Happy Sunday everyone! Football is back! Huzzah! But back to the topic at hand… Giveaway Winners: We have two lucky winners to announce! First up is our giveaway with Susan Holloway Scott. The lucky winner of The…
“On The Smugglers’ Radar” is a new feature for books that have caught our eye: books we heard of via other bloggers, directly from publishers, and/or from our regular incursions into the Amazon jungle. This is how the Smugglers’…
Howdy folks, and Happy Friday! Today we bring you a very special author spotlight on The Book Smugglers – none other than the lovely and incredibly talented Seanan McGuire! Seanan is the author of the awesome October Daye series…
Title: An Artificial Night Author: Seanan McGuire Genre: Urban Fantasy Publisher: DAW Publication date: September 7 2010 MMP 368 pages Stand alone or series: Book 3 in the October Daye series October “Toby” Daye is a changeling-half human and…
Title: The Osiris Ritual Author: George Mann Genre: Speculative Fiction, Historical, Steampunk, Victorian, Mystery Publisher: Snowbooks (UK) / Tor (US) Publication Date: June 2009 (UK) / August 2010 (US) Hardcover: 336 Pages A steampunk mystery adventure featuring immortality, artifacts,…
Being here and writing reviews almost every day, reading other blogs and other reviews often make me ponder about the act of reading itself, and how I approach books and eventually how I review them. It also makes me…
Inspirations and Influences
Guest Author & Giveaway: Susan Holloway Scott on her new book The Countess & the King
Today we are happy and proud to have Susan Holloway Scott guest blogging with us. Susan is not only a kick-ass historical fiction writer but a Book Smuggler Favourite: we have reviewed and loved her books The King’s Favorite…
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Book Review: How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe by Charles Yu
Title: How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe Author: Charles Yu Genre: Science Fiction Publisher: Pantheon (US) / Corvus (UK) Publication date: September 7, 2010/ October 1, 2010 Hardcover: 256 pages Stand alone or series: Stand alone…
Muwahaha! Thea is away and I am taking over for the week (ok, sort of). OK. Right, where to begin? Brouhahas on the Internets! It’s been a while since we last saw a good, interesting brouhaha on the internets.…
We are pleased to announce the winners of our recent giveaways. First up, the 25 winners of the Mockingjay iSkins. We had a record number of entries – 471 – thank you very much to all who participated with…