Title: The Art of Wishing Author: Lindsay Ribar Genre: Contemporary, Fantasy, Young Adult Publisher: Dial Books for Young Readers Publication Date: March 2013 Hardcover: 314 Pages He can grant her wishes, but only she can save his life. Margo…
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Shadowlark Blog Tour & Giveaway: Meagan Spooner on Inspirations & Influences
Greetings, friends! Today we are thrilled to have Meagan Spooner as our guest of the day as we host a stop on the blog tour celebrating her newest book, Shadowlark. The second novel in a YA dystopian series that…
Title: Vicious Author: V.E. Schwab Genre: Speculative Fiction, Superheroes Publisher: Tor Publication Date: September 2013 Hardcover: 368 Pages A masterful, twisted tale of ambition, jealousy, betrayal, and superpowers, set in a near-future world. Victor and Eli started out as…
It’s Friday, and we are over at Kirkus! Today, Thea celebrates the start of fall with a list of ten new horror novels to read on a cold night… (I haven’t actually read all of them, but I’m looking…
Title: The Waking Dark Author: Robin Wasserman Genre: Horror, Young Adult Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers Publication Date: September 2013 Hardcover: 464 Pages They called it the killing day. Twelve people dead, all in the space of a…
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Old School Wednesdays Readalong: Jackaroo by Cynthia Voigt
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)…
Hello everyone and Happy Sunday! Things from This Week: This week was absofreakinglutely bananas. In case you weren’t on the internets, here’s a quick roundup of the ridiculousness: our very own Book Smuggler Ana and Renay (of Lady Business…
Title: Trading in Danger Author: Elizabeth Moon Genre: Science Fiction Publisher: Del Rey Publication Date: September 2003 Paperback: 357 Pages Kylara Vatta is the only daughter in a family full of sons, and her father’s only child to buck…
Title: Raven Flight Author: Juliet Marillier Genre: Fantasy, Young Adult Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers Publication Date: July 2013 Hardcover: 416 Pages Neryn has finally found the rebel group at Shadowfell, and now her task is to seek…
Title: Once We Were Author: Kat Zhang Genre: Speculative Fiction, Dystopia, Young Adult Publisher: HarperCollins Publication Date: September 2013 Hardcover: 352 Pages “I’m lucky just to be alive.” Eva was never supposed to have survived this long. As the…
It’s Friday, and we are over at Kirkus! Today, Thea takes on young adult science fiction novel – soon to be CW television show – The 100 by Kass Morgan. The verdict? Not so good – The 100 is…
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Once We Were: Kat Zhang on Inspirations & Influences (& Giveaway)
Hello everyone and happy Friday! Today, our guest is Kat Zhang, author of the superlative young adult speculative fiction/dystopian Hybrid Chronicles series. Thea read the first book in the series, What’s Left of Me and loved it; naturally we…
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Old School Wednesdays: The Shining by Stephen King
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)…
Hi everyone! Happy Sunday! Let’s get down to business, shall we? Giveaway Winners: We have a giveaway winner to announce! The winner of a copy of Conjured by Sarah Beth Durst is… jpetroroy Congratulations! You know the drill –…
Title: Dead City Author: James Ponti Genre: Horror, Middle Grade/Young Adult, Zombies Publisher: Aladdin Publication Date: October 2012 Hardcover: 288 Pages The Hunger Games author Suzanne Collins says this paranormal action-adventure “breathes new life into the zombie genre” and…
The results for our September Old School Wednesdays Readalong are in! After 139 votes, the book we will be reading is: Jackaroo (Kingdom #1) by Cynthia Voigt There is much want in the kingdom and the tales of Jackaroo,…
It’s Monday, and we are over at Kirkus! Today, Thea reviews pre-apocalyptic mystery novel Countdown City by Ben H. Winters. And while it wasn’t as good as The Last Policeman, Thea still enjoyed it. Go HERE to get the…
Hello everyone and Happy Sunday! Apologies for the late post – Ana is still living it up in Rome, and Thea is just back from the beach. (Happy Labor Day, y’all!) Let’s get down to business, shall we? Giveaway…
“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…
Hello everyone and happy Friday! To kick off the long weekend in style, we are thrilled to have Sarah Beth Durst over for a guest post. To celebrate the upcoming release of her new novel, paranormal contemporary young adult…
Title: The Bone Season Author: Samantha Shannon Genre: Fantasy, Speculative Fiction Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Publication Date: August 2013 Hardcover: 280 Pages It is the year 2059. Several major world cities are under the control of a security force called…
Title: The Nazi Hunters: How a Team of Spies and Survivors Captured the World’s Most Notorious Nazi Author: Neal Bascomb Genre: Historical, Nonfiction, WWII, Young Adult Publisher: Arthur A. Levine Books Publication Date: August 2013 Hardcover: 256 Pages A…
Title: The Dark Between Author: Sonia Gensler Genre: Horror, Historical (Victorian), Mystery, Young Adult Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers Publication Date: August 2013 Hardcover: 352 Pages A supernatural romance about the powers that lie in the shadows of…
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…
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The Year of Shadows Blog Tour (& Giveaway): Claire Legrand on Believing in Ghosts
We are thrilled to be kicking off the blog tour for Claire Legrand’s second novel, The Year of Shadows, a middle grade ghost story about love, loss, and friendship! Today, Claire is over to talk about ghosts – specifically,…