Title: Foul is Fair Author: Hannah Capin Genre: Contemporary YA Thriller Publisher: PenguinPublication date: January 16 UK / February 20 US 2020Hardcover: 336 pages Four girls seek revenge on the boys who wronged them, golden boys beware. Jade and…
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Old School Wednesdays: The Wicked Heart by Christopher Pike
Old School Wednesdays is a regular 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)…
Well, this is the worst book I read in a long, long time. Title: The Mitford Murders Author: Jessica Fellowes Genre: Murder Mystery Publisher: Sphere/Minotaur Publication date: September 2017 (UK) / January 20148 (US) Hardcover: 400 Pages It’s 1919,…
Title: The Fall Author: Bethany Griffin Genre: Horror, Young Adult Publisher: Greenwillow Books Publication Date: October 7 2014 Hardcover: 420 Pages Madeline Usher is doomed. She has spent her life fighting fate, and she thought she was succeeding. Until…
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Smuggler’s Ponderings: Gaming, Female Empowerment, Gold Farming and the problematic White Saviour Complex in Cory Doctorow and Jen Wang’s In Real Life.
Warning: incoming Caps Lock of Fury. The road to hell is paved with good intentions. In Real Life, this new graphic novel written by Cory Doctorow with art by Jen Wang is full of them. In its heartfelt introduction,…
Title: Barricade Author: Jon Wallace Genre: Science Fiction, Post-Apocalyptic Publisher: Gollancz Publication Date: June 19 2014 Hardcover: 320 Pages Kenstibec was genetically engineered to build a new world, but the apocalypse forced a career change. These days he drives…
It’s Friday Monday, which means we’re over at Kirkus! Today Thea takes on her first big release of 2014 with a review of YA fantasy novel Defy by debut author Sara B. Larson. Unfortunately, Defy is hardly defiant of…
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The Halloween Dare – Susan Hill Double Feature: The Small Hand & Dolly
Title: The Small Hand/ Dolly Author: Susan Hill Genre: Horror Publisher: Vintage Publication Date: September 2013 Paperback: 288 Pages Two chilling ghost stories from the author of The Woman in Black, both set in crumbling English houses that are…
It’s Friday, and we are over at Kirkus! Today, Ana reviews the craptastic Mist by Susan Krinard. I love Norse Mythology and anything that says “Loki” in the blurb is like catnip to me so I rushed to read…
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Joint Review: A Spear of Summer Grass by Deanna Raybourn
Title: A Spear of Summer Grass Author: Deanna Raybourn Genre: Historical Romance Publisher: Harlequin Mira Publication date: April 30th 2013 Paperback: 384 pages Paris, 1923 The daughter of a scandalous mother, Delilah Drummond is already notorious, even amongst Paris…
Title: Strands of Bronze and Gold Author: Jane Nickerson Genre: Historical (with minor supernatural elements), Fairytale retelling, Young Adult Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers Publication Date: March 12 2013 Hardcover/Paperback: 352 Pages Seventeen-year-old Sophia Petheram has been sheltered…
Title: Dance of Shadows Author: Yelena Black Genre: Paranormal YA Publisher: Bloomsbury USA Children’s Books Publication date: February 14th 2013 Hardcover: 447pages Dancing with someone is an act of trust. Elegant and intimate; you’re close enough to kiss, close…
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…
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Ana’s Middle Grade review bonanza: The Willoughbys by Lois Lowry, Saffy’s Angel by Hilary McKay, and Two Weeks With the Queen by Morris Gleitzman
A few weeks ago I wrote my thoughts on three Middle Grade novels in one post (Ana’s Classic Middle Grade Horror Novel Marathon) and I thought the format worked really well. Since there are so many short MG books…
Title: Crow Country Author: Kate Constable Genre: Fantasy, Young Adult Publisher: Allen & Unwin Publication date: May 4 2012 Paperback: 252 pages From the author of the Chanters of Tremaris series comes a contemporary time travel fantasy, grounded in…
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Joint Review: Keeper of the Lost Cities by Shannon Messenger
Title: Keeper of the Lost Cities Author: Shannon Messenger Genre: Fantasy, Middle Grade/Young Adult Publisher: Aladdin Publication date: October 2012 Hardcover: 496 pages Twelve-year-old Sophie Foster has a secret. She’s a Telepath—someone who hears the thoughts of everyone around…
It’s Friday, which means: IT’S KIRKUS TIME! Today at Kirkus, Ana reviews Technomancer by B. V. Larson, a Thriller published by 47North (the new Amazon imprint) that is part CSI: Las Vegas, part The X-Files with a side of…
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: Kill Me Softly Author: Sarah Cross Genre: Fairy Tales, Fantasy, Retelling, Young Adult Publisher: Egmont USA Publication Date: April 2012 Hardcover: 336 Pages Mirabelle’s past is shrouded in secrecy, from her parents’ tragic deaths to her guardians’ half-truths…
Title: Embrace Author: Jessica Shirvington Genre: Urban Fantasy, Paranormal Romance, Young Adult Publisher: Sourcebooks Fire (US) / Hachette Australia (Aus) Publication Date: March 2012 / October 2010 Hardcover: 367 pages It starts with a whisper: “It’s time for you…
Title: Gil Marsh Author: A.C.E. Bauer Genre: Contemporary, Retelling, Mythology, Young Adult Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers Publication date: February 28 2012 Hardcover: 192 pages Good looking, athletic, and smart, Gill Marsh is the most popular kid…
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Joint Review: The Hangman’s Daughter by Oliver Pötzsch
Title: The Hangman’s Daughter 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…
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Joint Review: The Midnight Palace by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
Title: The Midnight Palace Author: Carlos Ruiz Zafón (translated by Julia Graves) Genre: Mystery, Historical, Speculative Fiction, Horror, Young Adult Publisher: Little, Brown (US) / Orion (UK) Publication date: May 30 2011 / June 2 2011 Hardcover: 306 pages…
Title: Beauty Queens Author: Libba Bray Genre: Satire, Humor, Adventure/Survival, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult Publisher: Scholastic Publication Date: May 2011 Hardcover: 400 Pages The fifty contestants in the Miss Teen Dream Pageant thought this was going to be a…
Title: Terminator Salvation Movie directed by MCG; screenplay by John D. Brancato and Michael Ferris; starring Christian Bale, Sam Worthington, Bryce Dallas Howard, and Moon Bloodgood Review: I think I speak for much of my generation when I say…