Title: The Crane Wife Author: Patrick Ness Genre: Magical Realism, Fantasy Publisher: Canongate Books Publication date: April 4 2013 Hardcover: 320 pages The extraordinary happens every day… One night, George Duncan – decent man, a good man – is…
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Title: Emilie and the Hollow World Author: Martha Wells Genre: Science Fiction, Historical, Young Adult Publisher: Strange Chemistry Publication date: April 2 2013 Paperback: 287 pages While running away from home for reasons that are eminently defensible, Emilie’s plans…
Title: Gone Girl Author: Gillian Flynn Genre: Thriller Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson/ Crown Publication date: January 2012 Hardcover: 419 pages Marriage can be a real killer. One of the most critically acclaimed suspense writers of our time, New York…
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Over at Kirkus: The Six-Gun Tarot by R. S. Belcher
It’s Friday, which means we are over at Kirkus! Today we are mixing things up a bit! Both Thea and I read The Six-Gun Tarot by R.S. Belcher, and we both had COMPLETELY different interpretations and reactions to the…
It’s Friday so this means we are over at Kirkus! This week, Thea reviews fantasy novel Falling Kingdoms by Morgan Rhodes. The combination of pretty cover, strong blurb, and early praise made Thea eager to try this book…unfortunately, Falling…
Title: The Twelve Author: Justin Cronin Genre: Horror, (Post-)Apocalypse, Dystopia Publisher: Random House (US) / Orion (UK) Publication Date: October 2012 Hardcover: 568 Pages THE EPIC STORY OF THE PASSAGE CONTINUES At the end of The Passage, the great…
It’s Friday so this means we are over at Kirkus! This week, Ana reviews SciFi YA Insignia by S. J. Kincaid. Let’s just say it didn’t work for her. This is one of the reasons why: It always frustrates…
Title: Blackwood Author: Gwenda Bond Genre: Fantasy, Romance, YA Publisher: Strange Chemistry Publication date: September 4th 2012 Paperback: 352 pages On Roanoke Island, the legend of the 114 people who mysteriously vanished from the Lost Colony hundreds of years…
Title: The Prisoner of Heaven Author: Carlos Ruiz Zafón / Translated by Julia Graves Genre: Literary Fiction, Historical, Thriller Publisher: Harper Collins / Weidenfeld & Nicolson Publication date: July 2012 / June 2012 Hardcover: 279 pages Barcelona, 1957. It…
Title: Monument 14 Author: Emmy Laybourne Genre: Apocalypse, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult Publisher: Feiwel & Friends Publication Date: June 2012 Paperback: 294 Pages Your mother hollers that you’re going to miss the bus. She can see it coming down…
It’s Friday and as usual, we have another post up at Kirkus! This post kick-starts a fun, self-imposed challenge to read and review as many titles as we can from Martha Wells’ list of non-European Fantasy novels by female…
Title: Racing the Moon Author: Alan Armstrong / Tim Jessell (illustrator) Genre: Historical, Middle Grade Publisher: Random House Children’s Books Publication date: June 26 2012 Hardcover: 224 pages In the spring of 1947, outer space was an unexplored realm.…
Title: Struck Author: Jennifer Bosworth Genre: Science Fiction, Young Adult Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux BYR Publication date: May 8 2012 Hardcover: 373 pages Mia Price is a lightning addict. She’s survived countless strikes, but her craving to connect…
Title: A Beautiful Evil Author: Kelly Keaton Genre: Fantasy, Young Adult, Greek Mythology retelling Publisher: Simon Pulse Publication date: February 2012 Hardcover/Paperback: 288 pages A power she can’t deny. A destiny she’s determined to fight. When Ari first arrived…
Title: Someone Else’s Life Author: Katie Dale Genre: Contemporary, Young Adult Publisher: Simon & Schuster UK / Delacorte Books for Young Readers Publication date: February 2 2012 / February 14 2012 Hardcover/Paperback: 478 pages When seventeen-year-old Rosie’s mother, Trudie,…
Title: My Awesome/Awful Popularity Plan Author: Seth Rudetsky Genre: Contemporary, LGBT, Young Adult Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers Publication date: January 24th 2012 Hardcover: 288 pages Justin has two goals for sophomore year: to date Chuck, the…
Title: Shatter Me Author: Tahereh Mafi Genre: Science Fiction, Dystopia, PNR, Young Adult Publisher: Harper Teen Publication Date: October 15 2011 Hardcover: 342 pages Juliette hasn’t touched anyone in exactly 264 days. The last time she did, it was…
Title: Also Known as Rowan Pohi Author: Ralph Fletcher Genre: Contemporary, Young Adult Publisher: Clarion Books Publication date: November 14th 2011 Hardcover: 144 pages Bobby Steele and his pals, Marcus and Big Poobs, all public school kids from working…
Title: The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer Author: Michelle Hodkin Genre: Paranormal, Young Adult Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing Publication date: September 27th 2011 Hardcover: 450 pages Mara Dyer doesn’t think life can get any stranger than waking up…
Title: The Isle of Night Author: Veronica Wolff Genre: Paranormal, Urban Fantasy, Young Adult Publisher: NAL Trade Publication Date: September 2011 Paperback: 302 Pages Is life offering fewer and fewer options? Then join the dead. When Annelise meets dark…
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Joint Review: Ready Player One by Ernest Cline
Title: Ready Player One Author: Ernest Cline Genre: Science Fiction, Gaming Publisher: Crown (US)/Century (UK) Publication date: August 16 2011 Hardcover/Paperback: 384 pages It’s the year 2044, and the real world is an ugly place. Like most of humanity,…
Title: Nothing Author: Janne Teller Genre: Contemporary, Young Adult Publisher: Atheneum Publication date: February 9, 2010 Hardcover: 24o pages Pierre Anthon left school the day he found out that it was not worth doing anything as nothing mattered anyhow.…
Title: Stork Author: Wendy Delsol Genre: Fantasy, Young Adult Publisher: Candlewick Publication date: October 2010 Hardcover: 355 pages Family secrets. Lost memories. And the arrival of an ancient magical ability that will reveal everything. Sixteen-year-old Katla LeBlanc has just…
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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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Book Review: The Demon Trapper’s Daughter by Jana Oliver
Welcome to BEA Appreciation Week 2011! As is our annual tradition, this week we bring you reviews of some of the titles we have scooped up at BEA, as well as some general news and ponderings concerning the trade…