Today, we give you an urban fantasy double-shot of goodness, in the spirit of Smugglivus! Now, we take a look at the first two books in UF author Adrian Phoenix’s The Maker’s Song series, A Rush of Wings and…
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Joint Review: Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl
Title: Beautiful Creatures Author: Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl Genre: Fantasy, Gothic, Romance, Young Adult Publisher: Little, Brown (Hachette) Publication Date: December 2009 Hardcover: 576 pages Stand alone or series: Book 1, with a sequel underway How did we…
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Smugglivus Double Feature: Vampire Haiku by Ryan Mecum & I Am Scrooge by Adam Roberts
Today, we give you a supernatural double-shot of goodness, in the spirit of Smugglivus! First up, it’s the lyrical stylings of Ryan Mecum, followed by a zombified version of a holiday classic from Adam Roberts… Vampire Haiku by Ryan…
Title: Spellspam Author: Alma Alexander Genre: Fantasy, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult Publisher: Harper Teen Publication Date: March 2008 Hardcover: 480 pages Stand alone or series: Book 2 in the WorldWeavers trilogy How did I get this book: Review copy…
Title: Gateway Author: Sharon Shinn Genre: Fantasy, Young Adult Publisher: Viking Juvenile (Penguin) Publication Date: October 2009 Hardcover: 288 Pages Stand alone or series: Stand alone novel How did I get this book: ARC from publisher Why did I…
Title: Untouchable (one of two stories in the Deep Kiss of Winter anthology with Gena Showalter) Author: Kresley Cole Genre: Paranormal Romance Publisher: Pocket Publishing Date: October, 2009 Hardcover 436 pages (the novella has about 240 pages) Stand Alone…
Title: The Devil’s Alphabet Author: Daryl Gregory Genre: Horror, Science Fiction Publisher: Del Rey Publication Date: November 24, 2009 Paperback: 400 pages Stand alone or series: Stand alone novel How did I get this book: ARC from the publisher…
It’s Alert Nerd Day at The Book Smugglers! Today we take a look at Alert Nerd Press – an independent digital publisher dedicated to making geek-centric fiction and nonfiction for the discriminating nerd, both online and in print. Title:…
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Halloween Week Guest Post: Kristen Reviews Whisper of Death
Greetings, friends! Our next guest for Halloween Week is the lovely Kristen of Fantasy Cafe. Kristen isn’t much of a horror reader, but when we invited her over for the week, she was eager to give one of Thea’s…
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Halloween Week Anthology Review: Taste of Tenderloin by Gene O’Neil
Title: Taste of Tenderloin Author: Gene O’Neil Genre: Horror Publisher: Apex Book Company Publishing Date: August 2009 Paperback: 162 pages Stand alone or series: Stand alone How did I get the book: ARC from the publisher Why did I…
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Halloween Week Book Review: The Harrowing by Alexandra Sokoloff
Title: The Harrowing Author: Alexandra Sokoloff Genre: Horror (Supernatural Horror) Publisher: St. Martin’s Press (US) / Little Brown (UK) Publication Date: August 2006 (US) / October 2009 (UK) Hardcover: 256 pages (US) Stand alone or series: Stand alone novel…
Title: Little Black Lies Author: Tish Cohen Genre: YA – Contemporary Publisher: Egmont USA Publishing Date: October 13, 2009 Hardcover: 320 pages Stand alone or series: Stand alone Why did I read the book: The author offered a review…
It’s Austenmania! Today we do a little homage to the queen of Historical Romance herself, the indomitable Jane Austen. With a twist – both books we are reviewing take Jane Austen in the modern era, either in spirit (literally),…
Title: Triumff, Her Majesty’s Hero Author: Dan Abnett Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Angry Robot Publishing Date: Oct 1 2009 Paperback: 352 pages Stand alone or series: Stand alone Summary: Sir Rupert Triumff. Adventurer. Fighter. Drinker. Saviour? Pratchett goes swashbuckling in…
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Joint Review: Soulless by Gail Carriger
Title: Soulless Author: Gail Carriger Genre: Romance, Horror/Fantasy Publisher: Orbit Publishing Date: September 29, 2009 Paperback: 384 pages Stand Alone or series: Book one in a planned series, titled The Parasol Protectorate. Summary: (from amazon.com) Alexia Tarabotti is laboring…
Title: The Declaration Author: Gemma Malley Genre: YA Publisher: Bloomsbury (UK & USA) Publishing Date: May 2008 (UK)/ August 2008 (USA) Paperback: 320 pages Stand alone or series: Book 1 in a two book duology. Summary: (from amazon.com) It’s…
Title: The Infinite Instant Author: Danielle L. Parker Genre: Sci Fi/ Thriller Publisher: Lachesis Publishing Publishing Date: September 2, 2008 Paperback: 290 pages Stand Alone or series: Can be read as stand alone but there is a sequel in…
Welcome to another Guest Dare – the August edition. 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.…
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Book Review: The Strangely Beautiful Tale of Miss Percy Parker by Leanna Renee Hieber
Title: The Strangely Beautiful Tale of Miss Percy Parker. Author:Leanna Renee Hieber Genre: Gothic Romance/ Paranormal Romance Publisher: Leisure Books Publishing Date: 25 August 2009 Paperback 324 pages Stand Alone or series: First in the Strangely Beautiful series Summary:…
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Joint Review: Wake by Lisa McMann
Title: Wake Author: Lisa McMann Genre: Speculative Fiction, Young Adult Publisher: Simon Pulse (US) / Simon & Schuster (UK) Publication Date: December 2008 (US) / October 2009 (UK) Paperback: 224 pages Stand alone or series: Book 1 of the…
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YA Appreciation Month: (Post-) Apocalypse/Dystopia Day 2
Two weeks ago, we had our first day of Bleak Post-Apocalyptic Dystopian Book Goodness – and since we love this genre so much, we decided to have a reprisal. Today, we take a look at some old favorites and…
Title: Newes From the Dead Author: Mary Hooper Genre: Historical Fiction, Young Adult Publisher: Bodley Head Children’s (Random House UK) / Roaring Book Press (Macmillan US) Publication Date: April 2008 (UK & US) Hardcover: 320 pages Stand alone or…
Title: The Poison Garden Author: Sarah Singleton Genre: YA – Mystery/Fantasy/Historical Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing Date: 5 May 2009 Paperback: 288 Pages Stand Alone or series: Stand Alone Summary: It is the 1850’s, and a young boy,…
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Series Review & Giveaway: The Devouring & Soulstice by Simon Holt
I happen to love horror. I love the thrill of mortal fear, the rush of terror that washes over you and drowns your logical mind, the giddy and jittery sense of having experienced something truly terrifying. Ever since I…
Title: Echoes from the Dead Author: Johan Theorin Genre: Crime Publisher: Transworld (Black Swan) Publishing Date: 3 July 2009 (UK) Paperback: 480 pages Stand Alone or series: Stand Alone Why did I read the book: I was offered a…