I’ve been reading a few graphic novels lately and wanted to share two of my recent favourites. Sixteen year old Tamrika Fuller is happy with her life. With good friends and good grades, she’s content to keep her options…
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Title: Fortune’s Pawn Author: Rachel Bach Genre: Science Fiction, Romance Publisher: Orbit Publication Date: November 5 2013 Paperback: 368 Pages Devi Morris isn’t your average mercenary. She has plans. Big ones. And a ton of ambition. It’s a combination…
Title: Drakenfeld Author: Mark Charan Newton Genre: Historical Fantasy, Crime Publisher: Pan Macmillan / Tor UK Publication Date: October 2013 Hardcover: 429 Pages “I am Lucan Drakenfeld, second son of Calludian, Officer of the Sun Chamber and peace keeper.…
Title: Allegiant Author: Veronica Roth Genre: Dystopia, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult Publisher: Katherine Tegen Books Publication Date: October 2013 Hardcover: 526 Pages One choice will define you. What if your whole world was a lie? What if a single…
It’s Friday and we are over at Kirkus! Today, Ana reviews the latest (and yet, the oldest!) Terry Pratchett book: Go HERE to read what she thought.…
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Old School Wednesdays Readalong: Skin Hunger by Kathleen Duey
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)…
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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…
Title: Uncle Montague’s Tales of Terror Author: Chris Priestley Genre: Horror, Short Stories, Middle Grade Publisher: Bloomsbury Childrens Publication Date: September 2007 Paperback: 240 pages This spine-tingling, thrill-packed novel has more than enough fear-factor for the most ardent fan…
Title: Sorrow’s Knot Author: Erin Bow Genre: Fantasy, Horror, Young Adult Publisher: Arthur A. Levine Books Publication Date: October 2013 Hardcover: 352 Pages From the acclaimed author of PLAIN KATE, a new novel about what lurks in the shadows,…
It’s Friday, which means we are over at Kirkus. Today, Ana reviews She Walks in Darkness by Evangeline Walton. It was sheer Gothic fun. Go HERE to read the review.…
Title: Blue Moon Author: James Ponti Genre: Horror, Urban Fantasy, Middle Grade, Zombies Publisher: Aladdin Publication Date: October 2013 Hardcover: 336 Pages Molly is ready for more nonstop, undead action in this follow-up to Dead City, which Kirkus Reviews…
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Book Review: Magic Marks the Spot (The Very Nearly Honorable League of Pirates #1) by Caroline Carlson
Title: Magic Marks the Spot (The Very Nearly Honorable League of Pirates #1) Author: Caroline Carlson Genre: Fantasy, Middle Grade Publisher: Harper Collins Publication Date: September 10 2013 Hardcover: 368 Pages Pirates! Magic! Treasure! A gargoyle? Caroline Carlson’s hilarious…
It’s Friday, which means we are over at Kirkus. Today, Ana reviews Shadows, Robin McKinley’s new book. I kinda felt it was very similar in many ways to Sunshine and therefore, loved it. Go HERE to see why.…
Title: She Is Not Invisible Author: Marcus Sedgwick Genre: Contemporary, Young Adult Publisher: Orion Children’s Publication Date: October 3 2013 Hardcover: 354 Pages Laureth Peak’s father is a writer. For years he’s been trying, and failing, to write 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)…
Title: Inheritance Author: Malinda Lo Genre: Science Fiction, Young Adult Publisher: Little, Brown Publication Date: September 24 Hardcover: 480 Pages The triangular spaceship hovered motionless in the sky above Reese Holloway’s house, as inscrutable as a black hole. It…
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…
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…
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Old School Wednesdays Readalong: Sorcery and Cecelia by Patricia C. Wrede and Caroline Stevermer
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)…
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…
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Joint Review: The Year of Shadows by Claire Legrand
Title: The Year of Shadows Author: Claire Legrand Genre: Paranormal, Horro, Middle Grade Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers Publication Date: August 27 2013 Hardcover: 416 Pages Olivia Stellatella is having a rough year. Her mother left,…
Title: Ascension: a Tangled Axon Novel Author: Jacqueline Koyanagi Genre: Science Fiction Publisher: Masque Books Publication Date: July 2013 (ebook), December 2013 (Paperback) Paperback: 336 Pages Alana Quick is the best damned sky surgeon in Heliodor City, but repairing…
Title: The Perpetual Motion Club Author: Sue Lange Genre: Science Fiction, Young Adult Publisher: Perpetual Motion Machine Publishing Publication Date: August 15th 2013 Paperback: 207 Pages Welcome to the high school of the future. The glee club is full…
Title: Starglass Author: Phoebe North Genre: Science Fiction, Young Adult Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers Publication Date: July 2013 Hardcover: 448 Pages Terra has never known anything but life aboard the Asherah, a city-within-a-spaceship that left…
Title: Belle Epoque Author: Elizabeth Ross Genre: Historical Fiction, Young Adult Publisher: Delacorte Books for Young Readers Publication Date: June 2013 Hardcover: 336 Pages When Maude Pichon runs away from provincial Brittany to Paris, her romantic dreams vanish as…