Title: Room Author: Emma Donoghue Genre: Literary Fiction, Suspense Publisher: Little, Brown (US) / Picador (UK) Publication Date: September 2010 (US) / July 2010 (UK) Hardcover: 320 pages Stand alone or series: Stand alone novel It’s Jack’s birthday, and…
Title: An Artificial Night Author: Seanan McGuire Genre: Urban Fantasy Publisher: DAW Publication date: September 7 2010 MMP 368 pages Stand alone or series: Book 3 in the October Daye series October “Toby” Daye is a changeling-half human and…
Title:Dust Author: Joan Frances Turner Genre: Horror, Zombies, Post-Apocalyptic, Speculative Fiction Publisher: Ace Publication date: September 7 2010 Hardcover: 384 pages Nine years ago, Jessie had a family. Now, she has a gang. Nine years ago, Jessie was a…
Title: Mockingjay Author: Suzanne Collins Genre: Dystopian, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult Publisher: Scholastic Publication Date: August 2010 Hardcover: 390 Pages Against all odds, Katniss Everdeen has survived the Hunger Games twice. But now that she’s made it out of…
Title: The Way of Kings Author: Brandon Sanderson Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Tor Publication Date: August 2010 Hardcover: 1008 Pages Roshar is a world of stone and storms. Uncanny tempests of incredible power sweep across the rocky terrain so frequently…
Title: Plain Kate Author: Erin Bow Publisher: Arthur A. Levine Books Publication Date: September 2010 Hardcover: 336 pages Plain Kate lives in a world of superstitions and curses, where a song can heal a wound and a shadow can…
Title: Freak Show Author: James St James Genre: YA/ Contemporary/ LGBT Publisher: Dutton Juvenile Publication date: May 2007 (first edition) Paperback: 304 pages Meet Billy Bloom, new student at the ultra-white, ultra-rich, ultra-conservative Dwight D. Eisenhower Academy and drag…
Title: I’ll Get There. It Better Be Worth The Trip Author: John Donovan Genre: YA/ Contemporary/LGBT Publisher: Flux Publication Date 40th anniversary edition – September 2010 Paperback: 240 pages When the grandmother who raised him dies, Davy Ross, a…
Today we bring you the latest installment in our feature, “What She Said…” in which we both review books that the other has already read and reviewed. The idea arose because of the dilemma that if one of us…
Title: How I Live Now Author: Meg Rosoff Genre: YA/ Dystopian Publisher: Wendy Lamb Books (US)/ Puffin (UK) Publication Date:April 2006 / June 2010 (UK – re edition) Paperback: 194 pages “Every war has turning points and every person…
Title:My Most Excellent Year Author: Steve Kluger Genre: YA: Contemporary, LGBT Publisher: Speak Publication date: February 2009 Paperback: 416 pages Best friends and unofficial brothers since they were six, ninth-graders T.C. and Augie have got the world figured out.…
Title: A Wish After Midnight Author: Zetta Elliott Genre: Young Adult, Historical, Speculative Fiction Publisher: CreateSpace Publication Date: March 2009 Paperback: 254 Pages Fifteen-year old Genna Colon believes wishes can come true. Frustrated by the drug dealers in her…
Title: Passing Strange Author: Daniel Waters Genre: Horror, Young Adult, Speculative Fiction Publisher: Disney/Hyperion (US) / Simon & Schuster (UK) Publication Date: June 2010 (US & UK) Hardcover: 400 pages Karen DeSonne is used to pretending to be something…
Title: 8th Grade Super Zero Author: Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich Genre: YA/Contemporary Publisher: Arthur A. Levine/Scholastic Publication date: January 1st 2010 Hardcover: 272 pages For middle schooler Reggie McKnight, being called “Pukey” is the least of his problems. School elections are…
Last year, we had two days of Bleak Post-Apocalyptic Dystopian Book Goodness – and since we love this genre so much, we decided to have a reprisal this year (this is the first of a few dedicated days!). Today,…
Title: City of Ruin Author: Mark Charan Newton Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Tor UK Publication Date: 4 Jun 2010 Hardcover: 400 pages Villiren: a city of sin that is being torn apart from the inside. Hybrid creatures shamble through shadows…
Title:Demon Blood Author: Meljean Brook Genre: Paranormal Romance Publisher: Berkley Publication Date: July 6th 2010 Paperback: 448 pages Long before she was transformed into a Guardian and trained to fight demons, Rosalia knew darkness all too well. Raised by…
Title: Monsters of Men Author: Patrick Ness Genre: Dystopian, Science Fiction, Young Adult Publisher: Walker (UK) / Candlewick (US) Publication Date: May 2010 (UK) / September 2010 (US) Hardcover: 608 pages In the riveting conclusion to the acclaimed dystopian…
Title: Shades of Gray (US)/ Shades of Night (UK) Author:Jackie Kessler & Caitlin Kittredge Genre: Fantasy (Superheroes) When Jet and Iridium – best friends turned enemies – came together to bring down a supervillain, they inadvertently destroyed the secret…
Title: Naamah’s Curse Author: Jacqueline Carey Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Grand Central Publishing Publication Date: June 2010 Hardcover: 576 Pages Far from the land of her birth, Moirin sets out across Tatar territory to find Bao, the proud and virile…
Title: Sapphique Author: Catherine Fisher Genre: Dystopia,Young Adult, Fantasy Publisher: Dial (US) / Hodder Children’s Books (UK) Publication Date: December 2010 (US) / September 2008 (UK) Hardcover: 450 Pages (US) Finn has escaped from the terrible living Prison of…
Title: Looking for Alaska Author: John Green Genre: Contemporary YA Publisher: Speak/ HarperCollins Children’sBooks (UK) Publication date: March 2005/ July 2006 (UK) Paperback: 272 pages Stand alone or series: Stand alone First drink, first prank, first friend, first girl,…
Title: Ship Breaker Author: Paolo Bacigalupi Genre: Post-apocalyptic/Dystopian, Young Adult, Speculative Fiction Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers Publication Date: May 2010 Hardcover: 336 pages In America’s Gulf Coast region, where grounded oil tankers are being broken down…
Title: Paper Towns Author: John Green Genre: Contemporary YA Publisher: Speak (US -reprint edition)/ Bloomsbury (UK) Publication date: September 22, 2009 (US first edition: 2008)/ 3 May 2010 (UK) Paperback: 320 pages Stand alone or series: Stand alone Who…
Title:Shade Author: Jeri Smith-Ready Genre: YA/ Fantasy Publisher: Simon Pulse Publication Date: May 4th 2010 Hardcover: 320 pages Stand alone or series: First in a planned series Best. Birthday. Ever. At least, it was supposed to be. With Logan’s…