Title: Incarceron Author: Catherine Fisher Genre: Dystopia, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult Publisher: Dial (US) / Hodder Children’s Books (UK) Publication Date: January 2010 / May 2007 Hardcover: 448 Pages (US) Incarceron is a prison so vast that it contains…
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A Dude Reads PNR: Harry Reads The Battle Sylph by L.J. McDonald
This is our brand new segment in which our delightful buddy Harry, from Temple Library Reviews will be joining us once a month to review paranormal romance from a guy’s perspective. But we will let him introduce himself, please…
Title In For A Penny Author: Rose Lerner Genre: Romance / Historical Publisher: Leisure Books Publication Date: February 23, 2010 Mass Market Paperback: 336 pages Stand alone or series: Stand alone IN FOR A PENNY No more drinking. No…
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Joint Review: The Girl with the Mermaid Hair by Delia Ephron
Today, we have the proud honor of being the official Book Blog Partner on Harper Teen’s 28 Days of Winter Escapes Tour! First, we give you our joint review of our participating title, The Girl with the Mermaid Hair…
Title: Unknown Author: Rachel Caine Genre: Urban Fantasy, Contemporary Fantasy Publisher: Roc Publication Date: February 2010 Paperback: 308 pages Stand alone or series: Book 2 in the Outcast Season series, a spinoff of Rachel Caine’s Weather Warden books My…
Title: Except the Queen Author: Jane Yolen & Midori Snyder Genre: Fantasy, Contemporary Fantasy/Urban Fantasy Publisher: Roc (Penguin) Publication Date: February 2010 Hardcover: 384 Pages From award winning authors Jane Yolen and Midori Snyder comes a tale of two…
Title: Lex Trent Versus The Gods Author: Alex Bell Genre: Young Adult / Fantasy Publisher: Headline Publication Date: 4 February 2010 Paperback: 352 pages Law student Lex Trent’s world is inhabited by fearsome magicians, ageing crones and a menagerie…
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Book Reviews & Giveaway: Fade & Gone by Lisa McMann
Today, we welcome you to our very own launch party for the third novel in Lisa McMann’s “Wake” trilogy! First, we offer a double feature review of Fade and Gone. Then, we invite YOU dear readers to enter our…
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Joint Review: Faeries of Dreamdark: Blackbringer by Laini Taylor
Title: Faeries of Dreamdark: Blackbringer Author: Laini Taylor Genre: Fantasy, Young Adult Publisher: Putnam Juvenile Publication Date: June 2007 Paperback: 448 pages Stand alone or series: Book 1 in two book series called “Faeries of Dreamdark” Magpie Windwitch is…
Title: Veracity Author: Laura Bynum Genre: Speculative Fiction, Dystopian, Thriller Publisher: Pocket Books Publication Date: January 2010 Hardcover: 376 pages Harper Adams was six years old in 2012 when an act of viral terrorism wiped out one-half of the…
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Joint Review: Archangel’s Kiss by Nalini Singh
Title: Archangel’s Kiss Author: Nalini Singh Genre: Paranormal Romance Publisher: Berkeley (US) / Gollancz (UK) Publication Date: February 2010 (US) / March 2010 (UK) Paperback: 352 pages Stand Alone or Series: Book 2 in the ongoing Guild Hunter series…
Title: An Abundance of Katherines Author: John Green Genre: YA/ Contemporary Publisher: Puffin Books Publishing Date: Reprint edition 16 Oct 2008 (First edition: 2006) Paperback: 272 pages Stand alone or series: Stand alone Why did I read the book:…
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Book Review Double Feature: Titan and Moonseed by Stephen Baxter
Today, we give you a double-shot of hard science fiction goodness! Recently, I’ve discovered the wonderful, amazing, superlative SF author that is Stephen Baxter. After reading and loving his apocalyptic duology, Flood and Ark (with the latter as my…
Title: Raiders’ Ransom (UK titles Reavers’ Ransom/Flood Child) Author: Emily Diamand Genre: Speculative Fiction, Post-apocalypse, Dystopia, Young Adult Publisher: The Chicken House (Scholastic) (US & UK) Publication Date: July 2009 (UK) / December 2009 (US) Hardcover: 352 pages Stand…
Title: Going Bovine Author: Libba Bray Genre: Fantasy, Speculative Fiction, Literature, Young Adult Publisher: Delacorte Books for Young Readers Publication Date: September 2009 Hardcover: 496 pages Stand alone or series: Stand alone novel How did we get this book:…
Title: The Demon King Author: Cinda Williams Chima Genre: (Epic) Fantasy, Young Adult Publisher: Hyperion Children’s (Disney) Publication Date: October 2009 Hardcover: 512 pages Stand alone or series: Book 1 in a planned trilogy. How did I get this…
Title: Madame Xanadu – Volume 1 Disenchanted Author: Matt Wagner Art: Amy Reeder Hadley Genre: Graphic Novel/ Fantasy Publisher: Vertigo Publishing Date: July 2009 Paperback: 240 pages Stand Alone or series: This is a self contained collection with the…
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What She Said: Resenting the Hero & Warbreaker
Today we bring you the latest installment in our new 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…
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Joint Review: The Road Home by Ellen Emerson White
Title: The Road Home Author: Ellen Emerson White Genre: Young Adult, Fiction, Historical Publisher: Scholastic Publication Date: 1995 Paperback: 469 pages Stand alone or series: Can be read as stand alone but is the 5th book in a series…
Title: The Hero of Ages Author: Brandon Sanderson Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Tor (US)/Gollancz (UK) Publication Date: October 2008 (US)/February 2010 (UK) Paperback: 784 pages Stand alone or series: Book 3, final volume of the Mistborn trilogy How did we…
Title: The Maze Runner Author: James Dashner Genre: Dystopian/Apocalyptic, Horror, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult Publisher: Delacorte Books Publication Date: October 2009 Hardcover: 384 pages Stand alone or series: First book in a planned series. How did I get this…
Title: Blind Spot (in the anthology Must Love Hellhounds) Author: Meljean Brook Genre: Paranormal Romance Publisher: Berkley Trade Publishing Date: September 2009 Pages: less than 100 Stand Alone/ Series: A standalone story set in the Guardian’s universe. Why did…
Title: Blood Promise Author: Richelle Mead Genre: Urban Fantasy, Young Adult Publisher: Razorbill (Penguin) Publication Date: August 2009 Hardcover: 512 pages Stand alone or series: Book 4 in the ongoing Vampire Academy series How did I get this book:…
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Joint Review & Giveaway: One Con Glory by Sarah Kuhn
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:…
Title: The Dragon Book Author: Edited by Jack dann and Gardner Dozois with stories by Garth Nix, Tad Williams, Jonathan Stroud, Tamora Pierce, Diana Wynne Jones, Sean Williams, Greg Maguire, Kage Baker, Peter S. Beagle, Bruce Coville, Andy Duncan,…