It’s Monday and we are over at Kirkus! Today, Ana reviewed the immensely satisfying Barbary Station by R.E. Stearns Go over there to read the whole thing!…
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Title: Weave A Circle Round Author: Kari Maaren Genre: Speculative Fiction, Fantasy, Young Adult Publisher: Tor Publication date: November 2017 Paperback: 336 Freddy wants desperately to not be noticed. She doesn’t want to be seen as different or unusual,…
Title: A Study in Scarlet Women Author: Sherry Thomas Genre: Historical Fiction, Mystery Publisher: Berkeley Publication date: October 2016 Paperback: 323 With her inquisitive mind, Charlotte Holmes has never felt comfortable with the demureness expected of the fairer sex…
It’s Friday and we are over at Kirkus! Today, Ana takes a look at Nicky Drayden’s debut, The Prey of Gods… Go over to Kirkus to check out the full review!…
We are over at Kirkus for our regular column! It’s Thea’s turn today, with a look at a brand new YA historical fantasy novel Rosemarked by Livia Blackburne. An alternating first person narrative following two protagonists as they secretly…
It’s Friday and we are over at Kirkus! Today, Ana talks about a lovely Romance Fantasy novel by Silvia Moreno-Garcia:…
We are over at Kirkus for our regular column! It’s Thea’s turn today, and this time she looks at 1980s demonic possession piece of awesomeness, My Best Friend’s Exorcism by Grady Hendrix. The newest novel from Grady Hendrix, My…
Title: The Tethered Mage Author: Melissa Caruso Genre: Fantasy, Alternate/Historical, Young Adult Publisher: Orbit Publication date: October 2017 Paperback: 480 Pages In the Raverran Empire, magic is scarce and those born with power are strictly controlled — taken as…
It’s Monday and we are over at Kirkus! Today, Ana takes a look at a new collection of three novellas by Ginn Hale The Long Past & Other Stories is lovely. Kinda like a Fantastical Pacific Rim with lots…
Title: Leia: Princess of Alderaan Author: Claudia Gray Genre: Fantasy, Science Fiction, Young Adult Publisher: Disney Lucasfilm Press Publication date: September 2017 Hardcover: 409 Pages Sixteen-year-old Princess Leia Organa faces the most challenging task of her life so far:…
It’s Friday! And we are over at Kirkus! Today, Ana takes a look at Tade Thompson’s new novella from Tor.com Go over to Kirkus to check out the full review!…
Title: Provenance Author: Ann Leckie Genre: Science Fiction Publisher: Orbit Publication date: September 2017 Hardcover: 448 pages Following her record-breaking debut trilogy, Ann Leckie, winner of the Hugo, Nebula, Arthur C. Clarke and Locus Awards, returns with an enthralling…
We are over at Kirkus for our regular column! It’s Thea’s turn again today, taking a look at the latest Star Wars novel: Phasma by Delilah Dawson All Hail Phasma! As far as the Star Wars new canon goes,…
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Old School Wednesdays: The Golden Compass/Northern Lights (His Dark Materials #1) by Philip Pullman
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: Buried Heart Author: Kate Elliott Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Little, Brown Publication Date: July 25 2017 Ebook: 448 Pages The explosive finale to World Fantasy Award finalist Kate Elliott’s captivating, New York Times bestselling young adult series In this…
It’s Friday so we are over at Kirkus for our regular column! Today it’s Thea’s turn, and she takes a dive into some awesome flintlock fantasy with a review of The Guns Above by Robyn Bennis. Following the first…
It’s Friday and we are over at Kirkus! Today, Ana reviews the new adventures of Kate Bishop/Hawkeye Go over to Kirkus to check it out.…
It’s Friday and we are over at Kirkus! Today, Ana takes a look at Raven Stratagem by Yoon Ha Lee, the sequel to the excellent Ninefox Gambit Go over there to check the review out!…
Vivian, a young high school girl fed up with the sexism and rank misogyny in her school, creates and distributes an anonymous zine called “Moxie” and unintentionally starts a feminist movement. I recently read The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret…
It’s Monday and we are over at Kirkus! Today, Ana takes a look at Heroine Worship, the sequel to Sarah Kuhn’s Heroine Complex Yes, it is as excellent as the first one. Go over to Kirkus to check it…
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Joint Review: The Collapsing Empire by John Scalzi
Title: The Collapsing Empire Author: John Scalzi Genre: Science Fiction Publisher: Tor Publication Date: March 2017 Ebook: 336 Pages The first novel of a new space-opera sequence set in an all-new universe by the Hugo Award-winning, New York Times-bestselling…
It’s Friday and we are over at Kirkus! Today, Ana talks about two graphic novels: Go over there to check it out.…
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Book Review: Bitch Planet, Vol. 2: President Bitch by Kelly Sue DeConnick & Valentine De Landro
Title: Bitch Planet, Vol 2: President Bitch Written by Kelly Sue DeConnick, Art by Valentine De Landro Genre: Comics, Science Fiction Publisher: Image Comics Publication date: June 2017 Eisner Award-nominated writer KELLY SUE DeCONNICK (PRETTY DEADLY, Captain Marvel) and…
It’s Friday and we are over at Kirkus. Today, Ana reviews the latest techno-thriller by Laura Lam Go over there to check it out.…
It’s Friday Monday, which means we are over at Kirkus! Today, Thea talks about the first volume in Jeff Lemire’s Black Hammer comic book series… This ongoing series from Jeff Lemire is character driven SFF at its best, following…