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It’s Friday and we are over at Kirkus! Today, Ana reads another kick-ass novella: River of Teeth by Sarah Gailey is EXCELLENT. Go over there to read more.…
Title: The Shadow Cipher Author: Laura Ruby Genre: Fantasy, Middle Grade Publisher: Walden Pond Press Publication Date: May 16 2017 Hardcover: 448 Pages It was 1798 when the Morningstarr twins arrived in New York with a vision for a…
Title: All Systems Red Author: Martha Wells Genre: Science Fiction Publisher: Tor Publication Date: May 2017 Ebook: 144 Pages A murderous android discovers itself in All Systems Red, a tense science fiction adventure by Martha Wells that blends HBO’s…
Title: Strange the Dreamer Author: Laini Taylor Genre: Fantasy, Young Adult Publisher: Little, Brown Publication Date: March 2017 Hardcover: 544 Pages The dream chooses the dreamer, not the other way around—and Lazlo Strange, war orphan and junior librarian, has…
Title: A Crown of Wishes Author: Roshani Ckokshi Genre: Fantasy, Young Adult Publisher: St. Martin’s Griffin Publication Date: March 2017 Hardcover: 369 Pages An ancient mystery. An unlikely union. For one young princess in a state of peril, a…
Title: Defy the Stars Author: Claudia Gray Genre: Fantasy, Young Adult Publisher: Little, Brown Publication Date: April 2017 Hardcover: 503 Pages Our worlds belong to us. She’s a soldier. Noemi Vidal is seventeen years old and sworn to protect…
It’s Friday and we are over at Kirkus! Today, Ana reviews a new Fantasy book subverting HP Lovecraft. Go over there to check it out.…
Title: The Dark Days Pact Author: Alison Goodman Genre: Fantasy, Young Adult Publisher: Viking Books for Young Readers Publication Date: January 2017 Hardcover: 496 Pages June 1812. Just weeks after her catastrophic coming-out ball, Lady Helen Wrexhall—now disowned by…
Title: The Bone Snatcher Author: Charlotte Salter Genre: Middle Grade, Horror, Dark Fantasy, Apocalypse Publisher: Dial Books for Young Readers Publication Date: February 2017 Hardcover: 352 Pages Murder, madness, and sea monsters combine in this thrilling and atmospheric middle…
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Old School Wednesdays Joint Review: The Ghost Brigades by John Scalzi
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 Dragon With a Chocolate Heart Author: Stephanie Burgis Genre: Fantasy, Middle Grade Publisher: Bloomsbury US/UK Publication Date: February 9 2017 / May 30 2017 Hardcover: 249 Pages Aventurine is the fiercest, bravest dragon there is. And she’s…
Title: American Street Author: Ibi Zoboi Genre: Contemporary YA, Magical Realism Publisher: Balzer + Bray/HarperCollins Publication Date: February 14, 2017 Hardcover: 336 Pages On the corner of American Street and Joy Road, Fabiola Toussaint thought she would finally find…
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Old School Wednesdays Review: The Pinhoe Egg by Diana Wynne Jones
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: Goldie Vance Written by Hope Larson, Illustrated by Brittney Williams Genre: Mystery, Historical, Graphic Novels, Young Adult Publisher: Boom! Box Publication Date: October 2016 Paperback: 112 Pages Move over Nancy, Harriet, & Veronica. There’s a new sleuth on…
It’s Friday and we are over at Kirkus! Today, Ana reads a highly anticipated sequel to the excellent Binti by Nnedi Okorafor The stakes are higher in Home – and Ana loved it. Go over there to check it…
Title: Six Wakes Author: Mur Lafferty Genre: Science Fiction Publisher: Orbit Publication Date: January 31 2017 Hardcover: 352 Pages It was not common to awaken in a cloning vat streaked with drying blood. At least, Marie Shea iv had…
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Over at Kirkus: Voltron: Legendary Defender by Tim Hedrick & Mitch Iverson
It’s Friday, which means we are over at Kirkus! Today it’s Thea’s turn, and she dives deep into some mecha-love… Thea is a huge fan of Voltron, the animated series, and this graphic novel collects the first five issues…
8 Rated Books Book Reviews Joint Review Old School Wednesdays
Old School Wednesdays Joint Review: Old Man’s War by John Scalzi
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 Bear and the Nightingale Author: Katherine Arden Genre: Fantasy, Retellings Publisher: Del Rey Publication Date: January 10, 2017 Hardcover: 336 Pages At the edge of the Russian wilderness, winter lasts most of the year and the snowdrifts…
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)…
The Bone Street Rumba comes to an end and I cry, cry, cry because I wanted more. Title: Battle Hill Bolero Author: Daniel José Older Genre: Urban Fantasy Publisher: Roc Publication Date: January 3 2017 Hardcover: 336 Pages In…
It’s Friday and we are over at Kirkus! Today, Ana talks about a recently found favourite for 2016: Rocks Fall, Everybody Dies was unlike anything I have read this year and I loved it. Go here for the full…
It’s Friday Monday, which means we are over at Kirkus! (Well, you know, usually we’re over there on Fridays, but still.) Today it’s Thea’s turn, and she gets ready for the upcoming Rogue One film with a dive into…
Daisy and Hazel are back in their fifth mystery – this time, a mystery in a Cambridge college during the Christmas holidays. Title: Mistletoe and Murder Written by Robin Stevens Genre: Middle Grade, Murder Mysteries Publisher: Puffin Publication Date:…