Title: Night Witches Author: L.J. Adlington Genre: Fantasy, Young Adult Publisher: Hodder Children’s Books Publication Date: September 2013 Paperback: 336 Pages A supernatural thriller-romance set in an all-girl teenage bomber-pilot regiment, combining witchcraft and legend. TWO NATIONS AT WAR.…
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Joint Review: The Oathbreaker’s Shadow by Amy McCulloch
Title: The Oathbreaker’s Shadow Author: Amy McCulloch Genre: Fantasy, Young Adult Publisher: Random House Children’s Publishers / Flux Publication Date: 2013 / 2015 Hardcover: 416 Pages Fifteen-year-old Raim lives in a world where you tie a knot for every…
Title: The Castle Behind Thorns Author: Merrie Haskell Genre: Fantasy, Young Adult Publisher: Katherine Tegen Books Publication Date: May 27th 2014 Hardcover: 336 Pages When Sand wakes up alone in a long-abandoned castle, he has no idea how he…
Old School Wednesdays Readalong: So You Want to Be A Wizard by Diane Duane
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 Lost Author: Sarah Beth Durst Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Harlequin Mira Publication Date: May 27th 2014 Paperback: 350 Pages It was only meant to be a brief detour. But then Lauren finds herself trapped in a town called…
Old School Wednesdays Readalong: Jellicoe Road by Melina Marchetta
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)…
Joint Review: Mars Evacuees by Sophia McDougall
Title: Mars Evacuees Author: Sophia McDougall Genre: Science Fiction, Middle Grade Publisher: Egmont Publication Date: March 27 2014 Paperback: 336 Pages The fact that someone had decided I would be safer on Mars, where you could still only SORT…
Title: Cuckoo Song Author: Frances Hardinge Genre: Fantasy, Horror, Middle Grade Publisher: Pan MacMillan Publication Date: May 8 2014 Paperback: 416 Pages When Triss wakes up after an accident, she knows that something is very wrong. She is insatiably…
Joint Review: The Goblin Emperor by Katherine Addison
Title: The Goblin Emperor Author: Katherine Addison Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Tor Books Publication Date: April 1 2014 Hardcover: 448 Pages The youngest, half-goblin son of the Emperor has lived his entire life in exile, distant from the Imperial Court…
Old School Wednesdays Readalong: Spindle’s End by Robin McKinley
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)…
Joint Review: Honor’s Knight by Rachel Bach
Title: Honor’s Knight Author: Rachel Bach Genre: Science Fiction, Romance Publisher: Orbit Publication Date: February 2014 Paperback: 384 Pages Devi Morris has a lot of problems. And not the fun, easy-to-shoot kind either. After a mysterious attack left her…
Joint Review: Nightingale’s Nest by Nikki Loftin
Title: Nightingale’s Nest Author: Nikki Loftin Genre: Middle Grade, Fantasy Publisher: Razorbill Publication Date: February 20 2014 Hardcover: 256 Pages Twelve-year-old John Fischer Jr., or “Little John” as he’s always been known, is spending his summer helping his father…
Old School Wednesdays Readalong: Jaran by Kate Elliott
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: Caszandra (Touchstone Trilogy Book 3) Author: Andrea K. Höst Genre: Science Fiction, Young Adult Publisher: Self-published Publication Date: June 2011 Paperback: 232 Pages Cassandra Devlin doesn’t know what she’s for. But she knows she’s running out of time.…
Title: Lab Rat One (Touchstone Trilogy Book 2) Author: Andrea K. Höst Genre: Science Fiction, Young Adult Publisher: Self-published Publication Date: June 2011 Paperback: 232 Pages In the months since Cassandra Devlin walked onto another planet, she has grappled…
Old School Wednesdays Readalong: The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin
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: 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…
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: 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,…
Title: Ancillary Justice Author: Ann Leckie Genre: Science Fiction Publisher: Orbit Publication Date: October 1 2013 Hardcover: 416 Pages On a remote, icy planet, the soldier known as Breq is drawing closer to completing her quest. Breq is both…
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)…
Joint Review: Rose Under Fire by Elizabeth E. Wein
Title: Rose Under Fire Author: Elizabeth E Wein Genre: Historical, WWII Publisher: Electric Monkey / Disney Hyperion Publication Date: June 3 / September 10 2013 Hardcover: 368 Pages While flying an Allied fighter plane from Paris to England, American…
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)…
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,…
Hello everyone and happy Friday! Today, we’re pleased to do something a little bit different on the blog. We are presenting you with a joint review, but it’s not a joint review between Ana and Thea – this time,…