It’s Friday, and we are over at Kirkus! Today, Ana reviews the craptastic Mist by Susan Krinard. I love Norse Mythology and anything that says “Loki” in the blurb is like catnip to me so I rushed to read…
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It’s Friday, which means we are over at Kirkus! Today, Ana reviews The Panopticon by Jenni Fagan. The novel is an accomplished claustrophobic read that feels like being punched in the guts. I loved it. Go HERE to see…
It’s Friday, which means we are over at Kirkus! Today, Thea reviews Edgar Award winning novel The Last Policeman by Ben H. Winters. Guess what, folks? She loved it. (That’s the third book she’s read and reviewed this week…
It’s Friday, which means we are over at Kirkus! Today, Ana is talking about the annual Panic Season (when she realises her TBR Mountain has reached DefCon 1) and the books she must read before the year ends. Go…
It’s Friday, which means we are over at Kirkus! Today, Thea has a mini-review of YA science fiction novel Paradox by A.J. Paquette. Unfortunately, she wasn’t enamored with the book (that’s ok, there are plenty of other science fiction…
It’s Friday, which means we are over at Kirkus! Today, Ana reviews All Our Yesterdays by Cristin Terrill, one of the YA Buzz titles from BEA. Go HERE to see what she thought.…
It’s Friday, which means we are over at Kirkus! Today, Thea is list-making, pairing blockbuster movies of the summer with bookish counterparts. Go HERE to get the full post!…
It’s Friday, which means we are over at Kirkus! Today, Ana reviews SciFi The Beautiful Land by Alan Averill Go HERE to get the full post!…
It’s Friday, which means we are over at Kirkus! Today, Thea lists some of her essential horror novels about iconic killer cars and road trips, inspired by Joe Hill’s fitting new novel, NOS4A2. Go HERE to get the full…
It’s Friday, which means we are over at Kirkus! Today, Ana looks back at 2013 and talks about some of the best (and some of the most disappointing ) SFF books so far: Go HERE to read the whole…
It’s Friday, which means we are over at Kirkus! Today, Thea reviews debut YA scifi/dystopian novel Reboot by Amy Tintera… …and she enjoyed it! Reboot is basically the literary equivalent of a summer blockbuster – in a good way.…
It’s Friday, which means we are over at Kirkus! Today, Ana reviews a new book from a favourite author: The Daughter Star is the first in a new series from Susan Jane Bigelow and it.Is.Awesome. Go here to see…
It’s Friday, which means we are over at Kirkus! Today, Thea lists some of her recommended books – both old school and contemporary – to get young or new readers in the mood for fantasy. The list is inpsired…
It’s Friday, which means we are over at Kirkus! Today, Ana lists some of our Most Coveted Speculative Fiction Titles at BEA 2013! Amongst them are: Go HERE later today to find out what else we have on our…
It’s Friday, which means we are over at Kirkus! Today, Thea reviews the highly anticipated apocalyptic zombie novel The End Games by T. Michael Martin… Unfortunately, it was a big fat miss on so many levels, from the writing…
It’s Friday, which means we are over at Kirkus! Today, Ana reviews A Stranger in Olondria by Sofia Samatar out from the lovely Small Beer Press. Unfortunately, this one did not work for me and I talk about how…
It’s Friday, which means we are over at Kirkus! Today, Ana is reviewing UF novel London Falling by Paul Cornell… …which was kind of awesome and a lot of fun. Go HERE to read why.…
It’s Monday, which means we are over at Kirkus! Wait, what? No seriously! We’re over at Kirkus. Today, following Thea’s slightly disappointing experience with Strangelets by Michelle Gagnon, she’s over at Kirkus with… …a list of 10 books that…
It’s Friday, which means we are over at Kirkus! Today, Ana is reviewing “Steampunk” Romance Firebrand by Ankaret Wells, a 2012 Tiptree Honor Book… …and has mixed feelings about it. Go here to read her thoughts.…
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Over at Kirkus: Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit by Nahoko Uehashi
It’s Friday, which means we are over at Kirkus! Today, Thea reviews bestselling Japanese fantasy novel (turned manga and anime series) Guardian of the Spirit by Nahoko Uehashi… …and she freaking LOVED it. This beautiful, thoughtful yet action-packed book…
It’s Friday, which means we are over at Kirkus! Today, Ana talks about Visibility of Women in Science Fiction and Fantasy: (…)as we cross the one-year threshold, we are thrilled to continue our weekly column here on the SF&F…
It’s Friday, which means we are over at Kirkus! Today, Thea reviews the YA speculative fiction novel debut from Leah Bobet, Above – recently nominated for the Andre Norton Award. Great premise, intriguing voice, but ultimately all flash with…
It’s Friday, which means we are over at Kirkus! Today, Ana is reviewing the SciFi novella “On a Red Station, Drifting” by Aliette de Bodard, recently nominated for a Nebula Award for Best Novella. Go HERE to see what…
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Over at Kirkus: Summer of the Mariposas by Guadalupe Garcia Mccall
It’s Friday, which means we are over at Kirkus! Today Ana reviews Summer of the Mariposas by Guadalupe Garcia McCall. The book – a retelling of The Odyssey featuring 5 sisters travelling in Mexico, guided by the ghostly La…
It’s Friday, which means we are over at Kirkus! Today Thea reviews historical fantasy novel A Natural History of Dragons by Marie Brennan. A highly entertaining read along the lines of Amelia Peabody – with dragons – A Natural…