Hello everybody!!! Can you believe the holidays have come and gone? I had to go back to work after almost 20 days off and let me tell you, Monday was HARD (come to think of it, Tuesday was also…
“On The Smugglers’ Radar” is a feature for books that have caught our eye: books we have heard of via other bloggers, directly from publishers, and/or from our regular incursions into the Amazon jungle. Thus, the Smugglers’ Radar was…
It’s Friday, which means we’re over at Kirkus! Today Ana reviews the fairytale retelling Tinder by Sally Gardner with illustrations by David Roberts This is a dark, unsettling and wonderful book. Loved it. Go here to read why.…
Title: Better Nate Than Ever Author: Tim Federle Genre: Middle Grade, LGBT Publisher: Simon & Schuster BFYR Publication Date: February 2013 Hardcover: 288 pages Nate Foster has big dreams. His whole life, he’s wanted to star in a Broadway…
Title: Dust Girl Author: Sarah Zettel Genre: Fantasy, Young Adult, Historical Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers Publication Date: June 2012 Hardcover: 304 Pages Callie LeRoux lives in Slow Run, Kansas, helping her mother run their small hotel…
Title: The Burning Sky Author: Sherry Thomas Genre: Fantasy, Young Adult, Romance Publisher: Balzer + Bray Publication Date: September 2013 Hardcover: 465 Pages It all began with a ruined elixir and an accidental bolt of lightning… Iolanthe Seabourne is…
HAPPY SMUGGLIVUS, FOLKS! It is official: we have been Book Smuggling since January 7, 2008, which makes us six years old today. We repeat, six years old. If we were kids, we’d be starting first grade! We can hardly…
It’s Friday Monday, which means we’re over at Kirkus! Today Thea takes on her first big release of 2014 with a review of YA fantasy novel Defy by debut author Sara B. Larson. Unfortunately, Defy is hardly defiant of…
Welcome to Smugglivus 2013! Throughout this month, we will have daily guests – authors and bloggers alike – looking back at their favorite reads of 2013, and looking forward to events and upcoming books in 2014. Who: Kate Elliott,…
Welcome to Smugglivus 2013! Throughout this month, we will have daily guests – authors and bloggers alike – looking back at their favorite reads of 2013, and looking forward to events and upcoming books in 2014. Who: Renay, a…
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Thea’s Smugglivus 2013 Feats of Strength
The Feats of Strength are an integral part of our annual Smugglivus Tradition. In previous years, the Feats of Strength were a challenge in which we dared each other to read a book that we knew was so far…
Hello everyone — we’re in the endgame now for Smugglivus, so hold on to your hats. This Week on The Book Smugglers: Later today, stick around for part 2 of the Feats of Strength: Thea reviews Saga: Vol 1,…
Welcome to Smugglivus 2013! Throughout this month, we will have daily guests – authors and bloggers alike – looking back at their favorite reads of 2013, and looking forward to events and upcoming books in 2014. Who: Jenn Reese,…
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Ana’s Smugglivus 2013 Feats of Strength
The Feats of Strength are an integral part of our annual Smugglivus Tradition. In previous years, the Feats of Strength were a challenge in which we dared each other to read a book that we knew was so far…
2013 is over, 2014 has begun, and Smugglivus is nearly complete! Which means that we must also undergo another very important ritual… THE AIRING OF GRIEVANCES! (In which we air out any dirty laundry from 2013. Warning: plenty of…
Clearly, both Ana and Thea are bananas, and in addition to reading and reviewing obscene amounts of books, we also obsess over multiple television shows, movies, video games, and all other manner of geekery. With that in mind, we…
Clearly, both Ana and Thea are bananas, and in addition to reading and reviewing obscene amounts of books, we also obsess over multiple television shows, movies, video games, and all other manner of geekery. With that in mind, we…
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Smugglivus 2013 Guest Author/Blogger: Foz Meadows
Welcome to Smugglivus 2013! Throughout this month, we will have daily guests – authors and bloggers alike – looking back at their favorite reads of 2013, and looking forward to events and upcoming books in 2014. Who: Foz Meadows,…
Ana: Hello, I’m Ana. Thea: And I’m Thea. Ana & Thea: And we are…BOOK SMUGGLERS!!!!!!! *play facemelting riffs on air guitars* We’ve brought you some of our favorite authors and bloggers with their reflections on 2013 and plans for…
Welcome to Smugglivus 2013! Throughout this month, we will have daily guests – authors and bloggers alike – looking back at their favorite reads of 2013, and looking forward to events and upcoming books in 2014. Who: Jodie, blogger…
Welcome to Smugglivus 2013! Throughout this month, we will have daily guests – authors and bloggers alike – looking back at their favorite reads of 2013, and looking forward to events and upcoming books in 2014. Who: R.J. Anderson,…
Welcome to Smugglivus 2013! Throughout this month, we will have daily guests – authors and bloggers alike – looking back at their favorite reads of 2013, and looking forward to events and upcoming books in 2014. Who: Phoebe North,…
Hello everybody – hope you all enjoyed the holidays. Can you believe 2014 is literally around the corner? This is going to be a fun week ahead of us as we post our Top 10 books of the year,…
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Smugglivus 2013 Guest Blogger: Mieneke van der Salm of A Fantastical Librarian
Welcome to Smugglivus 2013! Throughout this month, we will have daily guests – authors and bloggers alike – looking back at their favorite reads of 2013, and looking forward to events and upcoming books in 2014. Who: Mieneke, blogger,…
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Smugglivus 2013 Guest Author: Sam Sykes and the Revenge of the Nerds
Welcome to Smugglivus 2013! Throughout this month, we will have daily guests – authors and bloggers alike – looking back at their favorite reads of 2013, and looking forward to events and upcoming books in 2014. Who: Sam Sykes,…