It’s Friday, which means we’re over at Kirkus! Today Thea is list-making once again with dystopias on the brain. Thea lists 2014 dystopian fiction for readers of all persuasions – YA dystopian fans, Sci-Fi dystopian fans, literary dystopian types,…
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Title: Independent Study Author: Joelle Charbonneau Genre: Dystopia, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult Publisher: HMH Books for Young Readers Publication Date: January 2013 Hardcover: 310 Pages In the series debut The Testing, sixteen-year-old Cia Vale was chosen by the United…
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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…
Title: In the After Author: Demitria Lunetta Genre: Apocalypse, Dystopia, Science Fiction, Young Adult Publisher: Harper Teen Publication Date: June 2013 Hardcover: 455 Pages They hear the most silent of footsteps. They are faster than anything you’ve ever seen.…
Title: Fragments Author: Dan Wells Genre: Post-Apocalypse, Dystopia, Science Fiction, Young Adult Publisher: Balzer + Bray Publication Date: February 2013 Hardcover: 564 Pages Kira Walker has found the cure for RM, but the battle for the survival of humans…
Title: Not a Drop to Drink Author: Mindy McGinnis Genre: Dystopia, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult Publisher: Katherine Tegen Books Publication Date: September 2013 Hardcover: 320 Pages Regret was for people with nothing to defend, people who had no water.…
Title: Allegiant Author: Veronica Roth Genre: Dystopia, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult Publisher: Katherine Tegen Books Publication Date: October 2013 Hardcover: 526 Pages One choice will define you. What if your whole world was a lie? What if a single…
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Shadowlark Blog Tour & Giveaway: Meagan Spooner on Inspirations & Influences
Greetings, friends! Today we are thrilled to have Meagan Spooner as our guest of the day as we host a stop on the blog tour celebrating her newest book, Shadowlark. The second novel in a YA dystopian series that…
Title: Once We Were Author: Kat Zhang Genre: Speculative Fiction, Dystopia, Young Adult Publisher: HarperCollins Publication Date: September 2013 Hardcover: 352 Pages “I’m lucky just to be alive.” Eva was never supposed to have survived this long. As the…
Title: The Bone Season Author: Samantha Shannon Genre: Fantasy, Speculative Fiction Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Publication Date: August 2013 Hardcover: 280 Pages It is the year 2059. Several major world cities are under the control of a security force called…
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…
Title: The Shade of the Moon Author: Susan Beth Pfeffer Genre: Dystopia, Post-Apocalypse, Science Fiction, Young Adult Publisher: HMH Books for Young Readers Publication Date: August 2013 Hardcover: 304 Pages The eagerly awaited addition to the series begun with…
SFF in Conversation is a new monthly feature on The Book Smugglers in which we invite guests to talk about a variety of topics important to speculative fiction fans, authors, and readers. Our vision is to create a safe…
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,…
Title: Viral Nation Author: Shaunta Grimes Genre: Apocalypse, Dystopia, Horror, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction Publisher: Berkley Trade Publication Date: July 2013 Paperback: 320 Pages After a virus claimed nearly the entire global population, the world changed. The United States…
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Half Lives Blog Tour: Sara Grant on Inspirations & Influences (& Giveaway)
“Inspirations and Influences” is a series of articles in which we invite authors to write guest posts talking about their…well, Inspirations and Influences. The cool thing is that the writers are given free rein so they can go wild…
Title: Proxy Author: Alex London Genre: Dystopia, Science Ficiton, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult Publisher: Philomel Publication Date: June 2013 Hardcover: 384 Pages Knox was born into one of the City’s wealthiest families. A Patron, he has everything a boy…
Hello everyone! Today we are happy to be a part of the blog tour for Proxy by Alex London. Here to talk about the characters and relationships in this book, particularly the relationship between main characters Knox and Syd,…
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.…
Title: The Testing Author: Joelle Charbonneau Genre: Speculative Fiction, Dystopia, Young Adult Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Books for Children Publication Date: June 2013 Hardcover: 336 Pages Keep your friends close and your enemies closer. Isn’t that what they say? But…
Title: Mirage Author: Jenn Reese Genre: Speculative Fiction, Dystopia, Middle Grade Publisher: Candlewick Publication Date: March 2013 Hardcover: 368 Pages A thrilling sequel from an exciting new voice in middle-grade sci-fi tracks two ocean-born children braving the dangers of…
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Old School Wednesdays: The Guardian of Isis by Monica Hughes
Old School Wednesdays 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…
Hello everyone, and Happy Saturday! Today we are delighted to be a part of the official international blog tour for Rick Yancey’s blockbuster alien invasion sensation, The 5th Wave. Thea reviewed the book and absolutely loved it (one of…
Title: The 5th Wave Author: Rick Yancey Genre: Horror, Science Fiction, Young Adult Publisher: Putnam Juvenile Publication Date: May 2013 Hardcover: 480 Pages The Passage meets Ender’s Game in an epic new series from award-winning author Rick Yancey. After…
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The Dare: Ana reads Nightlife by Rob Thurman / Thea reads Broken by Susan Jane Bigelow
IT’S BACK! The Dare is back! Years ago now, we used to have a regular feature called The Dare (and its sibling, the Guest Dare) in which we dared each other to read books outside of our comfort zone.…