An unexpected, soul-searching tale of a doctor who discovers his moral compass, but inadvertently creates a monster. Title: Moster, Vol 1 (The Perfect Edition) Written by Naoki Urasawa Genre: Horror, Thriller, Contemporary Historical Publisher: VIZ Media, LLC Publication Date:…
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)…
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 results for our April Old School Wednesdays Readalong are in! After a week of voting, the book we will be reading is A Bride’s Story by Kaoru Mori. Acclaimed creator Kaoru Mori (Emma, Shirley) brings the nineteenth-century Silk…
Hello everyone! For this edition of From the Page to the Screen, we will discuss All You Need is Kill / Edge of Tomorrow. The official timeline: 2004: the book, All You Need is Kill, a Japanese science fiction…
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…
During our last Steampunk Week, in our primer we boiled down our own essential Steampunk Reading List, limited to prose books only. But this time around, we’ve got our own recommendations for everything else – comics, movies, and games.…
Melissa Marr is the writer behind the fantabulous Wicked Lovely Young Adult series. We, the Book Smugglers, are huge fans of the author and her work: as evidenced by our reviews of Wicked Lovely, Ink Exchange (which made our…
Title: Wicked Lovely – Desert Tales, vol.1, Sanctuary Author: Melissa Marr (writer) and Xian Nu Studio (illustrator) Genre: Manga/Young Adult (Fantasy) Publisher: HarperCollins Publishing Date: April 21, 2009 Paperback: 176 pages Stand Alone or series: Volume one of a…
A few months back, Karen Mahoney emailed us with the news that her Critique Partner and friend Chandra Rooney was coming out with her debut book, a novelization of the popular Tarot Cafe manhwa. Would we be game to…
Title: The Tarot Cafe -The Wild Hunt Author: Chandra Rooney Genre: Light Novel, Manhwa, Romance, Fantasy Publisher: TokyoPop Publication Date: January 2009 Paperback: 240 pages Stand Alone or Series: First spinoff novelization based on the popular Tarot Cafe manhwa…
Title: The Tarot Cafe (Vol. 1-7) Author: Park Sang-sun Genre: Manhwa Publisher: TokyoPop Publication Date: From 2005 to 2008 Paperback: Average 200 pages. Stand Alone/ Series: Series with 7 volumes Summary: (Wikipedia) In contemporary Great Britain, Pamela is the…
Title: Goth Author: Otsuichi (Otsu-ichi) Genre: Horror, Light Novel, Short Fiction Publisher: TokyoPop Publication Date: October 2008 Paperback: 240 pages Stand Alone or Series: A stand alone collection of six connected short stories involving two high school students. The…
Title: Demon Diary (vol 1) Author:Written by Lee Chi Hyong; Illustrated by Kara Genre: Manhwa (South Korean) – Comedy/Fantasy Publisher: Tokyopop Press Inc Publication Date: 1 Jun 2004 Paperback: 192 pages Summary: Raenef is the black sheep of the…
Title: Death Note (Vol. 1) Author: Written by Tsugumi Ohba; Illustrated by Takeshi Obata Genre: Manga Publisher: Viz Media LLC; Shonen Jump Advance Graphic Novel Edition Publication Date: October 2005 Paperback: 200 pages Stand Alone or Series: First volume…
Title: Vampire Knight, vol. 1 Author: Matsuri Hino Genre: Manga Publisher:VIZ Media LLC; Shojo Beat Manga Ed edition Publication Date: English – Jan 9, 2007 Comic:208 pages Stand Alone/Series: Volume one of an ongoing series. Summary: Cross Adademy is…
A few weeks ago our buddy Karen Mahoney (A.K.A The Honorary Book Smuggler) contacted us asking if we wanted to read an ARC of a novel called Tarot Cafe – The Wild Hunt by her critique partner, Chandra Rooney.…