Hey, it’s a Smugglivus MIRACLE! Umm…ok, not really. But it IS a fun double feature. Today we bring you a double shot of one of the finest Vampire Boarding School Series’ on the market (and there are, surprisingly, quite…
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Richelle Mead
As you may have heard, this past weekend the LA Times Festival of Books took place at my alma mater, UCLA. Over the weekend of April 24th – 25th, thousands of book lovers, authors, book sellers, publishers and other…
Title: Blood Promise Author: Richelle Mead Genre: Urban Fantasy, Young Adult Publisher: Razorbill (Penguin) Publication Date: August 2009 Hardcover: 512 pages Stand alone or series: Book 4 in the ongoing Vampire Academy series How did I get this book:…
Happy Sunday, folks! Hope you all had a lovely weekend and are enjoying the fall weather. Now let’s get down to business, shall we? Giveaway Winners: We’ve got three separate giveaway winners to announce! First up is Elegy Beach…
We’ve got a special, unexpected treat for you today – we’re kicking off a long-awaited Richelle Mead Book Blog Tour, in honor of her most recent release, the fourth book in her ongoing Vampire Academy series, Blood Promise! Rose…
Title: Succubus Heat Author: Richelle Mead Genre: Urban Fantasy Publisher: Kensington Publications (US) / Bantam Books (UK) Publication Date: May 2009 (US) / June 2009 (UK) Trade Paperback: 304 pages Stand alone or series: Book 4 in the Georgina…
Ahoy mateys! I’m back from Vegas, didn’t lose too much money or sanity, and I’m taking over the blog… Well, not really. Just to give you the skinny on another Sunday, and another stash. First, we have a giveaway…
Smugglers Stash YA Appreciation Month
Young Adult Appreciation Month: Stash, News and Bonus Week Schedule
Greetings earthlings! Before you get the wrong idea and start throwing us into “prawn” slums, we have some breaking news before we give you the skinny on our final week of Young Adult Appreciation Month: District 9 totally, completely…
YA Appreciation Month
Young Adult Appreciation Month: Excerpt of Richelle Mead’s Blood Promise (Vampire Academy 4)
Richelle Mead, author of the fantastic Vampire Academy series, has just posted the first chapter of Blood Promise, the fourth book in the six book series! We absolutely LOVE the Vampire Academy series (just see our reviews for Vampire…
Another day, another stash, another really damn important Laker game we MUST WIN OR DIE. *Thea’s in a very vulnerable place today (especially when 30 mins before the game, ESPN.com takes it on themselves to post stuff like THIS)…
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The One Where Ana Talks About Stuff A.K.A The Stash
Ana here! Thea is still away (sniff!sniff!) but she found a way to formally reprimand me (by way of smoke signals no less, seriously is there anything that woman can not do?) for my huge boo-boo in last week’s…
This week: We kick-off the week with a three-day Kim Harrison Extravaganza! On Monday, Thea reviews book 6 in The Hollows series, The Outlaw Demon Wails, in honor of the mass market paperback release of the book. On Tuesday…
Title: Shadow Kiss Author: Richelle Mead Genre: Young Adult, Urban Fantasy Stand alone or series: Book 3 of the Vampire Academy series. Why did I read this book: As if our recent Richelle-A-Palooza is any indicator, I’m a huge…
Happy Sunday! Another weekend comes to a close, and it’s time for another stash. New Trailers: (Yes, I know Ana posted it yesterday, but it’s so awesome) All three trailers together (that last one has some additional footage not…
Another weekend comes to a close, but worry not! We have another busy week ahead. First, some housekeeping… Thanks to Julia Quinn for stopping by for the lovely chat! And we have our winners–drumroll please– Barbara and Kara You…
Richelle Mead is an up and coming author in the growing Urban Fantasy genre. Her books for young adults and adults alike are well-written, quickly paced, and really stand apart with their brilliant characterizations. Given that I am a…
Title: Succubus Dreams Author: Richelle Mead Genre: Urban Fantasy Stand alone or series: Book 3 in the Succubus series Why did I read this book: By this point, it should be pretty self-explanatory. Summary: (from KensingtonBooks.com)Some days, a girl…
Title: Succubus On Top Author: Richelle Mead Genre: Urban Fantasy Stand alone or series: Book 2 of the Succubus series Why did I read this book: Loved Succubus Blues (book 1) and could not wait to get more Georgina.…
Title: Frostbite Author: Richelle Mead Genre: Young Adult, Urban Fantasy Stand alone or series: Book 2 in the Vampire Academy series Why did I read this book: Read Vampire Academy in a day, and needed more. Pronto. (This was…
Title: Vampire Academy Author: Richelle Mead Genre: Urban Fantasy, Young Adult Stand Alone or Series: Book 1 in the Vampire Academy series Why did we read this book: Other than the fact that we are having a Richelle-A-Palooza? Thea…
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Richelle-A-Palooza!
Time for another author spotlight here at The Book Smugglers, and this time it is popular Urban Fantasy author Richelle Mead! Richelle exploded on the scene with her debut novel, Succubus Blues, and has since started the Vampire Academy…
Another week, another stash. First things first, we have a winner for our Hex Appeal giveaway: Tetewa Congrats! Drop us an email at thebooksmugglers AT hotmail DOT com with your mailing address, and we will get the book off…
Title: Succubus Blues Author: Richelle Mead Genre: Urban Fantasy, Paranormal Romance-ish Stand Alone or Series: First book in the Georgina Kincaid series Summary: (from amazon.com)Succubus (n.) An alluring, shape-shifting demon who seduces and pleasures mortal men. Pathetic (adj.) A…