Title: Strange the Dreamer Author: Laini Taylor Genre: Fantasy, Young Adult Publisher: Little, Brown Publication Date: March 2017 Hardcover: 544 Pages The dream chooses the dreamer, not the other way around—and Lazlo Strange, war orphan and junior librarian, has…
Title: Defy the Stars Author: Claudia Gray Genre: Fantasy, Young Adult Publisher: Little, Brown Publication Date: April 2017 Hardcover: 503 Pages Our worlds belong to us. She’s a soldier. Noemi Vidal is seventeen years old and sworn to protect…
It’s Friday Saturday, which means we are over at Kirkus! Today it’s Thea’s turn, with her take on romantic fantasy… She talks about getting into the mood for the upcoming live-action adaptation of Beauty and the Beast by reading…
It’s Friday, which means we are over at Kirkus! Today it’s Thea’s turn, with a review… She reviews Heartstone by Elle Katharine White–or, as she likes to think of it, Pride and Prejudice and Dragons. Does the book live…
Title: Caraval Author: Stephanie Garber Genre: Fantasy, Young Adult, Romance Publisher: Flatiron Books Publication Date: January 31, 2017 Hardcover: 416 Pages Whatever you’ve heard about Caraval, it doesn’t compare to the reality. It’s more than just a game or…
Another spectacular, gut-wrenching beauty of a book. Title: Gemina Author: Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff Genre: Science Fiction, Epistolary Novel, Young Adult Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers Publication Date: October 2016 Hardcover: 608 Pages The highly anticipated sequel…
It’s Friday and we are over at Kirkus! Today, Ana reviews a wonderful novel by Mary Robinette Kowal: Ghost Talkers Ghosts, spies, love and war – go there to check it out.…
Superior by Jessica Lack Published 08/16/2016 | 16,757 Words A superhero’s intern falls in love with a supervillain’s apprentice in this star-crossed LGBT YA story from The Book Smugglers. Here’s the thing about being a superhero intern: there’s a…
“Inspirations and Influences” is a series of articles in which we invite authors to write guest posts talking about their Inspirations and Influences. In this feature, we invite writers to talk about their new books, older titles, and their…
In which we reveal the cover for Superior by Jessica Lack! Today we are thrilled to share with you the very penultimate cover for Book Smugglers Publishing’s Superhero season of short stories. Without further ado, BEHOLD! The smugglerific cover!…
Title: The Star-Touched Queen Author: Roshani Chokshi Genre: Fantasy, Young Adult Publisher: St. Martin’s Griffin Publication Date: April 26 2016 Hardcover: 342 Pages Fate and fortune. Power and passion. What does it take to be the queen of a…
“Inspirations and Influences” is a series of articles in which we invite authors to write guest posts talking about their Inspirations and Influences. In this feature, we invite writers to talk about their new books, older titles, and their…
Title: Heroine Complex Author: Sarah Kuhn Genre: Fantasy, Superheroes Publisher: Daw Publication Date: July 5 2016 Paperback: 368 Pages Being a superheroine is hard. Working for one is even harder. Evie Tanaka is the put-upon personal assistant to Aveda…
Deceivers and Reclaimers clash in The Dark Days Club by Alison Goodman–a tantalizing opening to a brand new trilogy. Title: The Dark Days Club Author: Alison Goodman Genre: Speculative Fiction, Historical Fantasy, Urban Fantasy, Young Adult Publisher: Viking Books…
Welcome to Smugglivus 2015! Throughout this month, we will have daily guests – authors and bloggers alike – looking back at their favorite reads of 2015, looking forward to events and upcoming books in 2016, and more. Who: Sunil…
Prunella Gentleman is my patronus and Zen Cho a new favourite author. Title: Sorcerer to the Crown Author: Zen Cho Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Ace / Macmillan Publication Date: September 2015 Paperback: 416 pages In this sparkling debut, magic and…
Luminous by A.E. Ash Published 7/21/2015 | 8,878 Words Entry number 3333. Vanguard Station Reckoning. All systems stable. Nothing new to report. It’s been nine years since the war started; nine years since she has received acknowledgement or contact…
“Inspirations and Influences” is a series of articles in which we invite authors to write guest posts talking about their Inspirations and Influences. In this feature, we invite writers to talk about their new books, older titles, and their…
In which we reveal the cover for Luminous by A.E. Ash! Today we are most delighted to unveil the second official cover of Book Smugglers Publishing’s First Contact season of short stories. Without further ado, BEHOLD! The smugglerific cover!…
It’s Friday, which means we are over at Kirkus! This week, it is Ana’s turn to take over with a review of the last book she read in 2014: Gunpowder Alchemy by Jeannie Lin Adventure! Steampunk! Alternate History China!…
Today we are delighted to be a stop on the official blog tour for This Shattered World by Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner. Thea loved These Broken Stars, the first book in this trilogy, so of course we were…
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)…
Title: Winterkill Author: Kate A. Boorman Genre: Dystopia, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult Publisher: Amulet Publication Date: September 2014 Hardcover: 319 Pages Emmeline knows she’s not supposed to explore the woods outside her settlement. The enemy that wiped out half…
Hello from chilly London! It’s Friday, which means we’re over at Kirkus. Today, Thea reviews the newest story in the Kat Incorrigible series, Courting Magic by Stephanie Burgis! It was a blast, and a fitting next adventure in Kat’s…
Title: Night Witches Author: L.J. Adlington Genre: Fantasy, Young Adult Publisher: Hodder Children’s Books Publication Date: September 2013 Paperback: 336 Pages A supernatural thriller-romance set in an all-girl teenage bomber-pilot regiment, combining witchcraft and legend. TWO NATIONS AT WAR.…