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Title: The Obsidian Mirror Author: Catherine Fisher Genre: Fantasy, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult Publisher: Dial (US) / Hodder Children’s Books (UK) Publication Date: April 2013 (US) / October 2012 (UK) Hardcover: 384 Pages The obsidian mirror. Its…
It’s Friday, which means we are over at Kirkus! Today, Thea reviews the YA speculative fiction novel debut from Leah Bobet, Above – recently nominated for the Andre Norton Award. Great premise, intriguing voice, but ultimately all flash with…
Title: Quicksilver Author: R.J. Anderson Genre: Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult Publisher: Carolrhoda Lab Publication Date: March 2013 Hardcover: 320 Pages Back in her hometown, Tori Beaugrand had everything a teenaged girl could want—popularity, money, beauty. But she…
Title: Orleans Author: Sherri L. Smith Genre: Post-Apocalypse, Dystopia, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult Publisher: Putnam Juvenile Publication Date: March 2013 Hardcover: 336 Pages First came the storms. Then came the Fever. And the Wall. After a string of devastating…
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Orleans Blog Tour (& Giveaway): Sherri L. Smith on Inspirations & Influences
“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 best part about I&I posts? Writers are given free rein so they can go wild…
Title: The Archived Author: Victoria Schwab Genre: Contemporary, Urban Fantasy, Young Adult Publisher: Hyperion Publication Date: January 2013 Hardcover: 328 Pages Imagine a place where the dead rest on shelves like books. Each body has a story to tell,…
Hello everyone! As you may know, it is awards season – speculative fiction awards, that is. The Nebula nominees have been officially announced (and we couldn’t be more thrilled with the selection of titles), but it is also that…
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When We Wake Blog Tour: A Character Interview with Abdi (& Giveaway)
Hello, everyone! Today we are thrilled to host our stop on the official When We Wake blog tour! The third novel from the thoughtful, wonderful Karen Healey, When We Wake is a future dystopian SFF novel about an Australian…
It’s Friday, which means we are over at Kirkus! Today Thea reviews apocalyptic science fiction novel Extinction Point by Paul Antony Jones. This novel cotains blood red rain, alien spider creatures, the basic extinction of every living species on…
Title: The Lives We Lost Author: Megan Crewe Genre: Apocalyptic, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult Publisher: Disney Hyperion Publication Date: February 2013 Hardcover: 288 Pages First, the virus took Kaelyn’s friends. Then, her family. Now it’s taken away her home.…
Today we bring you the latest installment in our feature, “What She Said…” in which we both review books that the other has previously read and reviewed. This feature arose because of a very serious dilemma we faced at…
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The Year of Shadows Cover Reveal Week Day 2: Exclusive Interviews with the Illustrator and Designer (& ARC Giveaway)
Today, we are thrilled to be a part of Middle Grade author Claire Legrand‘s Cover Reveal Blog Tour! We absolutely loved Claire’s first book, delightfully creepy MG horror novel The Cavendish Home for Boys and Girls, so were thrilled…
Title: The Disappeared Author: C.J. Harper Genre: Dystopian, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult Publisher: Simon & Schuster UK Publication Date: January 2013 Paperback: 384 Pages In a future where children are segregated into institutions that range from comfortable “Learning Communities”…
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Over at Kirkus: The Six-Gun Tarot by R. S. Belcher
It’s Friday, which means we are over at Kirkus! Today we are mixing things up a bit! Both Thea and I read The Six-Gun Tarot by R.S. Belcher, and we both had COMPLETELY different interpretations and reactions to the…
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Book Review/Discussion: The Six-Gun Tarot by R.S. Belcher
Today we are mixing things up a bit! Both Ana and I read The Six-Gun Tarot by R.S. Belcher, and we both had different interpretations and reactions to the book. So, to give a dual perspective, Ana reviewed the…
Title: Doomed Author: Tracy Deebs Genre: Thriller, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult Publisher: Walker Childrens Publication Date: January 2013 Hardcover: 480 Pages Beat the game. Save the world. Pandora’s just your average teen, glued to her cell phone and laptop,…
“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 best part about I&I posts? Writers are given free rein so they can go wild…
It’s Friday so this means we are over at Kirkus! This week, Ana takes a look at some short fictions from 2012 – “The Kairos Mechanism” by Kate Milford; “Scorched Supper on New Niger” by Suzy McKee Charnas; and…
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Level 2 Blog Tour: Lenore Appelhans on Inspirations & Influences
“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 best part about I&I posts? Writers are given free rein so they can go wild…
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The Darkest Minds Blog Tour: Alexandra Bracken on Inspirations & Influences
“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 best part about I&I posts? Writers are given free rein so they can go wild…
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Thea’s Smugglivus 2012 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: Above World Author: Jenn Reese Genre: Science Fiction, Middle Grade Publisher: Candlewick Press Publication Date: February 2012 Hardcover: 368 Pages Thirteen-year-old Aluna has lived her entire life under the ocean with the Coral Kampii in the City of…
It’s Friday so this means we are over at Kirkus! This week, Thea reviews speculative fiction novel The Testament of Jessie Lamb by Jane Rogers. Longlisted for the Man Booker Prize, The Testament of Jessie Lamb is a hefty,…
Welcome to Smugglivus 2012! Throughout this month, we will have daily guests – authors and bloggers alike – looking back at their favorite reads of 2012, and looking forward to events and upcoming books in 2013. Who: Lenore Appelhans,…