Ana here, to wish you all a Happy Sunday! What are you doing today? Me, I am fulfilling a childhood dream: I am going to see Bruce Springsteen today at Hyde Park! Hooray! I simply can not wait! Before…
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Young Adult
Title: Gone and Hunger Author: Michael Grant Genre: Young Adult, Horror, Speculative Fiction Publisher: Harper TEEN Publication Dates: Gone – June 2008; Hunger – May 2009 Hardcover: Gone – 576 pages; Hunger – 608 pages Stand alone or series:…
Howdy !!! We shall start by saying: yay, Roger Federer beat Roland Garros!!! He now holds the record (along with Pete Sampras) of 14 grand- slams titles. Congratulations to Federer – we are great fans here at the UK…
Title: You Are So Undead To Me Author: Stacey Jay Genre: Young Adult, Speculative Fiction, Zombies, Romance Publisher:Razorbill (Penguin) Publication Date: January 2009 Paperback: 272 pages Stand Alone or Series: Book 1 in a planned series. Why did I…
Title: The Demon’s Lexicon Author: Sarah Rees Brennan Genre: YA/UF US Cover UK Cover Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children’s (UK) /Margaret K. McElderry (US) Publishing Date: June 1, 2009 Paperback: 432 pages (UK) / Hardcover: 336 pages (US) Stand…
Title: Strange Angels Author: Lili St. Crow Genre: YA (Paranormal) Publisher: Razorbill Publishing Date: May 14, 2009 Paperback: 304 pages Stand Alone or series: First book in a planned series Summary: Dru Anderson has what her grandmother called “the…
Title: Starfinder Author: John Marco Genre: Fantasy, Young Adult, Steampunk Publisher: Daw Publication Date: May 2009 Hardcover: 400 pages Stand alone or series: Can be read on its own; the first book of the planned Skylord series. Why did…
Another month, another dare. Every month we dare a book blogger to read a book that is outside their comfort zone and invite them to post their reviews or thoughts here. This time, the victim guest is Jessica who…
It is not a secret that we are huge fans of Melissa Marr’s books. Thea was the one who first read Wicked Lovely last year and promptly told Ana it was one of the Good Ones. From that moment…
Title: Fragile Eternity Author: Melissa Marr Genre: Speculative Fiction, Young Adult, Fantasy/Urban Fantasy Publisher: Harper Collins Publishing Date: April 2009 Hardcover: 400 pages Stand Alone/ Series: Book 3 in the Wicked Lovely series but also the direct sequel to…
Title: Graceling Author: Kristin Cashore Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy Publisher: Hartcourt Children’s Books Publication Date: October 2008 Hardcover: 480 pages Stand alone or series: Can be read as a stand alone novel, but has a forthcoming prequel-ish companion book,…
Our regular readers may have noticed two trends over the past few weeks: firstly, that I am ridiculously, shamefully behind on responding to comments and catching up on posts around the blogosphere; and secondly, that I’ve been on something…
Title: Princess of the Midnight Ball Author: Jessica Day George Genre: Fantasy, Fairy Tale Retelling, Young Adult Publisher: Bloomsbury USA Publication Date: January 2009 Hardcover: 288 pages Stand alone or series: Stand alone novel, based on The Twelve Dancing…
When word about Forest of Hands and Teeth started to spread over the net, Thea grew more and more impatient to get her greedy hands on it. She finally did and she loved it . And we have to…
Title: The Forest of Hands and Teeth Author: Carrie Ryan Genre: Speculative Fiction, Young Adult, Apocalyptic Fiction, Zombies Publisher: Delacorte Books Publication Date: March 2009 Hardcover: 320 pages Stand alone or series: Can be read as a stand alone…
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Zombie Appreciation Week – Book Review: Generation Dead by Daniel Waters
Title: Generation Dead Author: Daniel Waters Genre: Speculative Fiction, Young Adult, Zombies Publisher: Hyperion Books (DBG) Publication Date: May 2008 Hardcover: 400 pages Stand alone or series: Book 1 in the Generation Dead series. Book 2, Kiss of Life,…
Title: Eon: Dragoneye Reborn Author: Alison Goodman Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy Publisher: Viking Juvenile (Penguin) Publication Date: December 2008 Hardcover: 544 pages Stand alone or series: First book in a planned duology. Why did I read this book: Eon:…
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Joint Review: Lament: The Faerie Queen’s Deception by Maggie Steifvater
Title: Lament: The Faerie Queen’s Deception Author: Maggie Steifvater Genre: Romantic Fantasy, Young Adult Publisher: Llewellyn Worldwide, LTD. Publication Date: October 2008 Trade Paperback: 336 pages Stand alone or series: First book in a new fantasy series by debut…
Title: Little Brother Author: Cory Doctorow Genre: Speculative Fiction, Young Adult, Techno-Thriller Publisher: Tor Teen Publication Date: April 2008 Hardcover: 384 pages Stand alone or series: Stand alone novel Why did I read this book: The impressive author blurbs…
Title: The Inferior Author: Peadar O’Guilin Genre: Science Fiction-Fantasy, Dystopian, Young Adult Publisher: David Fickling Books Publication Date: June 2008 Hardcover: 448 pages Stand alone or series: The first novel in a planned trilogy. Why did I read this…
Title: Impossible Author: Nancy Werlin Genre: Fantasy, Young Adult Publisher: Dial Books (Penguin) Publication Date: September 2008 Hardcover: 384 pages Stand alone or series: Stand alone novel. Why did I read this book: I had been eying this book…
Title: The Knife of Never Letting Go (Chaos Walking 1) Author: Patrick Ness Genre: Speculative Fiction (Horror/Science Fiction), Young Adult Publisher: Candlewick Press Publication Date: September 2008 Hardcover: 492 pages Stand alone or series: Book one of the Chaos…
Title: The Adoration of Jenna Fox Author: Mary E. Pearson Genre: Young Adult, Speculative Fiction Publisher: Henry Holt and Co. Publication Date: April 29, 2008 Hardcover: 272 pages Stand alone or series: Stand alone novel Summary: (from amazon.com) Who…
Title: the dead and the gone Author: Susan Beth Pfeffer Genre: Young Adult, Speculative Fiction Stand alone or series: Book 2 of the ‘Moon Crush’ trilogy, but can be read as a stand alone novel. the dead and the…
Title: Life As We Knew It Author: Susan Beth Pfeffer Genre: Young Adult, Speculative Fiction Stand alone or series: Book 1 of the ‘Moon Crush’ trilogy. Both Life As We Knew It and book 2, the dead and the…