It’s Friday, and we are over at Kirkus! Today, Ana reviews the craptastic Mist by Susan Krinard. I love Norse Mythology and anything that says “Loki” in the blurb is like catnip to me so I rushed to read…
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Joint Review: Rose Under Fire by Elizabeth E. Wein
Title: Rose Under Fire Author: Elizabeth E Wein Genre: Historical, WWII Publisher: Electric Monkey / Disney Hyperion Publication Date: June 3 / September 10 2013 Hardcover: 368 Pages While flying an Allied fighter plane from Paris to England, American…
The Coldest Girl in Coldtown: A Chat With Holly Black + Awesome Giveaway
We will just start by saying this: The Coldest Girl in Coldtown is an AWESOME book, a throwback to old-style vampires that are both creepy and extremely alluring. Ana will be reviewing it on Monday next week but for…
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: Conjured Author: Sarah Beth Durst Genre: Horror, Fantasy, Young Adult Publisher: Walker Childrens Publication Date: September 3rd Hardcover: 368 Pages Eve has a new home, a new face, and a new name—but no memories of her past. She’s…
Title: The Messengers Author: Edward Hogan Genre: Horror, Young Adult Publisher: Walker Books Publication Date: September 2 2013 Paperback: 224 Pages “Perhaps we’re here to save a few people. Maybe that’s the gift.” When fifteen-year-old Frances is sent down…
Old School Wednesdays Readalong: Sorcery and Cecelia by Patricia C. Wrede and Caroline Stevermer
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)…
Jersey Angel: Beth Ann Bauman on YA And The Sexually Unapologetic Girl
Jersey Angel is a Contemporary YA novel that follows the summer adventures of Angel, a young teenage girl who loves sex, who is confident about her body and who enjoys sexual escapades with several partners and is unapologetic about…
As you read this post on this here blog on this beautiful Sunday, I will be landing in Rome to celebrate mine and Dear Partner’s 10th anniversary. I am gone for the week and leave Thea to hold down…
“On The Smugglers’ Radar” is a feature for books that have caught our eye: books we have heard of via other bloggers, directly from publishers, and/or from our regular incursions into the Amazon jungle. Thus, the Smugglers’ Radar was…