It’s Friday, and we are over at Kirkus! Today, Thea takes on young adult science fiction novel – soon to be CW television show – The 100 by Kass Morgan. The verdict? Not so good – The 100 is…
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It’s Friday, which means we are over at Kirkus! Today, Thea has a mini-review of YA science fiction novel Paradox by A.J. Paquette. Unfortunately, she wasn’t enamored with the book (that’s ok, there are plenty of other science fiction…
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Middle Grade Review Bonanza: Rump by Liesl Shurtliff, Aesop’s Secret by Claudia White, and Binny for Short by Hilary McKay
The Middle Grade Review Bonanza is a new feature of 2-3 mini-reviews for short (typically 250 pages or less) MG books we both really wanted to read. It’s a new Regular Thing (and we’d love to hear your thoughts…
IT’S BACK! The Dare is back! Years ago, we had a regular feature called The Dare (and its sibling, the Guest Dare) in which we dared each other to read books outside of our comfort zone. For no real…
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Old School Wednesdays Joint Review: Dreamhunter/Dreamquake by Elizabeth Knox
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: Loki’s Wolves Author: K.L. Armstrong and M.A. Marr Genre: Fantasy / Middle Grade Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers / Atom Publication date: May 7 2013 Hardcover/Paperback: 358 pages In Viking times, Norse myths predicted the end…
5 Rated Books Book Reviews Joint Review Old School Wednesdays
Old School Wednesdays Readalong: The Naming by Alison Croggon
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)…
It’s Friday, which means we are over at Kirkus! Today, Ana reviews A Stranger in Olondria by Sofia Samatar out from the lovely Small Beer Press. Unfortunately, this one did not work for me and I talk about how…
Title: Zenn Scarlett Author: Christian Schoon Genre: Science Fiction, Young Adult Publisher: Strange Chemistry Publication Date: May 2013 Paperback: 304 Pages When you’re studying to be exoveterinarian specializing in exotic, alien life forms, school… is a different kind of…
Title: Strangelets Author: Michelle Gagnon Genre: Apocalypse, Science Fiction, Young Adult Publisher: Soho Teen Publication Date: April 2013 Hardcover: 288 Pages 17-year-old Sophie lies on her deathbed in California, awaiting the inevitable loss of her battle with cancer… 17-year-old…
