Title: The Silver Bowl Author: Diane Stanley Genre: Fantasy, Young Adult Publisher: HarperCollins Publication Date: April 2011 Hardcover: 320 Pages Unwanted at home, Molly goes to work for the king of Westria as a humble scullery maid. She arrives…
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Title: Team Human Author: Justine Larbalestier and Sarah Rees Brennan Genre: Paranormal, Contemporary, Thriller, Satire, Young Adult Publisher: Harper Teen Publication date: July 3 2012 Hardcover: 344 pages Just because Mel lives in New Whitby, a city founded by…
Hello everybody! We have another post up at Kirkus today. Worldsoul by Liz Williams features great worldbuilding and possibly the coolest cover of the year and a most awesome tagline: “What if being a librarian was the most dangerous…
Title: The Amaranth Enchantment Author: Julie Berry Genre: Fairy Tales, Fantasy, Young Adult Publisher: Bloomsbury USA Childrens Books Publication Date: March 2009 Hardcover: 320 Pages A delightful fairytale by a lyrical new voice. When Lucinda Chapdelaine was a small…
What She Said: Code Name Verity and The False Prince
Today we bring you the latest installment in our feature, βWhat She Saidβ¦β 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…
Hey everyone! Happy Friday! To start the weekend off right, we have another post up at Kirkus today… Today, our column features Thea’s review of the highly anticipated, super-meta, science fiction comedy Redshirts by the one and only John…
Title: Mr Was Author: Peter Hautman Genre: Thriller, Time Travel, Young Adult Publisher: Simon Pulse Publication date: First published: March 1st 1996 /New edition: February 2012 Paperback: 240 pages This involving tale of destiny, passion, and death takes teenager…
Title: Further: Beyond the Threshold Author: Chris Roberson Genre: Science Fiction, Space Opera Publisher: 47North (Amazon Publishing) Publication Date: May 2012 Paperback: 352 Pages The thirty-fourth century. Humankind is spread across three thousand light years in a myriad of…
Joint Review: Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo
Title: Shadow and Bone (US) / The Gathering Dark (UK) Author: Leigh Bardugo Genre: Fantasy, Young Adult Publisher: Henry Holt and Co. (US)/Indigo (UK) Publication date: June 2012 Hardcover: 368 pages/ 442 pages Surrounded by enemies, the once-great nation…
Joint Review: The Obsidian Blade by Pete Hautman
Title: The Obsidian Blade Author: Pete Hautman Genre: Science Fiction, Young Adult Publisher: Candlewick Publication date: April 2012 Hardcover: 308 pages Kicking off a riveting sci-fi trilogy, National Book Award winner Pete Hautman plunges us into a world where…