Originally a self-published novel and soon to be published as hardcover by Hodder in the UK, The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers has earned acolytes, enthusiastic reviews and a Kitschies nomination. We had to…
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Reading Comics: Lazarus, Vol. 1: Family by Greg Rucka and Michael Lark
Ana’s adventures in Reading Comics continue with Lazarus, Vol. 1. Title: Lazarus, Vol. 1: Family Author: Greg Rucka / Art by Michael Lark Genre: Dystopian Science Fiction,, Comics Publisher: Image Comics Publication Date: October 2013 Hardcover: 106 pages Eisner-winning…
Seraphina is back in this entertaining and highly anticipated sequel. While it’s still a solid fantasy novel, Shadow Scale never quite manages to hit the high, sweet notes that made me fall in love with Seraphina. Title: Shadow Scale…
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Old School Wednesdays Readalong: A Bride’s Story, Vol. 1 by Kaoru Mori
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)…
My experience reading The Girl in the Road by Monica Byrne can be boiled down to: this was an amazing novel until it wasn’t anymore. I am deeply conflicted about it. Title: The Girl in the Road Author: Monica…
The Grace of Kings is excellent in many ways and highly disappointing in one major aspect. There is a lot that that can be said about it but my review will concentrate on structure, narrative, ideas and… women. Title:…
8 Rated Books Book Reviews Read Diversely Reading Comics
Reading Comics: Ms Marvel, Vol 1 – No Normal + Ms. Marvel, Vol. 2: Generation Why
Beginning in February 2014, the Ms Marvel series written by G. Willow Wilson, launched a storyline that sees the first Muslim superhero to headline a comic series. Beginning in February 2014, the Ms Marvel series written by G. Willow…
It’s Friday and we are over at Kirkus! Today it’s Thea’s turn with a review of The Stars Seem So Far Away by Margrét Helgadóttir Go HERE for the full scoop.…
There are those books that grab you by the throat and don’t let go. Infandous is one such book. This is a short review of a short novel that is perfectly concise in its telling, beautiful in its writing,…
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Old School Wednesdays: Silver on the Tree (The Dark is Rising Sequence #5) by Susan Cooper
Ana has been reading The Dark Is Rising Sequence for the past few months. Today, she takes on the final book in the series, Silver on the Tree. Old School Wednesdays is a weekly Book Smugglers feature. We came…
