Title: Brown Girl Dreaming Author: Jacqueline Woodson Genre: Historical, Memoir, Middle GRade Publisher: Nancy Paulsen Books Publication Date: August 2014 Hardcover: 336 pages Jacqueline Woodson, one of today’s finest writers, tells the moving story of her childhood in mesmerizing…
Browsing Category
Book Reviews
It’s Friday, which means we are over at Kirkus! Today Ana is talking about Love and Romanpunk by Tansy Rayner Roberts: She loved this collection of short stories – it’s funny and fun. Go here to read more about…
5 Rated Books 6 Rated Books Book Reviews Old School Wednesdays
Old School Wednesdays Readalong: Shards of Honor by Lois McMaster Bujold
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: Stitching Snow Author: R.C. Lewis Genre: Fairy Tale Retellings, Science Fiction, Young Adult Publisher: Disney-Hyperion Publication Date: October 2014 Hardcover: 338 pages Princess Snow is missing. Her home planet is filled with violence and corruption at the hands…
It’s Friday, which means we’re over at Kirkus! Today it’s Thea’s turn with a review of highly anticipated novel Broken Monsters by Lauren Beukes… It’s a beautifully written book, that walks the line nicely between cop procedural thriller and…
Title: Foulsham Author: Edward Carey Genre: Gothic, Fantasy, Young Adult Publisher: Hot Key Books (UK) / Overlook Juvenile (US) Publication Date: September 2014 Hardcover: 400 pages Foulsham, London’s great filth repository, is bursting at the seams. The walls that…
An aesthetically gorgeous movie that fails to deliver on any other meaningful level. NOTE: This review, particularly the latter portion, contains spoilers. If you wish to avoid spoilers altogether, you may want to look away. Interstellar (Paramount Pictures and…
8 Rated Books Book Reviews Progressive Publishers Doing Cool Things Read Diversely
Book Review: A Hero at the End of the World by Erin Claiborne
Title: A Hero at the End of the World Author: Erin Claiborne Genre: Fantasy, Young Adult Publisher: Big Bang Press Publication Date: November 11 2014 Hardcover: 308 pages Sixteen year-old Ewan Mao knows one thing for certain: according to…
Title: In A Handful of Dust Author: Mindy McGinnis Genre: Post-Apocalypse, Dystopia, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult Publisher: Katherine Tegen Books Publication Date: September 2014 Hardcover: 384 pages The only thing bigger than the world is fear. Lucy’s life by…
