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…
Book Reviews
Old School Wednesdays Readalong: Archer’s Goon by Diana Wynne Jones
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: Linked Author: Imogen Howson Genre: Dystopia, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers (US) / Quercus (UK) Publication Date: June 2013 (US) / August 2013 (UK) Hardcover: 368 Pages Elissa used…
Title: Into the Grey Author: Celine Kiernan Genre: Historical, Horror, Ghosts, Young Adult Publisher: Walker Publication Date: August 1 2013 Paperback: 272 Pages I think the fire changed us – me and Dom. I think that’s how the goblin-boy…
Hello everyone and happy Friday! Today, we’re pleased to do something a little bit different on the blog. We are presenting you with a joint review, but it’s not a joint review between Ana and Thea – this time,…
It’s Friday, which means we are over at Kirkus! Today, Ana reviews All Our Yesterdays by Cristin Terrill, one of the YA Buzz titles from BEA. Go HERE to see what she thought.…
Title: Viral Nation Author: Shaunta Grimes Genre: Apocalypse, Dystopia, Horror, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction Publisher: Berkley Trade Publication Date: July 2013 Paperback: 320 Pages After a virus claimed nearly the entire global population, the world changed. The United States…
Title: Exodus Author: Paul Antony Jones Genre: Apocalypse, Horror, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction Publisher: 47North (Amazon Publishing) Publication Date: June 2013 Paperback: 292 Pages Reporter Emily Baxter survived the alien red rain that blanketed and annihilated the human race.…
The (Nonfiction) Dare: Gossip from the Forest – The Tangled Roots of Our Forests and Fairytales by Sara Maitland
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…
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…