Title: Dark Star Author: Bethany Frenette Genre: Urban Fantasy, YA Publisher: Disney Hyperion Publication date: October 23 2012 Hardcover: 368 pages Audrey Whitticomb has nothing to fear. Her mother is the superhero Morning Star, the most deadly crime-fighter in…
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It’s Friday so this means we are over at Kirkus! This week, Thea reviews Urban Fantasy (with a twist of historical fantasy) novel Daughter of the Sword by Steve Bein. With only some reservations, Thea loved this book for…
Title: The Twelve Author: Justin Cronin Genre: Horror, (Post-)Apocalypse, Dystopia Publisher: Random House (US) / Orion (UK) Publication Date: October 2012 Hardcover: 568 Pages THE EPIC STORY OF THE PASSAGE CONTINUES At the end of The Passage, the great…
Title: Constable and Toop Author: Gareth P. Jones Genre: Gothic, Mystery, Historical, Middle Grade Publisher: Hot Key Books Publication date: October 4th 2012 Paperback: 372 pages Sam Toop lives in a funeral parlour, blessed (or cursed) with an unusual…
Title: The Changeling Sea Author: Patricia A. McKillip Genre: Fantasy, Fairy Tale, Young Adult Publisher: Firebird Publication Date: October 1988 Paperback: 144 Pages Since the day her father’s fishing boat returned without him, Peri and her mother have mourned…
Title: We Have Always Lived in the Castle Author: Shirley Jackson Genre: Gothic, Horror Publisher: Penguin Publication date: First published 1962 Paperback: 224 pages Merricat Blackwood lives on the family estate with her sister Constance and her uncle Julian.…
It’s Friday so this means we are over at Kirkus! This week, Ana reviews SciFi YA Insignia by S. J. Kincaid. Let’s just say it didn’t work for her. This is one of the reasons why: It always frustrates…
Title: The Ordinary Princess Author: M.M. Kaye Genre: Fantasy, Fairy Tale, Middle Grade/Young Adult Publisher: Puffin Publication Date: March 1980 Paperback: 128 Pages Along with Wit, Charm, Health, and Courage, Princess Amy of Phantasmorania receives a special fairy christening…
Title: The Kneebone Boy Author: Ellen Potter Genre: Gothic, Mystery, Middle Grade Publisher: Feiwel & Friends Publication date: September 2010 Hardcover: 288 pages Life in a small town can be pretty boring when everyone avoids you like the plague.…
Title: Flame of Sevenwaters Author: Juliet Marillier Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Roc Publication Date: November 2012 Hardcover: 448 Pages Bestselling author Juliet Marillier’s Sevenwaters series has been praised as a “magnificent saga” (Alernative Worlds) that is a “gripping tale of…
