Hello everyone! As you may know, it is awards season – speculative fiction awards, that is. The Nebula nominees have been officially announced (and we couldn’t be more thrilled with the selection of titles), but it is also that…
And now for something completely different! At the beginning of this year, we started a new feature called Old School Wednesdays. We came up with the idea towards the end of last year, when both of us were feeling…
Title: When We Wake Author: Karen Healey Genre: Science Fiction, Young Adult Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers Publication date: March 5 2013 Hardcover: 304 pages My name is Tegan Oglietti, and on the last day of my…
When We Wake Blog Tour: A Character Interview with Abdi (& Giveaway)
Hello, everyone! Today we are thrilled to host our stop on the official When We Wake blog tour! The third novel from the thoughtful, wonderful Karen Healey, When We Wake is a future dystopian SFF novel about an Australian…
Title: Frost Burned Author: Patricia Briggs Genre: Contemporary, Urban Fantasy Publisher: Ace Publication Date: March 2013 Hardcover: 342 Pages Mercy Thompson returns in the seventh novel in the #1 New York Times bestselling series. Mercy Thompson’s life has undergone…
Hello everybody and a happy Sunday to us all! A few bits, bobs and also: OUTRAGE. Giveaway Winner: The winner of an ARC of These Broken Stars is BEE Congratulations! You know the drill. Send us an email (contact…
“On The Smugglers’ Radar” is a feature for books that have caught our eye: books we have heard of via other bloggers, directly from publishers, and/or from our regular incursions into the Amazon jungle. Thus, the Smugglers’ Radar was…
Joint Review (& Giveaway): The Madness Underneath by Maureen Johnson
Title: The Madness Underneath Author: Maureen Johnson Genre: Contemporary, Paranormal, Thriller, Urban Fantasy, Young Adult Publisher: Putnam Juvenile (US) / HarperCollins (UK) Publication date: February 2013 Hardcover: 290 pages After her near-fatal run-in with the Jack the Ripper copycat,…
It’s Friday, which means we are over at Kirkus! Today Thea reviews historical fantasy novel A Natural History of Dragons by Marie Brennan. A highly entertaining read along the lines of Amelia Peabody – with dragons – A Natural…
Title: Beautiful Music for Ugly Children Author: Kirstin Cronn-Mills Genre: Contemporary, LGBQT, Young Adult Publisher: Flux Publication date: October 1st 2012 Paperback: 262 pages “This is Beautiful Music for Ugly Children, on community radio 90.3, KZUK. I’m Gabe. Welcome…


















