Today we bring you the latest installment in our feature, “What She Said…” in which we both review books that the other has previously read and reviewed. This feature arose because of a very serious dilemma we faced at…
Hey everyone! Happy Friday! To start the weekend off right, we have another post up at Kirkus today… Today, our column features Thea’s review of the highly anticipated, super-meta, science fiction comedy Redshirts by the one and only John…
Transcendence Blog Tour & Giveaway: C.J. Omololu on Inspirations & Influences
“Inspirations and Influences” is a series of articles in which we invite authors to write guest posts talking about their…well, Inspirations and Influences. The cool thing is that the writers are given free rein so they can go wild…
Title: Mr Was Author: Peter Hautman Genre: Thriller, Time Travel, Young Adult Publisher: Simon Pulse Publication date: First published: March 1st 1996 /New edition: February 2012 Paperback: 240 pages This involving tale of destiny, passion, and death takes teenager…
Title: Secondhand Charm Author: Julie Berry Genre: Fairy Tales, Fantasy, Young Adult Publisher: Bloomsbury USA Childrens Books Publication Date: October 2010 Hardcover: 352 Pages In a secluded village, magic sparkles on the edges of the forest. There, a young…
Title: Kill Me Softly Author: Sarah Cross Genre: Fairy Tales, Fantasy, Retelling, Young Adult Publisher: Egmont USA Publication Date: April 2012 Hardcover: 336 Pages Mirabelle’s past is shrouded in secrecy, from her parents’ tragic deaths to her guardians’ half-truths…
Hello everyone! Thea here, feeling extremely bereft as Ana has left and returned to the UK. Now that BEA has finished, we return to our regular programming. Giveaway Winner: The winner of our giveaway for Snow White and the…
“On The Smugglers’ Radar” is a new 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…
This week, we Smugglers Assembled! …to attend the BEA Book Blogger Conference on Monday and Book Expo America on Tuesday through Thursday. It was a hectic week full of meetings, get-togethers, parties, and book signings. And, while we are…
Title: The Boneshaker Author: Kate Milford / Illustrations by Andrea Offermann Genre: Historical, Fantasy, Horror, Americana, Young Adult, NOT-STEAMPUNK! Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publication date: May 21st 2010 Hardcover: 372 pages Thirteen-year-old Natalie Minks loves machines, particularly automata—self-operating mechanical…















