“On The Smugglers’ Radar” is a new feature for books that have caught our eye: books we heard of via other bloggers, directly from publishers, and/or from our regular incursions into the Amazon jungle. Thus, the Smugglers’ Radar was…
Title: The Spirit Thief Author: Rachel Aaron Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Orbit Publication Date: October 2010 Paperback: 336 Eli Monpress is talented. He’s charming. And he’s a thief. But not just any thief. He’s the greatest thief of the age…
Title: Troubled Waters Author: Sharon Shinn Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Ace Publication Date: October 2010 Hardcover: 400 Pages The author of the Twelve Hours series welcomes readers to a new fantasy world, where the elements rule. Zoe Ardelay receives astonishing…
Title: Living Hell Author: Catherine Jinks Genre: Science Fiction, Horror, Young Adult Publisher: Harcourt Children’s Books Publication Date: April 2010 Hardcover: 272 Pages What happens when a single moment changes everything? For seventeen-year-old Cheney, life on earth exists only…
Title: The Shadow Speaker Author: Nnedi Okorafor-Mbachu Genre: Speculative Fiction, Young Adult, Post-Apocalypse Publisher: Hyperion Book CH Publication Date: March 2009 Paperback: 352 pages Stand alone or series: Stand alone but with room for more. When 15-year-old Ejii witnesses…
Title: Please Ignore Vera Dietz Author: A. S. King Genre: Contemporary YA Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers Publication Date: October 2010 Hardcover: 336 pages Stand alone or series: Stand alone Vera’s spent her whole life secretly in love…
Hello everybody!!! Ana here, to talk about my very eventful week. Why eventful? Why, I am glad you asked: It all started last weekend when I was introduced to The Vampire Diaries by Karen Mahoney. She made me watch…
The Monstrumologist books by Rick Yancey are amongst Thea’s current favorite series – she absolutely loved these two books – so when we were offered copies to giveaway here, we were more than happy to accept so that we…
What She Said: The Magicians and Mrs Quent & The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms
Today we bring you the latest installment in our feature, “What She Said…” in which we both review books that the other has already read and reviewed. The idea arose because of the dilemma that if one of us…
Title: The Tomorrow Code Author: Brian Faulkner Genre: Apocalyptic, Science Fiction, Young Adult Publisher: Random House for Young Readers Publication Date: September 2009 Paperback: 368 Pages “The end of the world started quietly enough for Tane Williams and Rebecca…

















