Happy Sunday, everyone! After a long and hectic weekend (really, aren’t weekends supposed to be relaxing???), it’s time to gear up for another week. Around Blogland… We received the following heads up from Rebecca–Romance Readers in Australia, unite: ATTENTION…
In keeping with the holiday spirit (and since I’m in the mood for boxing with the Pavlik-Hopkins fight tonight), for this week’s ponderings… Which classic monster would win in a Monster Mash Style Bar Brawl? Dracula Real Name: Count…
Title: The Shadow of the Wind Author: Carlos Ruiz Zafón; translated by Lucia Graves Genre: Fiction, Mystery, a true Gothic Novel Stand alone or series: As is, it is a stand alone book–but author Carlos Ruiz Zafón has two…
Title: Orphans of Chaos Author: John C. Wright Genre: Fantasy Stand Alone/ Series: Volume 1 of Chronicles of Chaos trilogy Summary: For Amelia and her friends, the strict English boarding school she lives in is all she has ever…
Title: Northern Lights (US title: The Golden Compass) Author: Philip Pullman Genre: Fantasy, Young Adult Stand Alone or Series: First novel in the His Dark Materials trilogy Why did we DARE Katie to read this book: Because both of…
Title: Demon Moon Author: Meljean Brook Genre: Paranormal Romance Stand alone or series: Technically book 4 in the Guardians series, although it is the second full-length novel. It can be read as a stand alone novel (or in my…
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Happy Birthday, Linnea Sinclair!!!!
Today is Linnea Sinclair’s birthday. Linnea is the writer of many fabulous sci-fi romance books such as Games of Command, Gabriel’s Ghost and the most recent one, Shades of Dark. And she is hosting a party today at her…
Title: Foundation Author: Mercedes Lackey Genre: Fantasy Stand alone or Series: First book in the Collegium Chronicles; can be read as a stand alone, however it is part of Mercedes Lackey’s significantly larger Valdemar universe books. Why did I…
Title: Delicious Author: Sherry Thomas Genre: Historical Romance Stand Alone/ Series: Stand Alone Summary: Famous in Paris, infamous in London, Verity Durant is as well-known for her mouthwatering cuisine as for her scandalous love life. But that’s the least…
Happy Sunday, everyone! First, we bid our Richelle-A-Palooza adieu and announce the winner of our Succubus Dreams giveaway! And the winner is… WENDY Congratulations! Drop us a line at TheBookSmugglers AT hotmail DOT com with your mailing address, and…
