It’s Friday, which means we are over at Kirkus! Thea is list-making once again, and talking about the titles she’s most excited for this spring and summer – in the fantasy and in the science fiction camps. With some…
Fantasy
Title: Deep Down Author: Deborah Coates Genre: Contemporary Fantasy Publisher: Tor Books Publication Date: March 2013 Hardcover: 304 Pages Death stalks the haunted, windswept prairie in this chilling sequel to Wide Open Now that she’s solved her sister’s murder,…
Joint Review: The Goblin Emperor by Katherine Addison
Title: The Goblin Emperor Author: Katherine Addison Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Tor Books Publication Date: April 1 2014 Hardcover: 448 Pages The youngest, half-goblin son of the Emperor has lived his entire life in exile, distant from the Imperial Court…
Old School Wednesdays Readalong: Spindle’s End by Robin McKinley
Old School Wednesdays is a weekly Book Smuggler feature. We came up with the idea towards the end of 2012, when both Ana and Thea were feeling exhausted from the never-ending inundation of New and Shiny (and often over-hyped)…
Title: The Winner’s Curse Author: Marie Rutkoski Genre: Historical, Fantasy, Romance, Young Adult Publisher: Farrar Straus Giroux Publication Date: March 2014 Hardcover: 355 Pages Winning what you want may cost you everything you love. As a generalβs daughter in…
Today we are thrilled to unveil the gorgeous cover for upcoming middle grade fantasy novel The Witch’s Boy by Kelly Barnhill. The book has recently been selected as a BEA Middle Grade Editors’ Buzz pick AND features cover art…
It’s Friday! Which means we are over at Kirkus! Today, Ana reviews Gold & Glass and Silver & Steam by E Catherine Tobler, a fab Romance/Adventure/Fantasy romp. Is there a thing such as “literary blue balls”? If yes, Ana…
Title: Half Bad Author: Sally Green Genre: Fantasy, Young Adult Publisher: Penguin / Viking Juvenile Publication Date: March 4 2014 Hardcover: 400 Pages In modern-day England, witches live alongside humans: White witches, who are good; Black witches, who are…
Joint Review: Nightingale’s Nest by Nikki Loftin
Title: Nightingale’s Nest Author: Nikki Loftin Genre: Middle Grade, Fantasy Publisher: Razorbill Publication Date: February 20 2014 Hardcover: 256 Pages Twelve-year-old John Fischer Jr., or “Little John” as heβs always been known, is spending his summer helping his father…
This review is brought to you in conjunction with Hodderscape and the Hodderscape Review Project: Twenty hand-picked reviewers. Twelve carefully-selected books. One year. Hereβs how it works: On the first of every month (or the Friday before, if it…