Title: Skybreaker Author: Kenneth Oppel Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy, Steampunk Publisher: Eos Publication Date: November 2005 Hardcover: 369 Pages Stand alone or series: Book 2 of the Matt Cruse trilogy Former cabin boy Matt Cruse, now a student at…
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Title: The False Princess Author: Eilis O’Neal Genre: Fantasy, Young Adult Publisher: Egmont USA Publication Date: January 2011 Hardcover: 336 pages Stand alone or series: A standalone novel to the best of my knowledge, but there’s room for subsequent…
Title: Agatha H and the Airship City Author: Phil and Kaja Foglio Genre: Gaslamp/Steampunk, Fantasy, Adventure, Romance, Mad Science! Publisher: Night Shade Books Publication Date: January 2011 Ebook: 264 Pages Adventure! Romance! Mad Science! The Industrial Revolution has escalated…
Book Review & Giveaway: The Floating Islands by Rachel Neumeier
Title: The Floating Islands Author: Rachel Neumeier Genre: Fantasy, Young Adult Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf (Random House) Publication Date: February 2011 Hardcover: 400 pages When Trei loses his family in a tragic disaster, he must search out distant relatives…
Title: Howl’s Moving Castle Author: Diana Wynne Jones Genre: Fantasy, Young Adult Publisher: Harper Collins Publication date: First edition: 1986 (This edition: 2009) Paperback: 304 pages In the land of Ingary, such things as spells, invisible cloaks, and seven-league…
Title: Never Knew Another Author: J.M. McDermott Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Night Shade Books Publication date: January 2011 Paperback: 240 Pages Fugitive Rachel Nolander is a newcomer to the city of Dogsland, where the rich throw parties and the poor…
So, last week, Ana talked about a few books she tried to read this past month, but could not finish. I really, really loathe DNFs. I try to muscle through books as much as I can – but sometimes,…
What She Said: The Waste Lands and Devil’s Kiss
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…
Did Not Finish: A Discovery of Witches, Allison Hewitt is Trapped and Delirium
I don’t finish all the books I start. There are several reasons why I do not finish a book and they vary wildly: it could be because the writing is uninspiring or the characters don’t ring true. Or because…
Guest Author (& Giveaway): Michelle Harrison 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 reign so they can go wild…