The Bridegroom by Amelia Mangan Published 10/27/2015 | 7,079 Words The Bridegroom is an atmospheric story of first contact and identity, and it is the first annual Halloween Tale published by Book Smugglers Publishing. When Valentine was born, no…
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In a word: HARROWING. Title: The Traitor Baru Cormorant Author: Seth Dickinson Genre: Fantasy, Speculative Fiction Publisher: Tor Publication Date: September 2015 Hardcover: 400 pages THE TRAITOR BARU CORMORANT is an epic geopolitical fantasy about one woman’s mission to…
The Vishakanya’s Choice by Roshani Chokshi Published 8/25/2015 | 4,162 Words “Did we have a choice? An honest one. A real Choice.” Who would you be if you had a choice? What would you do? Early in her life,…
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Decoding the Newbery: The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare
Decoding the Newbery is a monthly column in which Newbery Medal winners are examined and deconstructed by regular contributor and author Catherine Faris King. This month, Catherine examines the 1959 medalist The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George…
It’s Friday Saturday, which means we are over at Kirkus for our regular weekly column! Thea is talking about book one in a new series, A School for Unusual Girls by Kathleen Baldwin today! Stranje House takes a familiar…
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Book Review: Gone Crazy in Alabama by Rita Williams-Garcia
History, self-awareness, negotiated boundaries and family secrets are at the heart of Gone Crazy in Alabama, the third – and final – book in Rita Williams Garcia’s excellent Gaither Sisters series. Title: Gone Crazy in Alabama Author: Rita Williams-Garcia…
Will Frances Hardinge ever write a book I won’t like? Title: The Lie Tree Author: Frances Hardinge Genre: Fantasy, Historical Murder Mystery Publisher: Macmillan Children’s Books Publication Date: May 7 2015 Paperback: 400 pages The leaves were cold and…
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Old School Wednesdays Readalong: A Bride’s Story, Vol. 1 by Kaoru Mori
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)…
It’s Friday, which means we are over at Kirkus for our regular weekly column! Today, Thea reviews the third book in the ongoing historical fantasy series the Memoirs of Lady Trent: Voyage of the Basilisk by Marie Brennan. This…
Echo is a novel of great ambition, with four historical settings, different characters and stories in a planned symphony that doesn’t quite sound perfect when it all comes together in the end. Title: Echo Author: Pam Muñoz Ryan Genre:…
