“I’m not afraid of dying. But I am afraid of dying here.” She swept her hand over the room, the tavern, the city. “I’d rather die on an adventure than live standing still.” Title: A Darker Shade of Magic…
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“Everywhere you go, pain and misery seem to follow. Well, I’m done following along with it. I won’t be a part of your violence anymore. And I won’t let the children be infected by it either.” Title: Sweet Tooth:…
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Sweet Tooth Friday: “Endangered Species” (Vol. 4) by Jeff Lemire
“Everywhere you go, pain and misery seem to follow. Well, I’m done following along with it. I won’t be a part of your violence anymore. And I won’t let the children be infected by it either.” Title: Sweet Tooth:…
It’s Friday, which means we are over at Kirkus for our regular weekly column! Today Thea reviews Lovecraftian contemporary fantasy novel Harrison Squared by Daryl Gregory. Starring an awesome protagonist, Harrison Squared is a lot of fun (and Thea’s…
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The Walls Around Us Giveaway: Nova Ren Suma on Inspirations & Influences
In which Nova Ren Suma talks about teenage ghosts and her new novel, The Walls Around Us. We Book Smugglers are huge fans of Nova Run Suma’s work. Both of us loved her YA novel Imaginary Girls – a…
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Old School Wednesdays Dark Tower Reread: The Gunslinger by Stephen King
Old School Wednesdays presents Thea’s epic reread of The Dark Tower Series by Stephen King. May we be well-met, fellow traveler. Old School Wednesdays is a weekly Book Smugglers feature. We came up with the idea towards the end…
“What if they aren’t the solution at all, but the problem? What if they caused it? What if he caused it?” Title: Sweet Tooth: Animal Armies Written by Jeff Lemire Genre: Apocalypse, Dystopia, Comics, Graphic Novel, Science Fiction, Speculative…
It’s Friday, which means we are over at Kirkus for our regular weekly column! Thea takes over this week with a review of a highly anticipated book, dystopian YA speculative fiction novel City of Savages by Lee Kelly. A…
A dystopian-style novel with a reality television twist, The Vault of Dreamers is solid, enjoyable YA speculative fiction. Title: The Vault of Dreamers Written by Caragh M. O’Brien Genre: Speculative Fiction, Science Fiction, Young Adult Publisher: Roaring Brook Press…
It’s Friday, which means we are over at Kirkus for our regular weekly column! This week, Thea is over at Kirkus talking about a novella follow-up to This Is Not A Test by Courtney Summers (one of her Top…
