Title: The Declaration Author: Gemma Malley Genre: YA Publisher: Bloomsbury (UK & USA) Publishing Date: May 2008 (UK)/ August 2008 (USA) Paperback: 320 pages Stand alone or series: Book 1 in a two book duology. Summary: (from amazon.com) Itβs…
Speculative Fiction
Weekend is nearly over for us in the UK but you guys in the US still have one day off to look forward to! Meanwhile, here is what we have planned this week: On Monday, Ana reviews The Infinite…
Today we bring you a new feature, called “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 reads and…
Title: Catching Fire Author: Suzanne Collins Genre: Dystopian, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult Publisher: Scholastic Press Publication Date: September 1, 2009 Hardcover: 400 pages Stand alone or series: Book 2 in the Hunger Games trilogy. Why did I read this…
Title: The Strain Author: Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Hogan Genre: Horror, Speculative Fiction Publisher: William Morrow (US) / Harper Collins (UK) Publication Date: June 2009 (US & UK) Hardcover: 416 pages Stand alone or series: Book 1 in…
Title: Skinned Author: Robin Wasserman Genre: Speculative Fiction, Dystopian, Young Adult Publisher: Simon Pulse (US) / Simon & Schuster Children’s (UK) Publication Date: September 2008 (US) / August 2009 (UK) Paperback: 384 pages Stand alone or series: Book 1…
Joint Review: Wake by Lisa McMann
Title: Wake Author: Lisa McMann Genre: Speculative Fiction, Young Adult Publisher: Simon Pulse (US) / Simon & Schuster (UK) Publication Date: December 2008 (US) / October 2009 (UK) Paperback: 224 pages Stand alone or series: Book 1 of the…
Title: Dull Boy Author: Sarah Cross Genre: Speculative Fiction, Superheroes, Young Adult Publisher: Dutton Juvenile Publication Date: May 2009 Hardcover:308 pages Why did I read this book: I’d had my eye on Dull Boy since last year, and kept…
Title: Kiss of Life Author: Daniel Waters Genre: Young Adult, Horror, Speculative Fiction, Zombies Publisher: Hyperion Publication Date: May 2009 Hardcover: 416 pages Stand alone or series: Book 2 in the ongoing Generation Dead series. Why did I read…
Book Review: Apocalypse 2012 by Gary Jennings, Robert Gleason & Junius Podrug
Title: Apocalypse 2012 Author: Gary Jennings, Robert Gleason & Julius Podrug Genre: Speculative Fiction, Thriller, Historical-Fantasy Publisher: Tor/Forge Publication Date: June 2009 Hardcover: 384 pages Stand alone or series: Book 3 in the Aztec series, but can theoretically be…








