The Feats of Strength are an integral part of our annual Smugglivus Tradition. In previous years, the Feats of Strength were a challenge in which we dared each other to read a book that we knew was so far…
Young Adult
Title: In the After Author: Demitria Lunetta Genre: Apocalypse, Dystopia, Science Fiction, Young Adult Publisher: Harper Teen Publication Date: June 2013 Hardcover: 455 Pages They hear the most silent of footsteps. They are faster than anything you’ve ever seen.…
Title: Fragments Author: Dan Wells Genre: Post-Apocalypse, Dystopia, Science Fiction, Young Adult Publisher: Balzer + Bray Publication Date: February 2013 Hardcover: 564 Pages Kira Walker has found the cure for RM, but the battle for the survival of humans…
Smugglivus 2013 Guest Author: Imogen Howson (& Giveaway)
Welcome to Smugglivus 2013! Throughout this month, we will have daily guests – authors and bloggers alike – looking back at their favorite reads of 2013, and looking forward to events and upcoming books in 2014. Who: Imogen Howson,…
Title: These Broken Stars Author: Amie Kaufman & Meagan Spooner Genre: Science Fiction, Young Adult, Romance Publisher: Disney Hyperion Publication Date: December 2013 Hardcover: 374 Pages It’s a night like any other on board the Icarus. Then, catastrophe strikes:…
Welcome to Smugglivus 2013! Throughout this month, we will have daily guests – authors and bloggers alike – looking back at their favorite reads of 2013, and looking forward to events and upcoming books in 2014. Who: Sarah McCarry…
It’s Friday, which means we are over at Kirkus! Today, Ana reviews Twinmaker by Sean Williams – a futuristic, dystopian SciFi featuring body transmitters: BEAM ME UP, SCOTTY (sorry, this was inevitable). Go here to get the full scoop.…
Contemporary YA Round-up: The Blonde of the Joke by Bennett Madison & Wise Young Fool by Sean Beaudoin
Another quick round-up of recent reads – Contemporary YA this time (can you tell I am catching up with ALL THE THINGS before the end of the year?) “There are three and only three rules for shoplifting,” Francie instructed…
Today we are delighted to host an exclusive excerpt reveal! The book is called The Nightmare Dilemma, the second book in the Arkwell Academy series by Mindee Arnett, author of YA fantasy, science fiction, and horror. The Nightmare Dilemma…
Title: Not a Drop to Drink Author: Mindy McGinnis Genre: Dystopia, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult Publisher: Katherine Tegen Books Publication Date: September 2013 Hardcover: 320 Pages Regret was for people with nothing to defend, people who had no water.…