The Shattered Sylph by L.J Mcdonald

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Publisher:  Dorchester Where did you get this book: Purchased copy Release Date: Out now. Blurb taken from L.J Mcdonald’s site: Real love has no limitations. Kidnapped by slavers, Lizzie Petrule was dragged in chains across the Great Sea to the corrupt empire of Meridal. There beneath a floating citadel and an ocean of golden sand, [...]

Giveaway: 3 Signed Copies of Magic Bleeds by Ilona Andrews

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Who wants a  giveaway that will rock your socks off?  Well, you’re in for a treat because we have one! Thanks to the very talented and awesome writing duo that is known as Ilona Andrews, up for grabs is three signed copies of Magic Bleeds, the 4th instalment in the Kate Daniel series. Here is [...]

The Journey Part 3: Wherein I *gasp* Finish a Novel

NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) 2007. I decided to join the madness only a few days before November. There was no time for me to plan. I dove into a month where I was supposed to write 50,000 words with nothing more than a “What if?” and a couple character names. I’d already decided my [...]

Review: The Island by Sarah Singleton

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Publisher: Simon and Schuster Kids UK Where did you get this book: Review copy from publisher. Release Date: Out now. Blurb taken from the official website of Simon and Schuster UK: Otto, Jen and Charlotte have planned the trip of a lifetime to India for their gap year, before going their separate ways to university. [...]

Ghosts, Aliens and Hot Menz winners!!!!!

And the winners are…… Tracie R you have won the copy for  Darkly Luminous Fight for Persephone Parker! Marlene Breakfield You have  won a copy of  Touched by An Alien! Please email your deets to us so we can ship the books off to you! Congrats to the winners and thank you for everyone who [...]

Review: Part 1: Dark Secrets by Elizabeth Chandler

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Publisher: Simon and Schuster Kids UK, Simon Pulse Where did you get this book: Review copy from S&S. Release date: Out now. Blurb taken from Fantastic Fiction.com: She had seen Scarborough House only in her dreams. Now Megan was here, visiting the grandmother she’d never met, and her newfound cousin Matt, too handsome by far, [...]

Upcoming Books & Powerpuff Brontes!

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Since Summer is approaching, we thought that we would post some of the upcoming books that have caught our eye, and the titles we are eagerly awaiting for. Passion Play by Beth Bernobich Release date: 12th October 2010 Synopsis taken from Tor’s catalogue: Ilse Zhalina is the daughter of one of  Melnek’s more prominent merchants. She has [...]

Ghosts, Aliens and Hot Menz Giveaway

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Because of the new look of the blog (again), and because we just want to treat you all, we have another giveaway! The books up for grabs are: The Darkly Luminous Fight for Persephone Parker by Leanna Renee Hieber and Touched by an Alien by Gini Koch. Both books were highlights for me last month, [...]

Signing at Powell’s Books at Cedar Hills Crossing

On Tuesday, May 25, 2010 07:00 PM in Oregon, there is going to be a signing  at Powell’s Cedar Hills Crossing, with Ilona Andrews, Devon Monk and Lilith Saintcrow attending. Here’s the linky link: Powell’s Signing You can also pre-order signed paperbacks of the new releases by those authors. International readers can also pre-order these [...]

Our lovely new header…

…is designed by the very talented and wonderful Parajunkee Designs. For those who read our blog,  you’ll have seen the numerous design and layout changes that have occurred in the last few months. We’ve really – and I mean really – struggled with what we wanted as a look for the blog. We knew we [...]

Joint Review: The Wish List by Gabi Stevens

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Publisher: Tor Where did you get this book from: Review Copy from publisher. Release Date: Out now. Blurb taken from author’s official website: When Kristin Montgomery discovers her three aunts are fairy godmothers and she’s next in line for the job, her uncomplicated life disappears like magic. No, not like magic; it is magic. Kristin [...]