Tag: YA

Spellbound Trilogy Tour Stop and Giveaway

Spellbound Trilogy Tour Stop and Giveaway

Today we are excited to host a tour for the Spellbound Trilogy by Nicki Jefford where she shares an excert from Entangled and gives away a swag pack!

“Dysfunctional Families”: On YA and Responsible Parenting

“Dysfunctional Families”: On YA and Responsible Parenting

Today we have a guest post from The Book Lantern’s Katya on Dysfunctional Parents in YA and what responsibilities parents have in regards to what reading material kids have access to.

Review: Delirium by Lauren Oliver

Review: Delirium by Lauren Oliver

Kat Kennedy reviews Delirium by Lauren Oliver where she questions the believability of a loveless society.

Cover Reveal and Giveaway for Stormdancer by Jay Kristoff

Cover Reveal and Giveaway for Stormdancer by Jay Kristoff

Today’s Cover Reveal of Jay Kristoff’s AMAZING Stormdancer US Cover. Enter the draw here at Cuddlebuggery for the chance to win an ARC of Stormdancer, AND get your bonus question to enter a second competition for a Stormdancer ARC.

Author Interview with Jay Kristoff

Author Interview with Jay Kristoff

Kat and Steph enjoy a friendly chat with Jay Kristoff in anticipation of the cover reveal for his new US Cover for Stormdancer. There are shenanigans. And deviance. And a lovely surprise for our readers.

Review: I’ll Tell You Mine by Pip Harry and Giveaway

Review: I’ll Tell You Mine by Pip Harry and Giveaway

Kat Kennedy reviews Pip Harry’s I’ll Tell You Mine on the blog today. Fact: Kat Kennedy is not entirely sure what a Goth is or whether she likes it. Lesser known fact: The Gothipotumos is not a real creature. She iz disappoint.

Review: Blackwood by Gwenda Bond

Review: Blackwood by Gwenda Bond

Cuddlebuggery’s favorite Devil’s Advocate, Archer, stops by to give his take on Gwenda Bond’s debut novel, Blackwood, with a side of rant!

Four Concept Books That Need To Be Awesome

Kat’s list of four concept books, yet to be released, that NEED to be awesome. They NEED to live up to their promise – because, if they didn’t, then the world may implode and reason may fail and the Earth may stop turning. Also, Kat will be really pissed.

Review: The Hunt by Andrew Fukuda

Review: The Hunt by Andrew Fukuda

A bit of a rant, yet detailed review from Stephanie Sinclair on Andrew Fukuda’s novel, The Hunt.

Review: Girl of Nightmares by Kendare Blake

Review: Girl of Nightmares by Kendare Blake

A strange and mysterious journal is found at the scene of a death. The contents point to a likely cause: Girl of Nightmares by Kendare Blake. Whatever horrors await, it can’t be worse than waiting for Girl of Nightmares to be released. Kat Kennedy’s review of Blake’s second novel in the Anna Dressed in Blood universe.

Review: Fury by Shirley Marr

Review: Fury by Shirley Marr

Stephanie Sinclair finally reviews Shirley Marr’s debut novel, Fury. WARNING: Review may contain some amounts of rage subdued by an image Ryan Gosling. You’ve been warned.

Review: Chopsticks by Jessica Anthony and Rodrigo Corral

Review: Chopsticks by Jessica Anthony and Rodrigo Corral

Stephanie Sinclair reviews Jessca Anthony and Rodrigo Corral’s remarkable photographic novel, Chopsticks, proving that sometimes buying a book on a whim doesn’t always end in a furious, ranting review.

Review: Die For Me by Amy Plum

Review: Die For Me by Amy Plum

Kat Kennedy doesn’t really review Die For Me by Amy Plum. But, instead she takes a deep, scholarly look into the underlying themes and messages of the novel and how that reflects on humanity as whole and in our every day lives. Haha. Not really.

Review: Seraphina by Rachel Hartman

Review: Seraphina by Rachel Hartman

Introducing Cuddlebuggery friend and probable-evil mastermind, Adam Archer, for a guest post! Adam Archer review’s Rachel Hartman’s brilliant debut, Seraphina.

Review: The Treachery of Beautiful Things by Ruth Francis Long

Review: The Treachery of Beautiful Things by Ruth Francis Long

Kat Kennedy reviews Ruth Francis Long’s The Treachery of Beautiful Things – a book about fairies in which she talks extensively on sex. And virginity. And hot fairy sex.

Review: Once by Anna Carey and Signed Giveaway!

Review: Once by Anna Carey and Signed Giveaway!

Stephanie Sinclair reviews Anna Carey’s sophomore novel, Once, second installment to the Eve series. There is also a chance to win a signed copy of Eve!

Review: Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo

Review: Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo

Kat Kennedy reviews Leigh Bardugo’s YA fantasy debut novel, Shadow and Bone.

Review: Girl of Nightmares by Kendare Blake

Review: Girl of Nightmares by Kendare Blake

Stephanie Sinclair reviews the chilling conclusion of Kendare Blake’s Anna Dressed in Blood series, Girl of Nightmares. Also, she may or may not end up eating her words. Possibly.

How We Would Have Ended it – Twilight by Stephenie Meyer

How We Would Have Ended it – Twilight by Stephenie Meyer

What if Bella rejected Edward in Twilight? Stephanie Sinclair toys with this interesting ending in Cuddlebuggery’s segment of How We Would Have Ended It.

How We Would Have Ended It – Hush Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick

How We Would Have Ended It – Hush Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick

How We Would Have Ended It. Kat Kennedy re-imagines the end of Fitzpatrick’s debut novel, Hush Hush. If Nora was 50% bitchier and found Patch 40% less attractive. Predictably it contains, on average, 80% more casual violence, swearing and made-up words.

Review: Cinder by Marissa Meyer

Review: Cinder by Marissa Meyer

Stephanie Sinclair reviews Marissa Meyer’s debut YA fantasy, Cinder, with appropriate levels of fangirling.
“Humans and androids crowd the raucous streets of New Beijing. A deadly plague ravages the population. From space, a ruthless lunar people watch, waiting to make their move. No one knows that Earth’s fate hinges on one girl. . . .”

Review: Gone, Gone, Gone by Hannah Moskowitz

Review: Gone, Gone, Gone by Hannah Moskowitz

In the wake of the post-9/11 sniper shootings, fragile love finds a stronghold in this intense, romantic novel from the author of Break and Invincible Summer. Kat Kennedy reviews Hannah Moskowitz’s newest contemporary novel, Gone, Gone, Gone.

Review: The Immortal Rules by Julie Kagawa

Review: The Immortal Rules by Julie Kagawa

Kat Kennedy expresses her love for Julie Kagawa’s vampire novel, The Immortal Rules, entirely in images.

Review: Immortal Rules by Julie Kagawa

Review: Immortal Rules by Julie Kagawa

“In a future world, Vampires reign. Humans are blood cattle. And one girl will search for the key to save humanity.”
Stephanie Sinclair reviews Julie Kagawa’s newest vampire novel, The Immortal Rules. No sparkles, just blood.

Review and Giveaway: Night Beach by Kirsty Eagar

Review and Giveaway: Night Beach by Kirsty Eagar

Imagine there is someone you like so much that just thinking about them leaves you desperate and reckless. You crave them in a way that’s not rational, not right, and you’re becoming somebody you don’t recognise, and certainly don’t respect, but you don’t even care. Kat’s review of Kirsty Eagar new novel, Night Beach.