Monthly Archives: June 2013
Mogsy: A Book That Makes You Sad
Posted on June 26, 2013 Leave a Comment
11/22/63 by Stephen King Can I take “Book that made me sad” to also mean “Book that made me bawl my friggin’ eyes out so hard that I couldn’t even see well enough to finish the last page”? If so, this would be it. 11/22/63 isn’t really that sad per se, but the […]
Book Review: Seraphina by Rachel Hartman
Posted on June 25, 2013 1 Comment
Seraphina byRachel Hartman Know how I’ve always marveled and pondered the many ways authors handle the subject of dragons? Well, in Seraphina, they are intelligent, possess advanced technology, and have a magical ability that lets them take human form. The book takes place in a world where humans and dragonkind exist in a constant state […]
Wendy’s Book Haul (aka Book Lootz!)
Posted on June 24, 2013 Leave a Comment
I told Mogsy that my latest BookCloseOuts order had arrived and she demanded visual evidence. So here it is!
Book Review: A Natural History of Dragons by Marie Brennan
Posted on June 24, 2013 3 Comments
A Natural History of Dragons: A Memoir by Lady Trent byMarie Brennan Wow, I really liked this book — everything from the story and the characters and the writing down to its stark yet elegant cover which first drew my eye to its spot sitting on a store bookshelf. I blame my background in the […]
Wendy: Favourite Female Character
Posted on June 23, 2013 Leave a Comment
I have several favourite female characters, two of whom have already appeared in Character Appreciation Posts. For the reading challenge, I opted for someone a little more unusual. In fact, Vergere is a Star Wars character that I mocked, initially, because really? She’s a Jedi chicken! How could I possibly take her seriously? Then I […]
Comic Review Bites
Posted on June 23, 2013 1 Comment
Mystery Society by Steve Niles and Fiona Staples A sexy couple with the means and the motivation to solve some of the more unusual crimes are recruiting members for their new Mystery Society. Conveniently, a ghoul named Secret Skull and Jules Verne’s brain encased in a quirky robot body apply for the job. Add the atomic […]
Book Review: The Spirit Thief by Rachel Aaron
Posted on June 23, 2013 Leave a Comment
The Spirit Thief byRachel Aaron Rachel Aaron’s The Legend of Eli Monpress is a series that has repeatedly popped up on my recommendations lists in the past; I swear every few weeks I’ll be browsing through suggestions on my online book stores or Goodreads pages as usual and this blue cover will show up, with […]
Book Review: World War Z by Max Brooks
Posted on June 22, 2013 Leave a Comment
World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War by Max Brooks The thing that sets this zombie story apart from the others I’ve experienced is right there in the title: WORLD War Z. So many other zombie stories are America-centric and work on the vague notion that the epidemic is occurring elsewhere in […]
Cover Lover: Revolution
Posted on June 22, 2013 Leave a Comment
Welcome to Cover Lover, a feature on this blog dedicated to book covers! For a long time, I’d wanted a place where I can share some of my favorite covers, or talk about any that might have caught my eye. So when I came across this idea on fellow gamer/book lover Angelya’s site The Oaken […]
Comic Review: Dejah Thoris vol.4 by Robert Place Napton
Posted on June 21, 2013 Leave a Comment
Warlord of Mars Dejah Thoris Volume 4: The Vampire Men of Saturn Tp by Robert Place Napton My husband and I saw the John Carter movie and thought it was reasonably good. I didn’t expect the movie to hold true to the book, but I didn’t expect to dislike the book quite so much. Pulp […]
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