March | 2014 | The BiblioSanctum

Book Review: The Lives of Tao by Wesley Chu (#LoTaoLT)

Posted on March 16, 2014 3 Comments

The Lives of Tao by Wesley Chu Genre: Science Fiction, Historical Fiction Publisher: Angry Robot Publication Date: April 2013 Narrator: Mikael Naramore Author Info: http://www.chuforthought.com Wendy’s Rating: 4 of 5 stars I had so much fun livetweeting my read that I did it again with Wesley Chu at #LoTaoLT and lots of fun. I’m certain […]

YA Weekend: Review of Lumière and New Author Spotlight: Jacqueline Garlick

Posted on March 15, 2014 1 Comment

Lumière by Jacqueline Garlick Genre: Young Adult Fantasy Series: Book 1 of Illumination Paradox Publisher: Amazemo Books (December 3, 2013) Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating: 4 of 5 stars I thought Lumière was fantastic, so much so that I read the whole book in a day. Some parts even made me want to […]

Book Review: The Tower Broken by Mazarkis Williams

Posted on March 14, 2014 Leave a Comment

The Tower Broken by Mazarkis Williams Genre: Fantasy Series: Book 3 of Tower and Knife Trilogy Publisher: Jo Fletcher (UK: November 21, 2014) Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating: 4 of 5 stars Finishing a series is always a little bittersweet, isn’t it? I find this is absolutely the case with Mazarkis Williams’ Tower […]

Tour Review: Night Owls by Lauren M. Roy

Posted on March 13, 2014 Leave a Comment

Night Owls by Lauren M. Roy Genre: Urban Fantasy Series: Book 1 of Night Owls Publisher: Ace (February 25, 2014) Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating: 3.5 of 5 stars Score one to this book for having a protagonist who is a bookseller. And bonus points for her being a vampire too. The […]

TV/Book Review: Legend of the Seeker and Wizard’s First Rule by Terry Goodkind

Posted on March 12, 2014 7 Comments

Wizard’s First Rule by Terry Goodkind Legend of the Seeker (2008) A while back, I had myself a Legend of the Seeker marathon. The show was tastefully cheesy, fantasy fun and I enjoyed it enough to finally read its source material. Consequently, this will be as much a review of The Wizard’s First Rule, as it […]

Waiting on Wednesday 03/12/14

Posted on March 12, 2014 Leave a Comment

“Waiting On Wednesday” is a weekly meme hosted by Breaking the Spine that lets us feature upcoming releases that we can’t wait to get our hands on! Mogsy’s Pick Murder by Sarah Pinborough: May 1, 2014 (Jo Fletcher Books) This week I’m really hankering for this sequel to Mayhem by Sarah Pinborough, a great supernatural horror novel […]

Book Review: Night Broken by Patricia Briggs

Posted on March 11, 2014 5 Comments

Night Broken by Patricia Briggs Genre: Urban Fantasy Series: Book 8 of Mercy Thompson Publisher: Ace (March 11, 2014) Author Information: Website Mogsy’s Rating: 4 of 5 stars Mercy Thompson is a favorite urban fantasy of mine, one of the long-running series that I’ve kept up with NO MATTER WHAT. Clearly so much has changed […]

Book Review: Words of Radiance by Brandon Sanderson

Posted on March 10, 2014 2 Comments

Words of Radiance by Brandon Sanderson Genre: Epic Fantasy Series: Book 2 of The Stormlight Archive Publisher: Tor (March 4, 2014) Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating: 5 of 5 stars I don’t know what was more intimidating, the size of Words of Radiance when I first beheld it, or the thought of having […]

Mogsy’s Book Haul

Posted on March 9, 2014 Leave a Comment

The beginning of every month always sees a ton of amazing new releases, so I may have picked up a couple of those this week…and then some. This week also saw more than the arrival of just books though, for my highly-anticipated package filled with The Iron Wolves–related goodies arrived from across the pond! Included […]

Book Review: Talus and the Frozen King by Graham Edwards

Posted on March 9, 2014 Leave a Comment

Talus and the Frozen King by Graham Edwards Genre: Mystery, Fantasy Series: Stand alone (so far) Publisher: Solaris (March 25, 2014) Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating: 4 of 5 stars Well now, this book was a pleasant surprise. Meet Talus, touted by the book’s description as the world’s first detective, which is indeed […]