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Mogsy’s Summer 2014 Reading List

Posted on June 30, 2014 19 Comments

I know I haven’t been doing so well with my past seasonal reading lists, but hey, a tradition is a tradition! Summer is a great time for some catching up, after all. I have a huge review pile at the moment and no doubt review books are going to keep coming in, but I’m also […]

YA Weekend: Half A King by Joe Abercrombie

Posted on June 29, 2014 19 Comments

Half a King by Joe Abercrombie Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy Series: Book 1 of Shattered Sea Publisher: Del Rey (July 15, 2014) Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars Half a King is marketed as a Young Adult novel so I’m also going to label it as such, but doing so […]

Lootz: Mogsy’s Book Haul

Posted on June 28, 2014 23 Comments

Featuring the new additions to my library for this past fortnight, as usual kicking things off with the physical pile… The House of the Four Winds by Mercedes Lackey and James Mallory – I’d requested an eARC of this, but then was lucky enough to win a physical copy through a sweepstakes! Really looking forward to some […]

Book Review: The Shadow Throne by Django Wexler

Posted on June 27, 2014 30 Comments

The Shadow Throne by Django Wexler Genre: Fantasy Series: Book 2 of The Shadow Campaigns Publisher: Roc (July 1, 2014) Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars I used to think military fantasy wasn’t my thing, but ever since I started reading a lot again for book blogging, it’s become even […]

PANELS: The Boys #38

Posted on June 26, 2014 Leave a Comment

The female of the species is more deadly than the male. The Boys #38

Tough Traveling: Minions

Posted on June 26, 2014 20 Comments

The Thursday feature “Tough Traveling” is the brainchild of Nathan of Review Barn, who has come up with the excellent idea of making a new list each week based on the most common tropes in fantasy, as seen in The Tough Guide to Fantasyland by Diana Wynn Jones. Nathan has invited anyone who is interested […]

Book Review: Cibola Burn by James S.A. Corey

Posted on June 25, 2014 26 Comments

Cibola Burn by James S.A. Corey Genre: Science Fiction Series: Book 4 of The Expanse Publisher: Orbit (June 17, 2014) Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars The Expanse is probably my science fiction series right now, and I think Cibola Burn is the best installment yet. Why, you ask? Well, unlike the previous books, which I felt […]

Waiting on Wednesday 06/25/14

Posted on June 25, 2014 13 Comments

“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: Heir to the Jedi by Kevin Hearne: January 13, 2015 (Del Rey/LucasBooks) The Empire and Rebellion series features stand alone books about Leia Organa, Luke Skywalker and Han […]

Posted on June 24, 2014 Leave a Comment

“Memories are dangerous things. You turn them over and over, until you know every touch and corner, but still you’ll find an edge to cut you.” ~ Mark Lawrence, Prince of Thorns

Book Review: Brown Girl in the Ring by Nalo Hopkinson

Posted on June 24, 2014 5 Comments

Brown Girl in the Ring by Nalo Hopkinson Genre: Urban Fantasy, Science-Fantasy Publisher: Hachette Book Group Date of Publication: March 15, 2001 Author Information: Website | Twitter Tiara’s Rating – 3.5 of 5 stars I know this book is classified as science fiction, but honestly, it felt more like urban fantasy to me. At best, it was […]