August | 2014 | The BiblioSanctum

YA Weekend: Angelfall by Susan Ee

Posted on August 31, 2014 19 Comments

Angelfall by Susan Ee Series: Penryn & the End of Days #1 Genre: Young Adult, Supernatural, Post-Apocalyptic Publisher: Feral Dream (May 2011) Author Info: http://www.SusanEe.com Wendy’s Rating ~ 4 of 5 stars Angelfall is a refreshing and welcome take on the end of the world. Young adult novels are not usually to my taste, mainly because […]

Lootz: Mogsy’s Book Haul

Posted on August 30, 2014 26 Comments

Welcome to this feature where I showcase the books I bought or received for review in the past couple of weeks. First, the physical pile: The Mad Apprentice – *does a happy dance* This book is the second installment of the middle-grade series The Forbidden Library which isn’t coming out for a while yet (next April) but I’m so excited […]

Graphic Novel Review: Batman vol.1: The Court of Owls by Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo

Posted on August 29, 2014 8 Comments

Batman, Vol. 1: The Court of Owls by Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo Series: Batman vol II #1-7 Publisher: DC Comics Author Info | Artist Info Wendy’s Rating ~ 4 of 5 stars What is Gotham? Well, according to Batman, Gotham is Batman. This is how the first issue opens, with Batman’s conceit on full display. All the […]

Tough Traveling: Towers

Posted on August 28, 2014 23 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: Shattering the Ley by Joshua Palmatier

Posted on August 27, 2014 10 Comments

Shattering the Ley by Joshua Palmatier Genre: Fantasy Series: Book 1 Publisher: DAW (July 1, 2014) Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating: 3 of 5 stars I’m a pretty fast reader, but Shattering the Ley still took me about a couple months to read, due to the fact I started it earlier this summer right around the time when things got […]

Waiting on Wednesday 08/27/14

Posted on August 27, 2014 14 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: Prince Lestat by Anne Rice: October 28, 2014 (Knopf) I know, I know. Despite the later Vampire Chronicles novels kinda going downhill, I can’t help it. I see Anne Rice and another vampire […]

Graphic Novel Review: Superman Earth One (vol.1&2) by J. Michael Straczynski and Shane Davis

Posted on August 26, 2014 5 Comments

Superman: Earth One by J. Michael Straczynski and Shane Davis Publisher: DC Comics (November 2010/2012) Wendy’s Rating ~ 2 of 5 stars I am still searching for a story about Superman that will make me like him, that will make his acceptance into society make sense. Based on the fact that several origin stories, along with […]

Book Review: Lock In by John Scalzi + Novella Review: Unlocked

Posted on August 25, 2014 26 Comments

Lock In by John Scalzi Genre: Science Fiction Series: Stand Alone Publisher: Tor (August 26, 2014) Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars Whenever I need a good pick-me-up or book to brighten up my day I always turn to John Scalzi, and he hasn’t let me down yet. I’ve been a big fan of his ever since […]

Sunday Musings

Posted on August 24, 2014 6 Comments

The sun is shining, the birds are singing. But it’s awfully humid, so I’m just going to muse in the basement where it’s nice and cool. CURRENTLY READING Apocalypse fiction has been a pretty big topic for me recently, and I suspect this great big conversation influenced my recent reading choice of Susan Ee’s Angelfall. I jumped […]

YA Weekend and GIVEAWAY: Storm Siren by Mary Weber

Posted on August 23, 2014 12 Comments

*** The giveaway is now over, thank you to everyone who entered! *** Storm Siren by Mary Weber Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy Series: Book 1 of Storm Siren Publisher: Thomas Nelson (August 19, 2014) Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating: 3.5 of 5 stars When I finished Storm Siren, I was speechless. If I am correct about what the ending […]