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Lootz: Mogsy’s Book Haul

Posted on August 16, 2014 22 Comments

Very excited about this week’s Book Lootz: Tainted Blood – kicking things off with this ARC of my most anticipated book this fall! It’s book 3 of the Generation V series by M.L. Brennan, and I have her to thank for sending me this lovely gem. Words cannot express my gratitude and excitement. The Ultra Thin […]

Book Review: Into The Fire by Peter Liney

Posted on August 15, 2014 10 Comments

Into the Fire by Peter Liney Genre: Science Fiction, Dystopian Series: Book 2 of The Detainee Publisher: Jo Fletcher (UK: July 3, 2014) Author’s Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating: 3.5 of 5 stars “Out of the frying pan and into the fire”, so the saying goes to describe going from a bad situation to a worse one, and that’s exactly what […]

Tough Traveling: Saving the World!

Posted on August 14, 2014 26 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 […]

“Do you stop loving someone after they betray you? I don’t think so. That’s what makes the betrayal hurt so much.” Mistborn: The Final Empire by Brandon Sanderson

Novella Review: John Golden: Heroes of Mazaroth by Django Wexler

Posted on August 13, 2014 19 Comments

John Golden: Heroes of Mazaroth by Django Wexler Genre: Urban Fantasy Series: Book 2 of John Golden Publisher: Ragnarok (August 11, 2014) Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating: 5 of 5 stars It’s not too often I come across a unique and original concept in urban fantasy, but move over denizens of the world of the paranormal and say hello to […]

Waiting on Wednesday 08/13/14

Posted on August 13, 2014 15 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: Legion: Skin Deep by Brandon Sanderson: November 30, 2014 (Subterranean Press) It doesn’t matter if he writes 1000 pages or 100 pages for a book, it always amazes me […]

Book Review: Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. Heinlein

Posted on August 12, 2014 17 Comments

Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. Heinlein Genre: Science Fiction Publisher: Ace Books (1991; originally published in 1962) Author Info Wendy’s Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars I read this because I wanted to grok the meaning of the word grok. I was introduced to the word some time ago, and was recently reminded of […]

Scarlet, Vol. 1 by Brian Michael Bendis and Alex Maleev

Posted on August 11, 2014 7 Comments

Scarlet, Vol. 1 by Brian Michael Bendis Genre: Crime, Corruption Publisher: Marvel: (July 2011) Author Info: http://www.jinxworld.com Artist Info: http://www.maleev.com Wendy’s Rating: 5 of 5 stars A good cover can be all it takes to draw me in. This past month, that’s happened twice for me, first with A Voice in the Dark, Volume 1, […]

Character Appreciation Post: Ista and The Bastard

Posted on August 10, 2014 3 Comments

In The Curse of Chalion, Ista was the god-touched mother of the young Royina, who had spent much of her years trapped within the madness of sainthood. Though others wrote her mind-fogged babbling off as unfortunate insanity, Cazeril, the main protagonist, recognized that there was something more in her perceptions. Freed from the curse and from sainthood, though […]

Lootz: Mogsy’s Book Haul

Posted on August 9, 2014 19 Comments

The Bloodbound – Courtesy of Ace/Penguin, I’m really excited about this fantasy romance that I’ll be reading in a few weeks. So keep an eye out for the review and giveaway of this book at the beginning of fall! Lock In – I was really happy to receive an ARC of this book from Tor, as I’m […]