April | 2015 | The BiblioSanctum

Tough Traveling: The Big City

Posted on April 30, 2015 19 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 (and inspired by) The Tough Guide to Fantasyland by Diana Wynn Jones. Nathan has invited anyone who is […]

Comic Stack 04/29/15: Urban Fantasy Novels Turned Comics

Posted on April 29, 2015 8 Comments

After a hectic work week for me, I finally got some down time to spend catching up on some comics! This week I visit some familiar faces and one new face. This week’s comics are based on popular urban fantasy novels. I revisit the worlds (now with PICTURES!) of Mercy Thompson and Harry Dresden comics based […]

Waiting on Wednesday 04/29/15

Posted on April 29, 2015 9 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: The Paradox by Charlie Fletcher: August 18, 2015 (Orbit) I’m very excited for this! The first book The Oversight was an ARC that unexpected landed on my doorstep last year, […]

Book Review: The Affinities by Robert Charles Wilson

Posted on April 28, 2015 15 Comments

A review copy of this book was provided to me by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own. The Affinities by Robert Charles Wilson Genre: Science Fiction Series: Stand Alone Publisher: Tor (April 21, 2015) Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating: 3 of 5 stars My thoughts on The Affinities in a nutshell: Loved loved […]

Teaser Tuesday & Top Ten Tuesday: Top Ten Books Which Feature Characters Who _____

Posted on April 28, 2015 20 Comments

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of A Daily Rhythm. Anyone can play along! Just do the following: • Grab your current read • Open to a random page • Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page • BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what […]

Interview with Ken Liu, Author of The Grace of Kings

Posted on April 27, 2015 14 Comments

We’re thrilled today to bring you an interview with author Ken Liu. His first novel The Grace of Kings from Saga Press hit shelves earlier this month, and already it’s set to be one of my top reads of the year. Be sure to check out my review of the book and see what I loved […]

Audiobook Review: The Palace Job by Patrick Weekes

Posted on April 26, 2015 3 Comments

The Palace Job by Patrick Weekes Genre: Fantasy Series: Rogues of the Republic #1 Publisher: Tyche Books Ltd (September 2012) Author Info: Twitter Narrator: Justine Eyre Wendy’s Rating: 4 of 5 stars Loch starts this story in prison, but she won’t be there long. She’s got a mission: to steal back the priceless elven manuscript […]

Audiobook Review Bites: The Color of Magic & The Light Fantastic by Terry Pratchett

Posted on April 25, 2015 22 Comments

I’m probably one of the last people on the planet who hasn’t read anything by Terry Pratchett despite the fact that I have friends who are huge fans of his, especially one of my closest and dearest friends, Nick, who is more infamous around these parts as being a peddler of his mom’s filthy alien […]

Mogsy’s Bookshelf Roundup: Book Haul, Backlist, Books I’ve Read

Posted on April 25, 2015 24 Comments

Bookshelf Roundup is where I talk about the new books I’ve bought or received for review, what I plan to read soon, and what I’ve finished reading recently. It’s been another couple of busy weeks; as you can see, lots of titles to review as well as bunch of audiobooks I purchased. Received for Review […]

Backlist Burndown: Dark Eden by Chris Beckett

Posted on April 24, 2015 28 Comments

As a book blogger, sometimes I get so busy reading review titles and new releases that I end up missing out on a lot previously published books, so one of my goals for this year is to take more time to catch up with the backlist, especially in my personal reading pile. And it seems I’m […]