April | 2015 | The BiblioSanctum

Book Review: Edge of Dark by Brenda Cooper

Posted on April 16, 2015 12 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. Edge of Dark by Brenda Cooper Genre: Science Fiction Series: Book 1 of The Glittering Edge Publisher: Pyr (March 3, 2015) Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating: 4 of 5 stars This book was an awesome read. I […]

Tough Traveling: Awesome Displays of Power

Posted on April 16, 2015 41 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 to […]

Comic Stack – 04/15/15

Posted on April 15, 2015 8 Comments

Low #1 by Rick Remender (writer), Greg Tocchini (artist) Publisher: Image Comics Genre: Science Fiction, Fantasy, When I first started reading this, I was a little bored with it. It seemed to be about humans living underwater, trying to figure out where new planets are to move to when, not if, they had to evacuate […]

Waiting on Wednesday 04/15/15

Posted on April 15, 2015 6 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 Geomancer by Clay Griffith and Susan Griffith: November 3, 2015 (Pyr) Clay Griffith and Susan Griffith have been busy lately, with their new Crown and Key series coming out soon […]

Teaser Tuesday & Top Ten Tuesday: Top Ten Inspiring Quotes from Books

Posted on April 14, 2015 14 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 you share doesn’t give too much away! […]

Book Review: The Mad Apprentice by Django Wexler

Posted on April 14, 2015 6 Comments

A review copy of this book was provided to me by the author in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own. The Mad Apprentice by Django Wexler Genre: Middle Grade, Fantasy Series: Book 2 of The Forbidden Library Publisher: Kathy Dawson (April 21, 2015) Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating: 4 of 5 stars Book lovers rejoice, here’s […]

Guest Post: “The Voyages That Shape Us” by DK Mok

Posted on April 13, 2015 7 Comments

If you haven’t yet, be sure to check out my review of Hunt for Valamon, a novel that blends epic fantasy and jolly good fun! Today, I’m excited to welcome author D.K. Mok to The BiblioSanctum to talk about wild and wondrous journeys, both the ones from her book as well as those from our childhood dreams […]

Audiobook Review: Disenchanted by Robert Kroese

Posted on April 12, 2015 11 Comments

Disenchanted by Robert Kroese Genre: Fantasy, Humor Publisher: 47North (July 15, 2013) Author Information: Twitter | Website Tiara’s Rating: 3.5 of 5 stars Narrator: Phil Gigante | Length: 6 hrs and 29 mins | Audiobook Publisher: Brilliance Audio | Whispersync Ready: Yes This is how Boric’s story begins: By all accounts, Boric the Implacable was, while he was alive, an […]

Tiara’s Bookish Bingo: Ready for Spring!

Posted on April 11, 2015 15 Comments

I’ve gone against my own promise not to start many book challenges this year, but in my defense, all my challenges have been low maintenance and challenges that I can combine. They’ve done a very good job with keeping me on track after last year being a terrible reading year for me due to some […]

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

Posted on April 11, 2015 20 Comments

The last two weeks were again very busy for new books, including a bunch that were complete surprises. It’s possible there are as many unsolicited titles here as I have requested, if not more at this point — but quite a few of them were already on my watchlist, and I also love new discoveries. […]