July | 2015 | The BiblioSanctum

Book Review: Queen of Fire by Anthony Ryan

Posted on July 26, 2015 12 Comments

A review copy was provided to me by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own. Queen of Fire by Anthony Ryan Genre: Epic Fantasy Series: Book 3 of Raven’s Shadow Publisher: Ace (7/7/15) Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating: 3.5 of 5 stars This highly anticipated novel is the final volume of Anthony Ryan’s epic […]

YA Weekend: Daughter of Dusk by Livia Blackburne

Posted on July 25, 2015 5 Comments

A review copy was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own. Daughter of Dusk by Livia Blackburne Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy Series: Book 2 of Midnight Thief Publisher: Disney Hyperion (8/4/15) Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating: 4 of 5 stars Full disclosure: I was a beta reader for an earlier draft of […]

Book Review: Half a War by Joe Abercrombie

Posted on July 24, 2015 17 Comments

A review copy was provided to me by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own. Half a War by Joe Abercrombie Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy Series: Book 3 of The Shattered Sea Publisher: Del Rey (7/28/2015) Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating: 3.5 of 5 stars Joe Abercrombie’s Young Adult series comes to a close […]

Book Review: Faces by E.C. Blake

Posted on July 23, 2015 5 Comments

A review copy was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own. Faces by E.C. Blake Genre: Fantasy Series: Book 3 of Masks of Aygrima Publisher: DAW (7/7/2015) Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating: 3.5 of 5 stars Faces is book three of the Masks of Aygrima, a series about a magically gifted young […]

Tough Traveling: Middle-Aged Heroes

Posted on July 23, 2015 14 Comments

The Thursday feature “Tough Traveling” is the brainchild of Nathan ofReview 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 […]

Comic Stack 07/22/2015 – Graphic Novel Review: The October Faction Volume 1 by Steve Niles (Writer), Damien Worm (Illustrator)

Posted on July 22, 2015 5 Comments

Genre: Horror, Supernatural Publisher: IDW Publishing (July 21, 2015) Author Information: Website Tiara’s Rating: 4 of 5 stars Full Disclosure: A review copy of this book was provided to me by the publisher. I would like to thank the author and the publishers for providing me this opportunity. All opinions expressed from here forward are […]

Waiting on Wednesday 07/22/15

Posted on July 22, 2015 11 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: Children of Earth and Sky by Guy Gavriel Kay: May 16, 2015 (NAL) I have a feeling we will see this book featured on many epic fantasy readers’ WoWs today as […]

Audiobook Review: When We Were Animals by Joshua Gaylord

Posted on July 21, 2015 14 Comments

A review copy was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own. When We Were Animals by Joshua Gaylord Genre: Coming-of-Age, Horror Series: Stand Alone Publisher: Hachette Audio (4-21-2015) Author Information: Website Mogsy’s Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars Narrator: Suehyla El Attar | Length: 9 hrs 50 min After hearing about this book from so many people, I just […]

Teaser Tuesday & Top Ten Tuesday: Ten Books That Celebrate Diversity/Diverse Characters

Posted on July 21, 2015 10 Comments

A note from your friendly neighborhood blogger: First, I want to apologize in advance to all the people who have been reading and responding to my posts and getting late responses from me (or none) or even mutual visits. I’ve been so busy with work, which I work full-time for the government. I have my […]

Full Fathom Five Read-A-Long Week No.1

Posted on July 20, 2015 5 Comments

Here’s something new for us at The BiblioSanctum — a Read-A-Long! Over the next few weeks, we’ll be joining many other fellow bloggers in a read through of Max Gladstone’s Full Fathom Five. Full Fathom Five is the the third book in the Craft Sequence, however, each book stands alone. Want to know a little bit […]