July | 2015 | The BiblioSanctum

Book Review: Armada by Ernest Cline

Posted on July 14, 2015 22 Comments

A review copy was provided to me by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own. Armada by Ernest Cline Genre: Science Fiction Series: Stand Alone Publisher: Crown (July 14, 2015) Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating: 4 of 5 stars For fans of Ernest Cline’s Ready Player One, I don’t think there’s any other book […]

Teaser Tuesday & Top Ten Tuesday: Last Ten Books That Came Into My Possession

Posted on July 14, 2015 22 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 Great Bazaar & Brayan’s Gold by Peter V. Brett

Posted on July 13, 2015 8 Comments

The Great Bazaar & Brayan’s Gold by Peter V. Brett Genre: Fantasy, Short Stories Series: Book 1.5-1.6 of The Demon Cycle Publisher: Tachyon (July 7, 2015) Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating (Overall): 4 of 5 stars Every fan of Peter V. Brett’s Demon Cycle series should check out this collection. I promise you won’t regret it! Not only does The […]

Book Review: Nightborn by Lou Anders

Posted on July 13, 2015 1 Comment

Nightborn by Lou Anders Genre: Fantasy, Children’s Lit Series: Throne & Bones #2 Publisher: Random House for Young Children (July 14, 2015) Author’s Info: thronesandbones.com Wendy’s Rating: 4 of 5 stars With thanks to Random House Children’s Books for the opportunity to read an advanced copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. […]

Audiobook Review: First Light by Linda Nagata

Posted on July 12, 2015 22 Comments

A review copy was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own. First Light by Linda Nagata Genre: Science Fiction, Military Series: Book 1 of The Red Publisher: Audible Studios (June 30, 2015) Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating (Overall): 4 of 5 stars Narrator: Kevin T. Collins | Length: 13 hrs 35 min If ever you […]

Sunday Musings: Y I H8 YA

Posted on July 12, 2015 10 Comments

For me, the best kind of young adult novel is the young adult novel that doesn’t feel like a young adult novel. That is, it doesn’t have all the tropes of whiny, obnoxious teenagers whining obnoxiously about how their life sucks or pining obnoxiously over one or more romance options. Not that I’m totally against […]

YA Weekend: Rebel Mechanics by Shanna Swendson

Posted on July 11, 2015 10 Comments

A review copy was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own. Rebel Mechanics by Shanna Swendson Genre: Young Adult, Steampunk Series: Book 1 of Rebel Mechanics Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (July 14, 2015) Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating: 2.5 of 5 stars “Magic vs. Machines” seems to be a recurring theme […]

Ten Speculative Books Available through Kindle Unlimited

Posted on July 10, 2015 14 Comments

Kindle Unlimited, whether you love the service or you hate it, I think Amazon has pretty much decided that it’s here to stay. There are plenty of arguments for and against using the service including going more into the technical aspects of the service and how it relates to writers, but this is not one […]

Book Review: Ink and Bone by Rachel Caine

Posted on July 10, 2015 27 Comments

Ink and Bone by Rachel Caine Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy Series: Book 1 of The Great Library Publisher: NAL (July 7, 2015) Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating: 5 of 5 stars I spent most of the last week bouncing up and down telling everyone I know about Ink and Bone. In case I haven’t already gotten the chance to […]

Audiobook Review: Letters to Zell by Camille Griep

Posted on July 9, 2015 7 Comments

Genre: Fantasy, Fairy Tales, Imaginative Retellings, Humor Publisher: 47North (July 1, 2015) Author Information: Twitter | Website Tiara’s Rating: 3.5 of 5 stars Goodreads | Amazon | Barnes & Noble Narrator: Amy McFadden | Length: 9 hrs and 52 mins | Audiobook Publisher: Brilliance Audio (July 1, 2015) | Whispersync Ready: Yes Full Disclosure: A review copy of this book and […]