August | 2015 | The BiblioSanctum

Book Review and GIVEAWAY: Twelve Kings in Sharakhai by Bradley P. Beaulieu

Posted on August 31, 2015 21 Comments

*** The giveaway is now over, thanks to everyone who entered! *** A review copy was provided by the author/publisher in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own. Twelve Kings in Sharakhai by Bradley P. Beaulieu Genre: Fantasy Series: Book 1 of The Song of the Shattered Sands Publisher: DAW (9/1/2015) Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating: 4.5 […]

YA Weekend Audio: The Witch Hunter by Virginia Boecker

Posted on August 30, 2015 7 Comments

A review copy was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own. The Witch Hunter by Virginia Boecker Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy Series: Book 1 of The Witch Hunter Publisher: Hachette Audio (6/2/15) Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating (Overall): 3.5 of 5 stars Narrators: Nicola Barber | Length: 10 hrs and 4 mins The Witch […]

Mogsy’s Bookshelf Roundup: Stacking the Shelves and Recent Reads

Posted on August 29, 2015 21 Comments

Bookshelf Roundup is a feature I do every other weekend similar to Stacking the Shelves where I talk about the new books I’ve added to my library or received for review, as well as what I plan to read soon. I also summarize what I’ve finished reading and/or reviewed since the last update, and sometimes I even […]

Tiara’s August Wrap-Up

Posted on August 28, 2015 18 Comments

I had various things going on this month which is why I slowed down with book reviews. I’m hoping to get my groove back in September. The kids started back to school. My husband had to do some traveling for work this month which meant I had to pull some double duty parenting at home. […]

Backlist Burndown: The Windup Girl by Paolo Bacigalupi

Posted on August 28, 2015 11 Comments

As book bloggers, sometimes we get so caught up reading review titles and new releases that we end up missing out on a lot previously published books. As a result, one of my goals this year is to take more time to catch up with my backlist, especially in my personal reading pile. And it […]

Tough Traveling: Gnomic Utterances

Posted on August 27, 2015 23 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 […]

Comic Stack 08/26/2016 – 5 Literary Graphic Novel Recommendations

Posted on August 26, 2015 6 Comments

Today, I was supposed to have a review of Vertigo’s The Names up. Unfortunately, due to some family things going on and some technical issues with the comic, the review likely won’t be up until next Wednesday. However, I’m not going to leave you hanging this week, my friends. Yesterday’s Top Ten Tuesday topic, where I […]

Waiting on Wednesday 08/26/15

Posted on August 26, 2015 17 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: Never Never by Brianna R. Shrum: September 22, 2015 (Spencer Hill Press) While I’m pretty ambivalent about the original tale of Peter Pan and Neverland, I admit to a real […]

Book Review: Alice by Christina Henry

Posted on August 25, 2015 25 Comments

A review copy was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own. Alice by Christina Henry Genre: Fantasy, Horror Series: Book 1/Stand Alone Publisher: Ace (8/4/15) Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating: 3.5 of 5 stars It recently occurred to me that over the years I’ve consumed a fair number of movies, games, comics, […]

Top Ten Tuesday: Top Ten Books That Would Be On Your Syllabus If You Taught X 101

Posted on August 25, 2015 21 Comments

Top Ten Tuesday is an original feature/weekly meme created by The Broke and the Bookish. They created the meme because they love lists. Who doesn’t love lists? They wanted to share these list with fellow book lovers and ask that we share in return to connect with our fellow book lovers. To learn more about […]