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Looking Ahead to the New Year: “Can’t Wait” Books of Early 2016

Posted on December 31, 2015 27 Comments

Happy soon-to-be 2016! As we get ready to begin another year, it’s time to look ahead and geek out over the Science Fiction and Fantasy reads I’m most excited about. There’s already an impressive tower of books on my “Must Read” pile, and these are only from the first quarter of 2016. What’s on your 2016 […]

Tiara’s 2015 in Review

Posted on December 30, 2015 14 Comments

2015 marked the year I came back from a hiatus in 2014 due to some real life things going on. I can’t ever really say that my life isn’t in a constant state of flux, but I put in some effort this year. For 2016, I plan to focus a bit more on audiobooks and comics, so […]

Waiting on Wednesday 12/30/15

Posted on December 30, 2015 16 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: Winterwood by Jacey Bedford: February 2, 2016 (DAW) Last month I talked about how much I couldn’t wait to read this book, and I just can’t seem to rein in my […]

Book Review: Barsk: The Elephants’ Graveyard by Lawrence M. Schoen + GIVEAWAY!

Posted on December 29, 2015 20 Comments

***The giveaway is now over, thanks to everyone who entered!*** A review copy was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own. Barsk: The Elephants’ Graveyard by Lawrence M. Schoen Genre: Science Fiction Series: Stand Alone Publisher: Tor (12/29/15) Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating: 4 of 5 stars We’re just about nearing the […]

Audiobook Review: A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab

Posted on December 28, 2015 9 Comments

A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab, narrated by Steven Crossley Genre: Dark Fantasy, Magic Publisher: Tantor Audio (February 24, 2015) Author Info: victoriaschwab.com Wendy’s Rating: 3.5 of 5 stars I love when authors use magic in interesting ways, especially when they develop their own elaborate systems of how magic works within their worlds. […]

Sunday Musings: Goodbye 2015

Posted on December 27, 2015 8 Comments

I love Goodreads. It makes creating these year-end wrap up posts so much fun because the site kindly puts together all of your reading statistics for you. This year, they’ve gone one step further to make a really pretty chart of my Year in Books (click for the complete list and cool graphical display — […]

YA Weekend Book Review: Stormdancer by Jay Kristoff

Posted on December 26, 2015 6 Comments

Stormdancer by Jay Kristoff Series: Lotus Wars #1 Genre: Steampunk, Fantasy, Young Adult Publisher: Thomas Dunne Books (September 2012) Author Info: misterkristoff.wordpress.com Wendy’s Rating: 3.5 of 5 The praise surrounding this book focuses almost entirely on its Japanese steampunk setting. This is certainly a unique setting, considering how often the genre is set in North American […]

Mogsy’s Favorite Covers of 2015

Posted on December 25, 2015 19 Comments

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! Like a precious gift carefully wrapped in decorative paper, a book with a good cover fills you with excitement and anticipation and makes you want to open it right away! As you all know I am a big fan of lists, so I thought, What better way to spread the […]

Book Review: Wake of Vultures by Lila Bowen

Posted on December 24, 2015 20 Comments

A review copy was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own. Wake of Vultures by Lila Bowen Genre: Fantasy Series: Book 1 of The Shadow Publisher: Orbit (10/27/15) Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating: 4 of 5 stars Wake of Vultures has all the qualities of a great book. First, it features a […]

Waiting on Wednesday 12/23/15

Posted on December 23, 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: World of Warcraft: Illidan by William King: March 15, 2016 (Del Rey) My WoW pick today is…ha, a WoW book. Yes, I am a big video game nerd and […]