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Short & Sweet YA Weekend: The Day Boy and the Night Girl by George MacDonald

Posted on January 31, 2016 4 Comments

The Day Boy and the Night Girl by George MacDonald Series: Standalone Publisher: Fantasy and Horror Classics (first published in 1882) Memorable Quote: “No, of course – you can’t be a girl: girls are not afraid – without reason. I understand now: it is because you are not a girl that you are so frightened.” […]

YA Weekend: Burning Midnight by Will McIntosh

Posted on January 31, 2016 21 Comments

A review copy was provided by the author in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own. Burning Midnight by Will McIntosh Mogsy’s Rating: 4 of 5 stars Genre: Young Adult, Science Fiction Series: Stand Alone Publisher: Delacorte Press (February 2, 2016) Length: 320 pages Author Information: Website | Twitter Burning Midnight is Will McIntosh’s first Young Adult novel, […]

Rosemary and Rue Read-Along Week No.4

Posted on January 30, 2016 12 Comments

This Read-Along of Rosemary and Rue was arranged by Lisa at Over the Effing Rainbow. This book has been sitting on my TBR pile forever, and I figured now was a good time to read it along with other people! This is the final week’s questions, but there are plans to continue to the next […]

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

Posted on January 30, 2016 39 Comments

Bookshelf Roundup is a feature I do every other weekend which fills the role of several blog memes, like Stacking the Shelves where I talk about the new books I’ve added to my library or received for review, as well as It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? where I round up what I’ve read since the […]

The Road to Civil War: The Road is Dark and Full of Terror

Posted on January 29, 2016 9 Comments

(Author’s Note: I’ll normally be posting these weekly on Friday, but this last week I got caught up in a whirlwind of various dramatic things. I will try to stick to a schedule, though.) SPOILERS! SPOILERS EVERYWHERE! ALL SPOILERS EVERYTHING! I explored my general sentiment in my last Civil War post. It’s been some years since […]

Book Review: Dreaming Death by J. Kathleen Cheney + Excerpt!

Posted on January 29, 2016 14 Comments

A review copy was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own. Dreaming Death by J. Kathleen Cheney Mogsy’s Rating: 4 of 5 stars Genre: Fantasy Series: Book 1 of Palace of Dreams Publisher: Roc (February 2, 2016) Length: 432 pages Author Information: Website | Twitter Last year I read a wonderful novel called […]

Sanctum Sanctorum: Our Comic Collection

Posted on January 28, 2016 20 Comments

This year, we have plans to stir things up a little more with our posts. You’ll still get lots of our in depth reviews as well as our contribution to regular memes and lots of lists to help fill up your to-read piles, but we’ll also be adding a few more of our bookish thoughts in […]

Short & Sweet Comic Stack 01/27/16 – Star Wars, Vol 1: Skywalker Strikes by Jason Aaron, John Cassaday (Illustrations), Laura Martin (Illustrations)

Posted on January 27, 2016 4 Comments

Genre: Science Fiction Series: Star Wars Publisher: Marvel Author: Website | Goodreads TL;DR Review: Tiara’s Rating: 4 of 5 stars. Definitely fanservice, but worthy fanservice. I loved all the Vader scenes! After their greatest victory yet against the Empire by destroying the Death Star, Luke, Leia, Han, and friends decide to make another […]

Waiting on Wednesday 01/27/16

Posted on January 27, 2016 19 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: And The Trees Crept In by Dawn Kurtagich: September 6, 2016 (Little Brown Books for Young Readers) Dawn Kurtagich really impressed me with her debut YA novel The Dead House last year […]

Novella Review: The Drowning Eyes by Emily Foster

Posted on January 26, 2016 17 Comments

A review copy was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own. The Drowning Eyes by Emily Foster Mogsy’s Rating: 3.5 of 5 stars Genre: Fantasy Series: Stand Alone Publisher: Tor.com (January 12, 2016) Length: 144 pages Author Information: Website | Twitter Tor.com kicks off the year with another irresistible lineup of novellas in early […]