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Waiting on Wednesday 01/20/16

Posted on January 20, 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: The Summer Dragon by Todd Lockwood: May 3, 2016 (DAW) If you read fantasy, chances are you’ve come across the art of Todd Lockwood, whose paintings and illustrations have […]

Book Review: The Rogue Retrieval by Dan Koboldt

Posted on January 19, 2016 13 Comments

A review copy was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own. The Rogue Retrieval by Dan Koboldt Mogsy’s Rating: 3.5 of 5 stars Genre: Urban Fantasy Series: Book 1 Publisher: Harper Voyager Impulse (1/19/16) Length: 384 pages Author Information: Website | Twitter This year, I’m resolving to do a much better job at […]

Teaser Tuesday & Top Ten Tuesday: Top Ten Books I’ve Recently Added To My TBR

Posted on January 19, 2016 20 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 […]

Short & Sweet Review: Rose Point by M.C.A. Hogarth

Posted on January 18, 2016 7 Comments

Rose Point by M.C.A. Hogarth Series: Her Instruments #2 Publisher: Studio MCAH (October 7, 2013) Memorable Quote: “Human steel had always trumped faerie magic. Reese set her face and marched in.” TL; DR Review: Tiara’s Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars. OMG, I loved this series. Space elves. *cries* Short & Sweet Review: I finished this book and […]

Book Review: City of Blades by Robert Jackson Bennett

Posted on January 18, 2016 23 Comments

A review copy was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own. City of Blades by Robert Jackson Bennett Mogsy’s Rating: 5 of 5 stars Genre: Fantasy Series: Book 2 of The Divine Cities Publisher: Broadway Books (US: 1/26/16); Jo Fletcher (UK: 1/7/16) Author Information: Website | Twitter City of Blades is the […]

Rosemary and Rue Read-Along Week No.2

Posted on January 17, 2016 16 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! I enjoyed the last Read-Along I participated in which was for Full Fathom Five. The […]

Book Review: Owl and the City of Angels by Kristi Charish

Posted on January 17, 2016 19 Comments

A review copy was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own. Owl and the City of Angels by Kristi Charish Mogsy’s Rating: 3.5 of 5 stars Genre: Urban Fantasy Series: Book 2 of The Adventures of Owl Publisher: Pocket Star (10/5/15) Length: 423 pages Author Information: Website | Twitter Owl is back, and things are […]

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

Posted on January 16, 2016 46 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: Whose Side Are You On?

Posted on January 15, 2016 19 Comments

Spoiler: If you didn’t just answer that question with Captain America, we can’t be friends. You can’t be here. I’m kidding. 😀 Really, I am. You still can have an epic brofist even if you said Iron Man. Let’s talk about Civil War. *takes a deep breath* I’m in a good place now. I can […]

Short & Sweet Review: Star Wars: The Force Awakens by Alan Dean Foster

Posted on January 14, 2016 20 Comments

Star Wars: The Force Awakens by Alan Dean Foster Series: Star Wars Novelizations #7 Publisher: LucasBooks (December 18, 2015) Memorable Quote: “Death displays nothing if not variety in its methods, which are often surprising and sometimes amusing.” TL;DR Review: Tiara’s Rating: 3.5 of 5 stars. This is totally what this book and movie is all about […]