January | 2016 | The BiblioSanctum

Book Review: An Apprentice to Elves by Sarah Monette and Elizabeth Bear

Posted on January 8, 2016 11 Comments

A review copy was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own. An Apprentice to Elves by Sarah Monette and Elizabeth Bear Genre: Fantasy Series: Book 3 of Iskryne World Publisher: Tor (10/13/15) Author Information: Sarah Monette | Elizabeth Bear Mogsy’s Rating: 3 of 5 stars It’s no surprise that my interest was piqued […]

Short & Sweet Review: The Girl from the Well by Rin Chupeco

Posted on January 7, 2016 9 Comments

The Girl from the Well by Rin Chupeco Series: The Girl from the Well #1 Publisher: Sourcebooks Fire (August 5, 2014) Memorable Quote: “It is not in my nature to be interested in the living. But there are many things, I have found, that defy nature.” TL;DR Review: Tiara’s Rating: 2.5 to 3 stars. […]

Book Review: Midnight Taxi Tango by Daniel José Older

Posted on January 7, 2016 19 Comments

A review copy was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own. Midnight Taxi Tango by Daniel José Older Genre: Urban Fantasy Series: Book 2 of Bone Street Rumba Publisher: Roc (1/5/16) Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating: 3 of 5 stars Midnight Taxi Tango is the second book of the vividly imaginative Bone […]

2016: Most Anticipated Science Fiction & Fantasy Books Written by Women

Posted on January 6, 2016 48 Comments

It’s a very special “Waiting on Wednesday” today as The BiblioSanctum brings back an annual feature that we first started back in 2014, inspired by a twitter conversation. That’s right, it’s time for the 2016 list of our Most Anticipated Science Fiction & Fantasy Books Written by Women! And by the looks of things, it’s going to be […]

Book Review: City of Light by Keri Arthur + Giveaway!

Posted on January 5, 2016 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. City of Light by Keri Arthur Genre: Urban Fantasy, Science Fiction Series: Book 1 of Outcast Publisher: Signet (1/5/16) Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating: 4 of 5 stars This was […]

Tiara’s (Tentative) 2016 Reading Goals/Challenges

Posted on January 4, 2016 21 Comments

The only three “official” challenges I participated in last year was the 2015 Audiobook Challenge hosted by The Book Nympho and Hot Listens, The Popsugar 2015 Reading Challenge, and the Bookish Bingo hosted by Great Imaginations. I didn’t take part in any Worlds Without Ends challenges in 2015 just because I was getting my reading groove back […]

Audiobook Review: The Rising by Ian Tregillis

Posted on January 4, 2016 21 Comments

A review copy was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own. The Rising by Ian Tregillis Genre: Fantasy Series: Book 2 of The Alchemy Wars Publisher: Hachette Audio (12/1/15) Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating (Overall): 4 of 5 stars Narrator: Chris Kayser | Length: 12 hrs 47 min I loved Ian Tregillis’ The Mechanical, and I’m […]

YA Weekend: Infinity Lost by S. Harrison

Posted on January 3, 2016 9 Comments

A review copy was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own. Infinity Lost by S. Harrison Genre: Young Adult, Science Fiction Series: Book 1 of The Infinity Trilogy Publisher: Skyscape (11/1/15) Author Information: Website Mogsy’s Rating: 3 of 5 stars 2015 was a great year for YA fiction, with lots of new ideas […]

YA Weekend: Drown by Esther Dalseno

Posted on January 2, 2016 8 Comments

Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy, Magical Realism, Retelling, Romance Publisher: 3 Little Birds Books (October 31, 2015) Author Information: Website | Twitter Tiara’s Rating: 4 of 5 stars First of all, I have to say the cover for this book is gorgeous. With that aside, speculative YA fiction and I have a strange relationship. I’m […]

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

Posted on January 2, 2016 28 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 […]