July | 2016 | The BiblioSanctum

Book Review: The Dragon Round by Stephen S. Power

Posted on July 9, 2016 22 Comments

A review copy was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own. The Dragon Round by Stephen S. Power Mogsy’s Rating: 3 of 5 stars Genre: Fantasy Series: Stand Alone Publisher: Simon & Schuster/Simon451 (July 19, 2016) Length: 336 pages Author Information: Website | Twitter I’d wanted to read The Dragon Round by […]

Book Review: Borderline by Mishell Baker

Posted on July 8, 2016 23 Comments

A review copy was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own. Borderline by Mishell Baker Mogsy’s Rating: 4 of 5 stars Genre: Urban Fantasy Series: Book 1 of The Arcadia Project Publisher: Saga Press (March 1, 2016) Length: 400 pages Author Information: Website | Twitter I’m so glad I finally got the […]

Book Review: Hope and Red by Jon Skovron

Posted on July 7, 2016 22 Comments

A review copy was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own. Hope and Red by Jon Skovron Mogsy’s Rating: 4 of 5 stars Genre: Fantasy Series: Book 1 of The Empire of Storms Publisher: Orbit (June 28, 2016) Length: 544 pages Author Information: Website | Twitter Meet Hope. At the tender age […]

Waiting on Wednesday 07/06/16

Posted on July 6, 2016 9 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 Winter Halo by Keri Arthur (December 6, 2016 by Signet) I read my first Keri Arthur book last year and was met with great success. That novel was of course City of […]

Book Review: The Transference Engine by Julia Verne St. John

Posted on July 5, 2016 13 Comments

A review copy was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own. The Transference Engine by Julia Verne St. John Mogsy’s Rating: 3 of 5 stars Genre: Fantasy, Steampunk Series: Book 1 Publisher: DAW (July 5, 2016) Length: 320 pages Author Information: Website Julia Verne St. John’s fantasy steampunk alternate history novel The […]

Week 1: All is Fair Read-Along

Posted on July 4, 2016 2 Comments

Our read-along of The Split Worlds series continues, and this month we’re diving into the third book All Is Fair! If you’re interested in joining this Read-Along, visit the SF/F Read-Along group for more information and to join the discussion. With thanks to Coolcurry for the read-along banner! Caught in the insidious designs of powerful puppet-masters and playing a life-or-death […]

Audiobook Review: Tracer by Rob Boffard

Posted on July 4, 2016 10 Comments

A review copy was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own. Tracer by Rob Boffard Mogsy’s Rating (Overall): 3.5 of 5 stars Genre: Science Fiction, Thriller Series: Book 1 of Outer Earth Publisher: Hachette Audio (June 28, 2016) Length: 13 hrs and 17 mins Author Information: Website | Twitter Narrators: Jeff Harding and Sarah Borges […]

Audiobook Review: The Edge of Worlds by Martha Wells

Posted on July 3, 2016 13 Comments

A review copy was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own. The Edge of Worlds by Martha Wells Mogsy’s Rating (Overall): 4 of 5 stars Genre: Fantasy Series: Book 4 of The Books of the Raksura Publisher: Audible Studios (Audiobook: June 15, 2016); Night Shade Books (Hardcover: April 5, 2016) […]

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

Posted on July 2, 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 […]

Guest Post: “What Lies Beyond Grimdark” by Jon Skovron

Posted on July 1, 2016 9 Comments

Earlier this month I got a hold of a copy of Hope and Red, Jon Skovron’s first novel for adults about a pair of orphans who grow from children to teenagers in a rough world of New Laven. One is a warrior, the lone survivor of a massacre on her entire village. The other is a thief […]