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Book Review: The Shadow Master by Craig Cormick

Posted on June 13, 2014 2 Comments

The Shadow Master by Craig Cormick Genre: Fantasy Series: Book 1 Publisher: Angry Robot (June 24, 2014) Author Information: Website Mogsy’s Rating: 2.5 of 5 stars I wish I could write a more positive review for this book, I really do. The Shadow Master has so much going for it, including a setting resembling an alternate-history Renaissance Italy, with just a touch of […]

Book Review: The Forever Watch by David Ramirez

Posted on June 11, 2014 Leave a Comment

The Forever Watch by David Ramirez Genre: Science Fiction Series: Stand Alone Publisher: Thomas Dunne (April 22, 2014) Author Information: Website Mogsy’s Rating: 2.5 of 5 stars I don’t DNF books. I’m sure that is in large part due to my obsessive completionist nature. I’m still trying to learn to let go, because as everyone so wisely says, life is too […]

Graphic Novel Review: Viscera: Epic Frail by Nathan Massengill

Posted on February 12, 2014 Leave a Comment

Viscera: Epic Frail by Nathan Massengill TRIGGER WARNING: Violence against women. Genre: Science Fiction, Social Commentary Publisher: Bad Damsel Media Publication Date: December 2013 Author Info: nathanmassengill.com Wendy’s Rating: 2.5 of 5 stars Viscera, or so she calls herself now, having defined this viscous “killer virgin” persona from the previous scared, victim, is of a […]

Book Review: Netherworld by Lisa Morton

Posted on January 19, 2014 Leave a Comment

Netherworld by Lisa Morton Genre: Historical Fiction, Paranormal Series: Book 1 of The Chronicles of Diana Furnaval Publisher: JournalStone Date of Publication: January 10, 2014 Author Information: Website Mogsy’s Rating: 2.5 of 5 stars – “Enjoyable, with moments of ingenuity; though overall the story’s pacing felt disorganized and inconsistent” The fascinating concept behind this book […]

Book Co-Review: 25 Perfect Days by Mark Tullius

Posted on May 14, 2013 Leave a Comment

25 Perfect Days by Mark Tullius Expected Date of Publication: June 30, 2013 25 Perfect Days is a collection of twenty-five short stories all linked together in some way, each written from a different character’s point of view. The book spans decades and generations, showing the decline of society into a totalitarian state where the government and a radical religion […]

Book Review: Dragon Age: The Calling by David Gaider

Posted on October 19, 2012 Leave a Comment

The Calling by David Gaider Story-wise, this wasn’t as good as its predecessor, The Stolen Throne, with a somewhat shaky plot pushed a long by the questionable motivations of the characters. Fortunately, it was the characters that made me want to read these books in the first place in order to learn more about them, and Gaider again […]

Book Review: Patternmaster by Octavia E. Butler

Posted on April 19, 2012 Leave a Comment

Patternmaster by Octavia E. Butler After Clay’s Ark, I had no idea what to expect with The Patternmaster. What I did not expect was that the Clayark evolution would basically turn those people into animals – albeit really smart human-like animals – and that they would have no real purpose to their existence save to […]

Graphic Novel Review: Eat the Dead by Siddharth Kotian

Posted on August 15, 2011 Leave a Comment

Eat The Dead by Siddharth Kotian Last night while gaming with friends, I read this during moments in our mission where people were leveling or working on adding enhancements to their character before moving on to our next missions. The story took place in India and played around with the Aghoris. If you’re not familiar […]