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#RRSciFiMonth: Starship Troopers — Well That Wasn’t Like the Movie At All

Posted on November 2, 2015 11 Comments

Sci-Fi November is a month-long blog event hosted by Rinn Reads and Over The Effing Rainbow this year, created to celebrate everything amazing about science fiction! From TV shows to movies, books to comics, and everything else in between, it is intended to help science fiction lovers share their love and passion for this genre […]

Audiobook Review Bites

Posted on September 8, 2015 21 Comments

A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab Genre: Fantasy Series: Book 1 of A Darker Shade of Magic Publisher: Tantor (April 21, 2015) Author Information: Website | Twitter Narrator: Steven Crossley Mogsy’s Rating: 3.5 of 5 stars Kell is one of the last Antari, a rare magician able to travel across parallel worlds in a universe that has four different Londons: […]

YA Weekend: Court of Fives by Kate Elliott

Posted on August 8, 2015 36 Comments

A review copy was provided by the author/publisher in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own. Court of Fives by Kate Elliott Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy Series: Book 1 of Court of Fives Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers (8/18/15) Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating: 2 of 5 stars While it’s true that I have not […]

Book Review: The Sword of Shannara by Terry Brooks (featuring Manu Bennett)

Posted on July 15, 2015 4 Comments

The Sword of Shannara by Terry Brooks Genre: Fantasy Series: The Original Shannara Trilogy Publisher: Orbit (1977) Author Info: terrybrooks.net Wendy’s Rating: 2 of 5 stars Everyone keeps saying that this is just a rip off of Lord of the Rings. I strongly disagree with this assessment. First of all, in Lord of the Rings, the […]

Graphic Novel Review: In Real Life by Cory Doctorow and Jen Wang

Posted on April 7, 2015 12 Comments

In Real Life by Cory Doctorow and Jen Wang Genre: Gaming, Fantasy, Young Adult, Economics, Social Studies Publisher: First Second (October 2014) Author Info: craphound.com Artist Info: jenwang.net This is a graphic novel about gaming and economics, as it states in the long intro that perhaps delved more deeply into these topics than the actual comic does. In […]

Book Review: Burned by Karen Marie Moning

Posted on March 6, 2015 12 Comments

Burned by Karen Marie Moning Genre: Urban Fantasy, Paranormal Romance Series: Book 7 of Fever Publisher: Delacorte (January 20, 2015) Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating: 2 of 5 stars I’m going to begin this review with a mini-rant: Personally, I’m of the mind that spin-off series should be fresh starts. If you’re going to end the original series and begin […]

#RRSciFiMonth: The Galaxy Game by Karen Lord

Posted on November 2, 2014 6 Comments

The Galaxy Game by Karen Lord Genre: Science Fiction Publisher: Random House (January 2015) Author Info: merumsal.wordpress.com Wendy’s Rating: 2 of 5 stars Thank you to NetGalley for the opportunity to read an advanced copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. My love for the previous book, The Best of All Possible Worlds, […]

YA Weekend: Sinner by Maggie Stiefvater

Posted on October 18, 2014 10 Comments

Sinner by Maggie Stiefvater Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy Series: Book 4 of The Wolves of Mercy Falls Publisher: Scholastic (July 1, 2014) Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating: 2 of 5 stars I’m disappointed to say the least. Stiefvater’s Wolves of Mercy Falls was a trilogy I read a few years ago, and while it might not rank up there as […]

Graphic Novel Review: Superman Earth One (vol.1&2) by J. Michael Straczynski and Shane Davis

Posted on August 26, 2014 5 Comments

Superman: Earth One by J. Michael Straczynski and Shane Davis Publisher: DC Comics (November 2010/2012) Wendy’s Rating ~ 2 of 5 stars I am still searching for a story about Superman that will make me like him, that will make his acceptance into society make sense. Based on the fact that several origin stories, along with […]

Comic Review: Banshee Origins by Jonathan Tropper

Posted on August 6, 2014 1 Comment

Banshee Origins by Jonathan Tropper Genre: Crime, Drama Publisher: IDW Publishing (January 2013) Wendy’s Rating – 2 of 5 stars Banshee is a television show about a criminal, recently released from prison, who, after a series of unfortunate events, takes on the guise of a new sheriff and makes himself comfortable in the titular town. […]