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Book Review: The Skull Throne by Peter V. Brett
Posted on March 16, 2015 18 Comments
The Skull Throne by Peter V. Brett Genre: Epic Fantasy Series: Book 4 of The Demon Cycle Publisher: Del Rey (March 31, 2015) Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating: 3.5 of 5 stars I’m going to be keeping this a spoiler-free review and I won’t be revealing anything that’s not in the book description…because I get it. Even after the […]
Graphic Novel Review: Suicide Squad, Vol. 1: Kicked in the Teeth by Adam Glass
Posted on March 11, 2015 7 Comments
Suicide Squad, Vol. 1: Kicked in the Teeth by Adam Glass Genre: Superhero Publisher: DC Comics Author Information: Twitter Tiara’s Rating: 3.5 of 5 Coming hot on the heels of my last journey into a DC comic is the first volume of Suicide Squad. The squad is comprised of Deadshot, a merc for hire, […]
Audiobook Review: Acacia: The War with the Mein by David Anthony Durham
Posted on March 10, 2015 24 Comments
Acacia: The War with the Mein by David Anthony Durham Genre: Fantasy Series: Book 1 of The Acacia Trilogy Author Information: Website Publisher: Doubleday Tiara’s Rating: 3.5 of 5 stars Narrator: Dick Hill | Length: 29 hrs and 30 mins | Audiobook Publisher: Tantor Audio | Whispersync Ready (as of this posting): Yes Leodan Akaran is the king […]
Book Review: Ancillary Sword by Ann Leckie
Posted on February 19, 2015 11 Comments
Ancillary Sword by Ann Leckie Genre: Science Fiction Series: Book 2 of Imperial Radch Publisher: Orbit (October 7, 2014) Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating: 3.5 of 5 stars Looking back at my review of Ancillary Justice, it seemed that while I liked the book, it and I didn’t actually hit it off as well as I’d hoped. Mind you, I’m most definitely […]
Book Review: Unbreakable by W.C. Bauers
Posted on February 12, 2015 16 Comments
Unbreakable by W.C. Bauers Genre: Science Fiction Series: Book 1 Publisher: Tor (January 13, 2015) Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating: 3.5 of 5 stars Every once in a while I’ll get this hankering for some military sci-fi, so Unbreakable couldn’t have come along at a better time. Teasing the prospect of large scale ship-to-ship battles and space marines in mech […]
Book Review: Cherry Bomb by Kathleen Tierney/Caitlín R. Kiernan
Posted on February 8, 2015 17 Comments
Cherry Bomb by Kathleen Tierney/Caitlín R. Kiernan Genre: Urban Fantasy Series: Book 3 of Siobhan Quinn Publisher: Roc (February 3, 2015) Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating: 3.5 of 5 stars The Siobhan Quinn series is the dark underbelly of urban fantasy you never get to see, a project that began as the author Caitlín R. Kiernan’s (writing as Kathleen Tierney) […]
Book Review: The City Stained Red by Sam Sykes
Posted on February 6, 2015 10 Comments
The City Stained Red by Sam Sykes Genre: Fantasy Series: Book 1 of Bring Down Heaven Publisher: Orbit (January 27, 2015) Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating: 3.5 of 5 stars The City Stained Red is the start of Sam Sykes’ new series called Bring Down Heaven and it takes place in the same “universe” as his Aeon’s Gate trilogy. Happily, […]
YA Weekend: The Young Elites by Marie Lu
Posted on December 27, 2014 17 Comments
The Young Elites by Marie Lu Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy Series: Book 1 of The Young Elites Publisher: Putnam Books for Young Readers (October 7, 2014) Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating: 3.5 of 5 stars This is the rating I usually give to Young Adult novels that are pretty much your run-of-the-mill fare, but for all their conventionality and […]
Audiobook Review: Endsinger by Jay Kristoff
Posted on December 26, 2014 17 Comments
Endsinger by Jay Kristoff Genre: Fantasy Series: Book 3 of The Lotus War Publisher: Audible Studios (November 25, 2014) Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating: 3.5 of 5 stars It is worth noting that I listened to the audiobook version of this, whereas I read the print or ebook copy of the previous two books in the trilogy. I mention this because […]
Book Review: Another One Bites the Dust by Chris Marie Green
Posted on December 12, 2014 15 Comments
Another One Bites the Dust by Chris Marie Green Genre: Urban Fantasy Series: Book 2 of Jensen Murphy, Ghost for Hire Publisher: Roc (November 4, 2014) Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating: 3.5 of 5 stars Another One Bites the Dust continues the Jensen Murphy, Ghost for Hire series which has the distinction of being one of the few urban fantasies […]
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