3.5 stars Category

Book Review: The Dragon Conspiracy by Lisa Shearin

A review copy of this book was provided to me by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. The Dragon Conspiracy by Lisa Shearin Genre: Urban Fantasy Series: Book 2 of SPI Files Publisher: Ace (January 27, 2015) Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating: 3.5 of 5 stars The Supernatural Protection & Investigations bureau, known as SPI, is back again […]

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Book Review: The Autumn Republic by Brian McClellan

A review copy of this book was provided to me by the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. The Autumn Republic by Brian McClellan Genre: Epic Fantasy Series: Book 3 of The Powder Mage Publisher: Orbit (February 10, 2015) Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating: 3.5 of 5 stars The end of the Powder Mage trilogy has finally […]

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Book Review: The Skull Throne by Peter V. Brett

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 […]

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Graphic Novel Review: Suicide Squad, Vol. 1: Kicked in the Teeth by Adam Glass

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, […]

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Audiobook Review: Acacia: The War with the Mein by David Anthony Durham

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 […]

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Book Review: Ancillary Sword by Ann Leckie

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 […]

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Book Review: Unbreakable by W.C. Bauers

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 […]

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Book Review: Cherry Bomb by Kathleen Tierney/Caitlín R. Kiernan

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) […]

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Book Review: The City Stained Red by Sam Sykes

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, […]

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YA Weekend: The Young Elites by Marie Lu

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 […]

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