4.5 stars Category

Book Review: Arabella of Mars by David D. Levine

A review copy was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own. Arabella of Mars by David D. Levine Mogsy’s Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars Genre: Science Fiction Series: Stand Alone Publisher: Tor Books (July 12, 2016) Length: 352 pages Author Information: Website | Twitter Meet Arabella Ashby of Mars. The year is […]

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Book Review: The Empty Ones by Robert Brockway

A review copy was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own. The Empty Ones by Robert Brockway Mogsy’s Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars Genre: Horror, Urban Fantasy Series: Book 2 of The Vicious Circuit Publisher: Tor (August 30, 2015) Length: 288 pages Author Information: Website | Twitter I think it’s incredibly awesome […]

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Book Review: No Good Dragon Goes Unpunished by Rachel Aaron

A review copy was provided by the author in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own. No Good Dragon Goes Unpunished by Rachel Aaron Mogsy’s Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars Genre: Urban Fantasy Series: Book 3 of Heartstrikers Publisher: Aaron/Bach, LLC (August 5, 2016) Length: 498 pages Author Information: Website | Twitter Just when you think things […]

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A BiblioSanctum Co-Review: Dark Matter by Blake Crouch

A review copy was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are  our own. Dark Matter by Blake Crouch Mogsy’s Rating: 5 of 5 stars Genre: Science Fiction Series: Stand Alone Publisher: Crown (July 26, 2016) Length: 352 pages Author Information: Website | Twitter If nothing else, this novel gets high marks from me because […]

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Book Review: Lost Stars by Claudia Gray

Lost Stars by Claudia Gray Genre: Space opera, Children-Tweens Series: Journey to Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Star Wars Canon Publisher: Disney Lucasfilm Press (September 2015) Author Info: ClaudiaGray.com Wendy’s Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars “Look through my eyes.” I’d heard the praise about this book and knew that it involved a pair of star-crossed lovers, […]

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Book Review: Stiletto by Daniel O’Malley

A review copy was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own. Stiletto by Daniel O’Malley Mogsy’s Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars Genre: Fantasy, Paranormal Series: Book 2 of The Checquy Files Publisher: Little, Brown and Company (June 14, 2016) Length: 583 pages Author Information: Website | Twitter I must confess, I only finished […]

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Book Review: Age of Myth by Michael J. Sullivan

A review copy was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own. Age of Myth by Michael J. Sullivan Mogsy’s Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars Genre: Fantasy Series: Book 1 of The Legends of the First Empire Publisher: Del Rey (June 28, 2016) Length: 432 pages Author Information: Website | Twitter Any new […]

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Audiobook Review Bites: Here Be Dragons

A Natural History of Dragons by Marie Brennan Series: Memoir by Lady Trent #1 Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Tor Books (February 5, 2013) Tiara’s Rating: 2.5 of 5 stars Lady Isabella Hendemore discovers a lifelong love of natural science, especially the study of dragons, at the tender age of seven-years-old. In her polite society, academics are […]

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Backlist Burndown: The Rook by Daniel O’Malley

As book bloggers, sometimes we get so caught up reading review titles and new releases that we end up missing out on a lot previously published books. As a result, one of my goals this year is to take more time to catch up with my backlist, especially in my personal reading pile. And it […]

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Book Review: The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin

“Tell them they can be great someday, like us. Tell them they belong among us, no matter how we treat them. Tell them they must earn the respect which everyone else receives by default. Them them there is a standard for acceptance; that standard is simply perfection. Kill those who scoff at those contradictions, and […]

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