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Backlist Burndown: The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater

Posted on July 31, 2015 19 Comments

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 […]

Book Review: Dark Ascension by M.L. Brennan

Posted on July 28, 2015 16 Comments

A review copy was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own. Dark Ascension by M.L. Brennan Genre: Urban Fantasy Series: Book 4 of Generation V Publisher: Roc (8/4/15) Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars I make it no secret that Generation V is one of my favorite urban fantasy […]

Audiobook Review: When We Were Animals by Joshua Gaylord

Posted on July 21, 2015 14 Comments

A review copy was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own. When We Were Animals by Joshua Gaylord Genre: Coming-of-Age, Horror Series: Stand Alone Publisher: Hachette Audio (4-21-2015) Author Information: Website Mogsy’s Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars Narrator: Suehyla El Attar | Length: 9 hrs 50 min After hearing about this book from so many people, I just […]

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

Posted on July 20, 2015 25 Comments

A review copy was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own. The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin Genre: Fantasy Series: Book 1 of The Broken Earth Publisher: Orbit (August 4, 2015) Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars This book had the distinction of being on both my most anticipated […]

Book Review: The Library at Mount Char by Scott Hawkins

Posted on July 5, 2015 18 Comments

Genre: Fantasy, Horror Publisher: Crown Books (June 16, 2015) Author Information: Website | Twitter Tiara’s Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars Goodreads | Amazon | Barnes & Noble Full Disclosure: A review copy of this book was provided to me by Crown Books via Netgalley. I would like to thank the author, the publisher, and […]

Book Review: The Price of Valor by Django Wexler

Posted on July 3, 2015 13 Comments

A review copy was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own. The Price of Valor by Django Wexler Genre: Epic Fantasy Series: Book 3 of The Shadow Campaigns Publisher: Roc (July 7, 2015) Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars The Price of Valor is the third book of The […]

GraphicAudio Review: Disarmed and Dangerous (A Nekropolis Short Story) by Tim Waggoner

Posted on June 13, 2015 10 Comments

Genre: Urban Fantasy, Zombies Series: Short Story from The Matt Richter Series Publisher: GraphicAudio (May 1, 2014) Author Information: Website | Twitter Tiara’s Rating: 4.5 of 5 Stars Narrator: Full Cast | Length: 39 mins I’m not a huge fan of zombie stories unless there’s some interesting angle to the story such as The Walking Dead or Warm Bodies. Other […]

Audiobook Review: The Water Knife by Paolo Bacigalupi

Posted on June 9, 2015 16 Comments

A review copy of this book was provided to me by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own. The Water Knife by Paolo Bacigalupi Genre: Science Fiction Series: Stand Alone Publisher: Audible Inc. (May 26, 2015) Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars Narrator: Almarie Guerra | Length: 14 hrs In this day and age […]

Book Review: Uprooted by Naomi Novik

Posted on May 18, 2015 31 Comments

A review copy of this book was provided to me by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own. Uprooted by Naomi Novik Genre: Fantasy Series: Stand Alone/Book 1 Publisher: Del Rey (May 19, 2015) Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars I was excited when I learned that Naomi Novik would be […]

Book Review: The Hanged Man by P.N. Elrod

Posted on May 15, 2015 17 Comments

A review copy of this book was provided to me by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own. The Hanged Man by P.N. Elrod Genre: Fantasy Series: Book 1 of Her Majesty’s Psychic Service Publisher: Tor (May 19, 2015) Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars I have a weakness for gaslight […]