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Lootz: Mogsy’s Book Haul

Posted on July 26, 2014 22 Comments

I’m still a bit behind on featuring books from my mailbox, but better late than never! These are some new additions to my library earlier this month: All Those Vanished Engines – courtesy of Tor, this one looks interesting but I’ll admit I’m a bit intimidated about giving it a go. Still, I’m willing to try […]

Graphic Novel Review Bites

Posted on July 21, 2014 5 Comments

Battlefields, Volume 1: Night Witches by Garth Ennis I happened upon the obituary of Nadezhda Popova and learned of the existence of the Night Witches. Thereafter, I discovered that Garth Ennis had written a series of war stories called Battlefields, with the Night Witches appearing in the first volume. Sometimes, it’s hard to reconcile the […]

Graphic Novel Review: Glory – The Complete Saga

Posted on July 18, 2014 3 Comments

Glory: The Complete Saga Hc by Joe Keatinge and Ross Campbell Genre: Apocalyptic Superheroing Series: Collects Glory volumes #1 and 2 Publisher: Image Comics (July 2014) Wendy’s Rating – 2.5 of 5 stars Glory, through art, plot and character development, has become far more than the sum of her breasts. A lot of not-so-wonderful things can […]

Graphic Novel Review Bites

Posted on July 13, 2014 5 Comments

Naja by Jean-David Morvan Naja is also a woman who feels no pain, neither inside, nor out. It makes her the perfect assassin; number three in Zero’s arsenal. She does not question her purpose. When Zero gives an order, she follows it. Until she discovers that number one and number two are out to kill […]

YA Weekend: Half A King by Joe Abercrombie

Posted on June 29, 2014 19 Comments

Half a King by Joe Abercrombie Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy Series: Book 1 of Shattered Sea Publisher: Del Rey (July 15, 2014) Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars Half a King is marketed as a Young Adult novel so I’m also going to label it as such, but doing so […]

Book Review: Deadly Curiosities by Gail Z. Martin

Posted on June 17, 2014 2 Comments

Deadly Curiosities by Gail Z. Martin Genre: Urban Fantasy Series: Book 1 of Deadly Curiosities Publisher: Solaris (June 24, 2014) Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating: 4 of 5 stars This is the second novel I’ve read by Gail Z. Martin and I have to say, her books have a way of wrapping around the reader like a well-loved, comfortable sweater. Prior to Deadly Curiosities, […]

YA Weekend: Midnight Thief by Livia Blackburne

Posted on June 15, 2014 2 Comments

Midnight Thief by Livia Blackburne Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy Series: Book 1 of Midnight Thief Publisher: Disney-Hyperion (July 8, 2014) Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating: 4 of 5 stars I was introduced to the world of Midnight Thief late last year when author Livia Blackburne offered me a review copy of the prequel novella, Poison Dance. After reading it I came to two conclusions. First, […]

Book Review: The Forever Watch by David Ramirez

Posted on June 11, 2014 Leave a Comment

The Forever Watch by David Ramirez Genre: Science Fiction Series: Stand Alone Publisher: Thomas Dunne (April 22, 2014) Author Information: Website Mogsy’s Rating: 2.5 of 5 stars I don’t DNF books. I’m sure that is in large part due to my obsessive completionist nature. I’m still trying to learn to let go, because as everyone so wisely says, life is too […]

Comic Review Bites

Posted on June 3, 2014 Leave a Comment

Saga Volume 3 The last volume ended with a stand-off that seemed to spell certain doom for our protagonists. I expected to step into the aftermath of this, but instead, Vaughan went backward, giving us the little human moments that make this little dysfunctional family so wonderfully endearing. From playing board games to arguments to […]

Mogsy’s Book Haul

Posted on May 24, 2014 Leave a Comment

My library saw some interesting new arrivals in the last couple weeks, as usual starting with the physical pile: The Girl with All the Gifts – my excitement to read this book has grown by leaps and bounds ever since it first piqued my interest. Finding out that it’s a straight-up horror only made me […]