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Mogsy’s Bookshelf Roundup: Book Haul, Backlist, What I’ve Read
Posted on March 28, 2015 19 Comments
Another busy fortnight for new books, and I’ve been naughty on NetGalley by requesting three new titles — that’s a lot for me, considering I still have a couple from last month to read: Received for Review Sword of the North by Luke Scull – Physical ARC, with thanks to Penguin. This is the sequel to […]
Mogsy’s Bookshelf Roundup: Book Haul, Backlist, What I’ve Read
Posted on March 14, 2015 22 Comments
Time for another Bookshelf Roundup! Here’s what’s been going on in the last two weeks: Received for Review Lots of new books this week, mostly unsolicited and some requested. First, this pretty gem arrived late last week: Knight’s Shadow by Sebastien de Castell – This one was on my most-anticipated list for 2015, and I […]
Mogsy’s Bookshelf Roundup: Book Haul, Backlist, What I’ve Read
Posted on February 28, 2015 22 Comments
It’s been a very busy couple weeks when it comes new books: Received For Review: An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir – From First to Read. Every year there are a ton of Young Adult novels that get a lot of buzz and I honestly can’t keep up with them all. An Ember in […]
Graphic Novel Review: Mind the Gap, Volume 1: Intimate Strangers by Jim McCann and Rodin Esquejo
Posted on February 22, 2015 4 Comments
Mind the Gap, Volume 1: Intimate Strangers by Jim McCann Genre: Supernatural, Mystery, Crime Publisher: Image Comics (October 2012) With thanks to Netgalley and Image Comics for the opportunity to read this graphic novel in exchange for an honest review. Elle Peterssen is young, rich, beautiful, smart. She has a loving boyfriend and a wonderful […]
Mogsy’s Bookshelf Roundup: Book Haul, Backlist, What I’ve Read
Posted on February 14, 2015 36 Comments
Now that I’m caring for a newborn 24/7, I’ve learned pretty quickly to do everything with only one hand…everything except holding a heavy hardcover while trying to flip pages at the same time! I’ve relied a little more on eARCs in recent weeks as a result. Received for Review: The Skull Throne by […]
Mogsy’s Bookshelf Roundup: New Books, Backlist, Reading Challenges & What I’ve Read
Posted on January 17, 2015 30 Comments
I’ve always liked the idea of round up/summary posts, so from now on I’m going to do these Book Haul posts a little differently, and with a slightly altered format. I’m hoping this will be a better way to stay on track and keep up to date with what I’ve read, and more importantly, what […]
Book Review: The Providence of Fire by Brian Staveley
Posted on January 6, 2015 21 Comments
The Providence of Fire by Brian Staveley Genre: Epic Fantasy Series: Book 2 of Chronicle of the Unhewn Throne Publisher: Tor (January 13, 2015) Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating: 5 of 5 stars You can always tell when I really like a book by how fast I devour it. I gave myself plenty of time to read Brian Staveley’s The […]
Lootz: Mogsy’s Book Haul
Posted on January 3, 2015 31 Comments
This first book haul post of the new year is also going to be a short one given how we’ve all been in holiday mode for the last couple weeks, but nonetheless some fantastic looking new arrivals have showed up in the mail recently and I’m excited to feature them: Foxglove Summer – I dropped everything […]
Lootz: Mogsy’s Book Haul
Posted on December 20, 2014 32 Comments
Sneaking in my last book haul post of the year, and here is a look at the review books that came in the last couple of weeks. There are some goodies in here that I’m very excited about! It’s like Christmas in Decembe–oh wait. Superposition – I’ve never read any David Walton, but he had a […]
Book Review: The Genome by Sergei Lukyanenko
Posted on December 14, 2014 6 Comments
The Genome by Sergei Lukyanenko Genre: Science Fiction Publisher: Open Road Media Author Info Wendy’s Rating: 2.5 of 5 stars I enjoyed Lukyanenko’s Night Watch, so I was quick to grab this one. I like when authors diversify their offerings. With Lukyanenko, he’s smoothly transitioned from an urban supernatural story in Night Watch, to hardcore science […]
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