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Top Ten Tuesday: Ten Reasons I Love Audiobooks

Posted on June 7, 2016 28 Comments

Top Ten Tuesday is an original feature/weekly meme created by The Broke and the Bookish. They created the meme because they love lists. Who doesn’t love lists? They wanted to share these lists with fellow book lovers and ask that we share in return to connect with our fellow book lovers. To learn more about […]

Audiobook Review: Angel’s Blood by Nalini Singh, Narrated by Justine Eyre

Posted on June 6, 2016 15 Comments

“The bastard kissed her. She was so mad, she bit him hard enough to draw blood. Raphael pulled back, lip already beginning to swell. “We are no longer even, Elena. You’re now in debt.” “You can deduct it from my slow and painful death.” Angels’ Blood by Nalini Singh Narrator: Justine Eyre Genre: Urban Fantasy, […]

YA Audiobook Weekend: The Selection by Kiera Cass

Posted on June 5, 2016 11 Comments

Genre: Young Adult, Science Fiction, Dystopia, Romance Series: The Selection #1 Publisher: HarperTeen (April 24, 2012) Information: Website | Twitter | Goodreads Tiara’s Rating: 3 of 5 stars Narrator: Amy Rubinate | Length: 8 hrs and 7 mins | Audiobook Publisher: HarpterAudio (April 24, 2012) | Whispersync Ready: Yes America Singer (I know, I […]

YA Audiobook Weekend: The House of the Scorpion by Nancy Farmer

Posted on June 4, 2016 8 Comments

Genre: Science Fiction, Young Adult Series: Matteo Alacrán #1 Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers (2002) Information: Website | Goodreads Tiara’s Rating: 4 of 5 stars Narrator: Raúl Esparza | Length: 10 hrs and 43 mins | Audiobook Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio (January 23, 2009) | Whispersync Ready: Yes My children have turned out to be avid readers as […]

#FavFiveFriday: Audiobook Edition

Posted on June 3, 2016 9 Comments

#FavFiveFriday is a personal challenge that I’ll be doing just for the month of June in celebration of Audiobook Month. I’ll be using it as a way to highlight my favorite audiobook listens so far in 2016, and I’ve listened to quite a few of them this year. To find out a little more about […]

Audiobook Review Bites: Star Wars Canon

Posted on June 2, 2016 7 Comments

Star Wars: Smuggler’s Run by Greg Rucka Series: Star Wars Canon Genre: Science Fiction, Young Adult, Tie-In Publisher: Disney Lucasfilm Press (September 4, 2015) Tiara’s Rating: 3.5 of 5 stars An aged Han Solo tells a group of young mercenary types a story about the famed Millennium Falcon, a story set between A New Hope and […]

It’s Audiobook Month!

Posted on June 1, 2016 10 Comments

June is Audiobook Month as designated by the Audiobook Publishers Association. The APA’s website mentions a few ways for audiobook fans to get involved and spread audiobook awareness. The APA’s mission is as follows, quoted directly from their site: Formed in 1987, the Audio Publishers Association (APA) is a not-for-profit trade association that advocates the […]

Audiobook Review: Lightless by C.A. Higgins

Posted on May 31, 2016 8 Comments

Lightless by C.A. Higgins Genre: Science Fiction, Space Opera Series: Lightless #1 Publisher: Del Ray (September 29, 2015) Information: Website | Twitter Tiara’s Rating: 3.5 of 5 stars Narrator: Fiona Hardingham | Length: 11 hrs and 32 mins | Audiobook Publisher: Random House Audio (September 29, 2015) | Whispersync Ready: No (as of this posting) Lightless blipped on my radar […]

Audiobook Review: The Tower of Swallows by Andrzej Sapkowski

Posted on May 24, 2016 10 Comments

A review copy was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own. The Tower of Swallows by Andrzej Sapkowski Mogsy’s Rating (Overall): 3.5 of 5 stars Genre: Fantasy Series: Book 4 of The Witcher (Novels) Publisher: Hachette Audio Length: 16 hrs and 25 mins Author Information: Website Narrator: Peter Kenny I am so in love with these […]

Mogsy’s Bookshelf Roundup: Stacking the Shelves & Recent Reads

Posted on May 21, 2016 33 Comments

Bookshelf Roundup is a feature I do every other weekend which fills the role of several blog memes, like Stacking the Shelves where I talk about the new books I’ve added to my library or received for review, as well as It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? where I round up what I’ve read since the […]