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

Posted on February 10, 2018 36 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 last update and […]

Top Ten Tuesday: Top Ten New-To-Me Authors I Read For The First Time In 2017

Posted on January 2, 2018 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 list with fellow book lovers and ask that we share in return to connect with our fellow book lovers. To learn more about participating in […]

Best of 2017: 10 Underrated Books & Hidden Gems

Posted on December 31, 2017 27 Comments

Whether you like to call them underrated books or hidden gems, the titles on this list are those I think deserve a lot more attention. Some of them have been highly praised, though perhaps under-read. Many are also from medium-to-smaller publishers and imprints, or perhaps are examples of an author’s lesser known work or first […]

Best of 2017: Notable Debuts

Posted on December 25, 2017 32 Comments

I’m always excited at the end of each year to have discovered favorite debut novelists or new authors who have broken onto the scene for the very first time, and 2017 was no exception. Today on this special day I want to wish everyone a merry Christmas and a joyous holiday season, and also to shine a […]

Book Review: The Tethered Mage by Melissa Caruso

Posted on December 18, 2017 18 Comments

I received a review copy from the publisher. This does not affect the contents of my review and all opinions are my own. The Tethered Mage by Melissa Caruso Mogsy’s Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars Genre: Fantasy Series: Book 1 of Swords and Fire Publisher: Orbit (October 24, 2017) Length: 438 pages Author Information: Website | Twitter Looks like my […]

Audiobook Review: The Guns Above by Robyn Bennis

Posted on September 7, 2017 13 Comments

I received a review copy from the publisher. This does not affect the contents of my review and all opinions are my own. The Guns Above by Robyn Bennis Mogsy’s Rating (Overall): 3.5 of 5 stars Genre: Fantasy, Science Fiction Series: Book 1 of Signal Airship Publisher: Macmillan Audio (August 29, 2017) Length: 11 hrs and 57 mins Author […]

Tough Traveling: Non-Human Heroes & Protagonists

Posted on June 1, 2017 26 Comments

Back in 2014, the idea for Tough Traveling started with Nathan of Fantasy Review Barn who came up with the excellent idea of making a new list each week based on the most common tropes in fantasy, as seen in (and inspired by) The Tough Guide to Fantasyland, a tongue-in-cheek parody of the fantasy genre by Diana […]

Top Ten Tuesday: Ten Things On Our Reading Wishlist

Posted on May 9, 2017 12 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 list with fellow book lovers and ask that we share in return to connect with our fellow book lovers. To learn more about […]

Top Ten Tuesday: Ten Comics on My TBR

Posted on January 31, 2017 15 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 list with fellow book lovers and ask that we share in return to connect with our fellow book lovers. To learn more about […]

Book Review: Snuff by Terry Pratchett

Posted on January 2, 2017 17 Comments

“I tell you, commander, it’s true that some of the most terrible things in the world are done by people who think, genuinely think, that they’re doing it for the best, especially if there is some god involved.” Snuff by Terry Pratchett Genre: Fantasy Series: Discworld #39, Ankh-Morpork City Watch #8 Publisher: DoubleDay UK (October 2011) […]