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Backlist Burndown: California Bones by Greg Van Eekhout

Posted on February 27, 2015 13 Comments

As a book blogger, sometimes I get so busy reading review titles and new releases that I end up missing out on a lot previously published books, so one of my goals for this year is to take more time to catch up with the backlist, especially in my personal reading pile. And it seems I’m […]

Audiobook Review: The Mime Order by Samantha Shannon

Posted on February 22, 2015 11 Comments

The Mime Order by Samantha Shannon Genre: Fantasy, Dystopia Series: Book 2 of The Bone Season Publisher: Audible Studios (January 27, 2015) Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating: 4 of 5 stars The Mime Order is the second book in Samantha Shannon’s dystopian series, the follow up to The Bone Season which I had the pleasure of listening to in audio […]

Book Review: Golden Son by Pierce Brown

Posted on January 16, 2015 20 Comments

Golden Son by Pierce Brown Genre: Science Fiction, Dystopian Series: Book 2 of Red Rising Trilogy Publisher: Del Rey (January 6, 2015) Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars Tales of courtly politics, noble house squabbles and the machinations of psychopathic lords and ladies have taken the epic fantasy genre by storm in recent years, and it looks […]

YA Weekend: The Young Elites by Marie Lu

Posted on December 27, 2014 17 Comments

The Young Elites by Marie Lu Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy Series: Book 1 of The Young Elites Publisher: Putnam Books for Young Readers (October 7, 2014) Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating: 3.5 of 5 stars This is the rating I usually give to Young Adult novels that are pretty much your run-of-the-mill fare, but for all their conventionality and […]

Audiobook Review: Endsinger by Jay Kristoff

Posted on December 26, 2014 17 Comments

Endsinger by Jay Kristoff Genre: Fantasy Series: Book 3 of The Lotus War Publisher: Audible Studios (November 25, 2014) Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating: 3.5 of 5 stars It is worth noting that I listened to the audiobook version of this, whereas I read the print or ebook copy of the previous two books in the trilogy. I mention this because […]

Book Review: Red Rising by Pierce Brown

Posted on December 2, 2014 25 Comments

Red Rising by Pierce Brown Genre: Young Adult, Science Fiction, Dystopia Series: Red Rising Trilogy #1 Publisher: Random House (January 2014) Author Info: www.pierce-brown.com Wendy’s Rating: 3 of 5 stars Darrow is a helldiver, one of the most skilled and daring miners among the Reds who work themselves to death to prepare Mars for the “softer […]

#RRSciFiMonth: Radiant by Karina Sumner-Smith

Posted on November 18, 2014 10 Comments

Sci-Fi November is a month-long blog event hosted by Oh The Books and Rinn Reads this year, created to celebrate everything amazing about science fiction! From TV shows to movies, books to comics, and everything else in between, it is intended to help science fiction lovers share their love and passion for this genre and its many, […]

#RRSciFiMonth: Archetype by M.D. Waters

Posted on November 14, 2014 11 Comments

Sci-Fi November is a month-long blog event hosted by Oh The Books and Rinn Reads this year, created to celebrate everything amazing about science fiction! From TV shows to movies, books to comics, and everything else in between, it is intended to help science fiction lovers share their love and passion for this genre and its many, […]

Book Review: Gleam by Tom Fletcher

Posted on September 15, 2014 21 Comments

Gleam by Tom Fletcher Genre: Fantasy Series: Book 1 of The Factory Trilogy Publisher: Jo Fletcher (September 4, 2014) Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating: 4 of 5 stars I had no idea what to expect before heading into Gleam. I was only perhaps vaguely aware of its dystopian nature, and coupled with that striking image of the pyramid on the […]

Book Review: Astra by Naomi Foyle

Posted on August 22, 2014 7 Comments

Astra by Naomi Foyle Genre: Post-apocalyptic, Utopian Society, Science Fiction Publisher: Jo Fletcher Books (February 2014) Author Info: naomifoyle.com Wendy’s Rating ~ 4 of 5 stars Foyle’s words are an elegant brush on paper, painting such vivid images across the reader’s mind as she builds her world through Astra’s young eyes. Astra is a beautiful, […]