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Backlist Burndown: Wildwood Dancing by Juliet Marillier

Posted on April 29, 2016 18 Comments

As book bloggers, sometimes we get so caught up reading review titles and new releases that we end up missing out on a lot previously published books. As a result, one of my goals this year is to take more time to catch up with my backlist, especially in my personal reading pile. And it […]

YA Weekend: Unhooked by Lisa Maxwell

Posted on February 20, 2016 27 Comments

A review copy was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own. Unhooked by Lisa Maxwell Mogsy’s Rating: 2.5 of 5 stars Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy Series: Stand Alone Publisher: Simon Pulse (February 2, 2016) Length: 342 pages Author Information: Website | Twitter Once again I was unable to resist the temptation of a […]

Short & Sweet YA Weekend: The Day Boy and the Night Girl by George MacDonald

Posted on January 31, 2016 4 Comments

The Day Boy and the Night Girl by George MacDonald Series: Standalone Publisher: Fantasy and Horror Classics (first published in 1882) Memorable Quote: “No, of course – you can’t be a girl: girls are not afraid – without reason. I understand now: it is because you are not a girl that you are so frightened.” […]

YA Weekend: Drown by Esther Dalseno

Posted on January 2, 2016 8 Comments

Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy, Magical Realism, Retelling, Romance Publisher: 3 Little Birds Books (October 31, 2015) Author Information: Website | Twitter Tiara’s Rating: 4 of 5 stars First of all, I have to say the cover for this book is gorgeous. With that aside, speculative YA fiction and I have a strange relationship. I’m […]

Book Review: Thorn Jack by Katherine Harbour

Posted on October 12, 2015 11 Comments

A review copy was provided by the author in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own. Thorn Jack by Katherine Harbour Genre: Fantasy Series: Book 1 of Night and Nothing Publisher: Harper Voyager (6/24/14) Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating: 4 of 5 stars Thorn Jack has been on my to-read list for a while, but nothing could […]

YA Weekend: Never Never by Brianna R. Shrum

Posted on September 20, 2015 16 Comments

A review copy was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own. Never Never by Brianna R. Shrum Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy Series: Stand Alone Publisher: Spencer Hill Press (9/22/15) Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating: 4 of 5 stars Never Never confirms what I’ve always suspected – that Peter Pan is a twisted […]

Teaser Tuesday & Top Ten Tuesday: Ten Characters Who Are Fellow Book Nerds

Posted on July 28, 2015 28 Comments

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of A Daily Rhythm. Anyone can play along! Just do the following: • Grab your current read • Open to a random page • Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page • BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what […]

Audiobook Review: Letters to Zell by Camille Griep

Posted on July 9, 2015 7 Comments

Genre: Fantasy, Fairy Tales, Imaginative Retellings, Humor Publisher: 47North (July 1, 2015) Author Information: Twitter | Website Tiara’s Rating: 3.5 of 5 stars Goodreads | Amazon | Barnes & Noble Narrator: Amy McFadden | Length: 9 hrs and 52 mins | Audiobook Publisher: Brilliance Audio (July 1, 2015) | Whispersync Ready: Yes Full Disclosure: A review copy of this book and […]

Book Review: Uprooted by Naomi Novik

Posted on May 18, 2015 31 Comments

A review copy of this book was provided to me by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own. Uprooted by Naomi Novik Genre: Fantasy Series: Stand Alone/Book 1 Publisher: Del Rey (May 19, 2015) Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars I was excited when I learned that Naomi Novik would be […]

Backlist Burndown: Sevenwaters 1 & 2 by Juliet Marillier

Posted on January 30, 2015 31 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 […]