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YA Weekend: Seriously Wicked by Tina Connolly

Posted on May 30, 2015 10 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. Seriously Wicked by Tina Connolly Genre: Young Adult, Paranormal Series: Stand Alone Publisher: Tor Teen (May 5, 2015) Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating: 3.5 of 5 stars I really enjoyed Seriously Wicked, though feel I should […]

Book Review: The Shadow Revolution by Clay Griffith and Susan Griffith

Posted on May 26, 2015 24 Comments

A review copy of this book was provided to me by the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own. The Shadow Revolution by Clay Griffith and Susan Griffith Genre: Fantasy Series: Book 1 of Crown & Key Publisher: Del Rey (June 2, 2015) Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating: 3.5 of 5 stars […]

Book Review: When the Heavens Fall by Marc Turner

Posted on May 22, 2015 16 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. When the Heavens Fall by Marc Turner Genre: Fantasy Series: Book 1 of The Chronicles of the Exile Publisher: Tor (May 19, 2015) Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating: 3 of 5 stars Marc Turner’s When […]

Book Review: The Dragons of Dorcastle by Jack Campbell

Posted on May 17, 2015 8 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. The Dragons of Dorcastle by Jack Campbell Genre: Fantasy, Steampunk Series: Book 1 of The Pillars of Reality Publisher: Jabberwocky Literary Agency (Ebook: April 3, 2015) Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating: 3.5 of 5 stars Boy […]

Book Review: The Autumn Republic by Brian McClellan

Posted on March 21, 2015 10 Comments

A review copy of this book was provided to me by the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. The Autumn Republic by Brian McClellan Genre: Epic Fantasy Series: Book 3 of The Powder Mage Publisher: Orbit (February 10, 2015) Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating: 3.5 of 5 stars The end of the Powder Mage trilogy has finally […]

Audiobook Review: Nice Dragons Finish Last by Rachel Aaron

Posted on March 10, 2015 24 Comments

Nice Dragons Finish Last by Rachel Aaron Genre: Urban Fantasy Series: Book 1 of Heartstrikers Publisher: Audible (Nov 18, 2014) Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars Narrator: Vikas Adam | Length: 13 hrs and 2 mins I found this book surprisingly enjoyable…or perhaps that ought not to be so surprising. After all, I loved The Spirit Thief and the rollicking […]

Book Review: Deadly Spells by Jaye Wells

Posted on February 13, 2015 11 Comments

Deadly Spells by Jaye Wells Genre: Urban Fantasy Series: Book 3 of Prospero’s War Publisher: Orbit (February 10, 2015) Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating: 4 of 5 stars Ever since the release of Dirty Magic a year ago, I’ve been hearing such great things the Prospero’s War series, which is why over the holiday season I decided to take the […]

YA Weekend: Blue Lily, Lily Blue by Maggie Stiefvater

Posted on January 24, 2015 14 Comments

Blue Lily, Lily Blue by Maggie Stiefvater Genre: Fantasy, Young Adult, Magic Series: The Raven Cycle #3 Publisher: Scholastic (October 2014) Wendy’s Rating: 5 of 5 stars “Let us be grateful to the mirror for revealing to us our appearance only.” I really don’t care of Blue, Gansy, Adam, Noah, and Ronan ever find their […]

Book Review: Witches of Echo Park by Amber Benson

Posted on January 4, 2015 7 Comments

The Witches of Echo Park by Amber Benson Genre: Urban Fantasy Series: Book 1 of The Witches of Echo Park Publisher: Ace (January 6, 2015) Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating: 3 of 5 stars The Witches of Echo Park is an interesting but strange and shifting book. At first glance, I thought I would be going into your usual urban […]

Book Review: Foxglove Summer by Ben Aaronovitch

Posted on January 2, 2015 23 Comments

Foxglove Summer by Ben Aaronovitch Genre: Urban Fantasy Series: Book 5 of Peter Grant Publisher: DAW (US: January 6, 2015) Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating: 5 of 5 stars There are only a few urban fantasy series I would drop everything for, and this is one of them. So when Foxglove Summer arrived on my doorstep, I did exactly that […]