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Book Review: The Broken Eye by Brent Weeks

Posted on September 12, 2014 14 Comments

The Broken Eye by Brent Weeks Genre: Fantasy Series: Book 3 of Lightbringer Publisher: Orbit (August 26, 2014) Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating: 3.5 of 5 stars Things are definitely picking up in this third book of the Lightbringer series…but is it going to be enough? Obviously, if you’ve made it this far, you’d probably have a good grasp […]

Book Review: Shadows by E.C. Blake

Posted on August 18, 2014 20 Comments

Shadows by E.C. Blake Genre: Fantasy Series: Book 2 of Masks of Aygrima Publisher: DAW (August 5, 2014) Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating: 4 of 5 stars I think Masks slipped under a lot of radars last year, and even as someone who read the book, I really had no idea what a strong impression it made on me until the […]

Book Review: The Magician’s Land by Lev Grossman

Posted on August 5, 2014 19 Comments

The Magician’s Land by Lev Grossman Genre: Fantasy Series: Book 3 of The Magicians Publisher: Viking (August 5, 2014) Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars I practically binge read this series, which is unusual for me. But truly, it is a rare pleasure indeed when subsequent books in a series just get better and better. I’ve had […]

Book Review: The Magician King by Lev Grossman

Posted on July 31, 2014 15 Comments

The Magician King by Lev Grossman Genre: Fantasy Series: Book 2 of The Magicians Publisher: Viking (August 9, 2011) Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating: 4 of 5 stars Back in my review of The Magicians, I wrote that you could have a miserably unlikeable character for the sake of writing a miserably unlikeable character and that I wouldn’t mind, just […]

YA Weekend: Ruin and Rising by Leigh Bardugo

Posted on July 19, 2014 14 Comments

Ruin and Rising by Leigh Bardugo Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy Series: Book 3 of The Grisha Publisher: Henry Holt & Co. (June 17, 2014) Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating: 3 of 5 stars Ruin and Rising was good, but perhaps it was just good…enough? I sat on this review for several weeks trying to gather my thoughts about this book […]

Book Review: The Magicians by Lev Grossman

Posted on July 9, 2014 24 Comments

The Magicians by Lev Grossman Genre: Fantasy Series: Book 1 of The Magicians Publisher: Viking (August 11, 2009) Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating: 3 of 5 stars Self-absorbed, annoying, moody, smug, dissatisfied, spoiled, fake, maudlin, insecure, aimless, whiny, stupid, pampered, emo, vain, egotistical, small-minded, excessive, inconsiderate, thankless, pretentious, snobby, entitled, mercurial, immature, depressed, hypocritical, mean-spirited, cynical, clueless – just a […]

Book Review: Libriomancer by Jim C. Hines

Posted on July 2, 2014 13 Comments

Libriomancer by Jim C. Hines Genre: Urban Fantasy, Magic Series: Magic Ex Libris #1 Publisher: DAW (August 2012) Author Info: www.jimchines.com Wendy’s Rating: 3 of 5 stars I’m not going to say this was the greatest story ever, or that I really came to care about the characters and their fate, but for the sake of […]

Waiting on Wednesday 07/02/14

Posted on July 2, 2014 11 Comments

“Waiting On Wednesday” is a weekly meme hosted by Breaking the Spine that lets us feature upcoming releases that we can’t wait to get our hands on! Mogsy’s Pick: A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab: February 25, 2015 (Tor) A Darker Shade of Magic is not a sequel to Vicious, I repeat, A Darker Shade of Magic is NOT a sequel to Vicious. […]

Book Review: The Crimson Campaign by Brian McClellan

Posted on June 6, 2014 1 Comment

The Crimson Campaign by Brian McClellan Genre: Fantasy Series: Book 2 of The Powder Mage Trilogy Publisher: Orbit (May 6, 2014) Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating: 4 of 5 stars I find myself thoroughly enjoying the Powder Mage series. Brian McClellan’s star continues to rise, following up last year’s debut Promise of Blood […]

Tough Traveling: City of Wizards

Posted on May 1, 2014 Leave a Comment

The Thursday feature “Tough Traveling” is the brainchild of Nathan of Review Barn, who has come up with the excellent idea of making a new list each week based on the most common tropes in fantasy, as seen in The Tough Guide to Fantasyland by Diana Wynn Jones. Nathan has invited anyone who is interested […]