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Audiobook Review: The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson

Posted on November 12, 2013 3 Comments

The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson Genre: Epic FantasySeries: The Stormlight Archive #1Publisher: Tor BooksPublication Date: August 31, 2010Author Info: brandonsanderson.com Wendy’s Rating: 5 of 5 stars – It is evident that Sanderson has this entire world perfectly detailed in his head, and he seems determined to make sure the reader sees it exactly […]

Book Review: Armageddon’s Children

Posted on November 3, 2013 3 Comments

Armageddon’s Children by Terry Brooks Many years ago, I tried to read The Sword of Shannara but the story and characters failed to capture my attention and I set it aside. I grant that I didn’t get very far into the book, but I had read enough by that time to know when a book just isn’t working for […]

Book Review: The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern

Posted on November 2, 2013 2 Comments

The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern Genre: Magic, Fantasy, RomancePublisher: Double DayPublication Date: September 2011Author Info: erinmorgenstern.com It was fascinating to see the characters and events slip in and out of the chapters in such a graceful and sensual dance. 5 of 5 stars Open the pages of the Night Circus and you are immediately […]

YA Weekend: The School for Good and Evil by Soman Chainani

Posted on October 27, 2013 Leave a Comment

The School for Good and Evil by Soman Chainani Genre: Middle-Grade fantasy Series: Book 1 of The School for Good and Evil Publisher: HarperCollins Date of Publication: May 14, 2013 Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating: 4 of 5 stars – “An original and magical take on fairy tales that will enchant you […]

Graphic Novel Review: Five Ghosts vol.1: The Haunting of Fabian Gray by Frank J. Barbiere

Posted on October 15, 2013 Leave a Comment

Five Ghosts, Vol. 1: The Haunting of Fabian Gray by Frank J. Barbiere Genre: Pulp Fiction, AdventureSeries: Collects Five Ghosts #1-5Publisher: Image ComicsPublication Date: September 18, 2013 …the story has a lot of potential to go places, with lots of opportunity for exciting adventures. 3 of 5 stars A tragic turn of events resulted in […]

Book Review: Mister Monday by Garth Nix

Posted on October 14, 2013 Leave a Comment

Mister Monday by Garth Nix Genre: Fantasy, Adventure, ChildrenSeries: The Keys to the Kingdom #1Publisher: Scholastic BooksOriginal Publication Date: July 2003Author Info: www.garthnix.com Nix has so many wonderful and unique ways of presenting magic and technology in his stories. 3 of 5 stars Twice I picked this book up from the library, and twice I returned […]

Book Review: Three Parts Dead by Max Gladstone

Posted on October 3, 2013 7 Comments

Three Parts Dead by Max Gladstone Genre: Magic, FantasySeries: Craft Sequence #1Publisher: Tor BooksPublication Date: October 2012Author Info: maxgladstone.com Think of a law firm like Angel’s Wolfram and Hart, only with far more history and a solid framework and magical processes and fantastic depositions that take place on the astral plane. 4 of 5 stars Three Parts Dead […]

Dragon Age: The World of Thedas

Posted on September 5, 2013 Leave a Comment

Dragon Age: The World of Thedas Volume 1 I’m a sucker for art books and it took all my will not to tell Labyrinth Books to shut up and take my money when I stopped at their row upon row of shelves at Fan Expo last weekend. My bank account wouldn’t have been happy, so […]

Book Review: Glamour in Glass by Mary Robinette Kowal

Posted on August 6, 2013 Leave a Comment

Glamour in Glass byMary Robinette Kowal I think 2013 has seen me branching out into more sub-genres of fantasy than any other year, thanks to participating in events like the Worlds Without End’s Women of Genre Fiction Reading Challenge. Once, Mary Robinette Kowal fell into the category of “An author I’ve never read before, but […]

Audiobook Review: Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman

Posted on August 2, 2013 Leave a Comment

Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman This is the third Neil Gaiman book I’ve read and I’ve noticed a trend: An average, unmemorable male protagonist with slightly/over-controlling girlfriend/recently turned fiancé crosses paths with an unusual human that turns out to be magical and leads the protagonist into a whole new world of magic that has always been […]