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YA Weekend Book Review: Stormdancer by Jay Kristoff

Posted on December 26, 2015 6 Comments

Stormdancer by Jay Kristoff Series: Lotus Wars #1 Genre: Steampunk, Fantasy, Young Adult Publisher: Thomas Dunne Books (September 2012) Author Info: misterkristoff.wordpress.com Wendy’s Rating: 3.5 of 5 The praise surrounding this book focuses almost entirely on its Japanese steampunk setting. This is certainly a unique setting, considering how often the genre is set in North American […]

Book Review: Wake of Vultures by Lila Bowen

Posted on December 24, 2015 20 Comments

A review copy was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own. Wake of Vultures by Lila Bowen Genre: Fantasy Series: Book 1 of The Shadow Publisher: Orbit (10/27/15) Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating: 4 of 5 stars Wake of Vultures has all the qualities of a great book. First, it features a […]

Waiting on Wednesday 12/23/15

Posted on December 23, 2015 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: World of Warcraft: Illidan by William King: March 15, 2016 (Del Rey) My WoW pick today is…ha, a WoW book. Yes, I am a big video game nerd and […]

Mogsy: Best of 2015 and the Year in Review

Posted on December 21, 2015 43 Comments

What an amazing year in books! At the time of this writing, so far in 2015 I have read and logged a total of 209 titles onto Goodreads, which breaks down as follows: 2 serial episodes 4 anthologies/collections 9 novellas 194 novels Here’s the Goodreads spread for what that looks like: I apologize in advance for […]

Audiobook Review: Sword of Destiny by Andrzej Sapkowski

Posted on December 17, 2015 17 Comments

A review copy was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own. Sword of Destiny by Andrzej Sapkowski Genre: Fantasy Series: The Witcher Saga Publisher: Hachette Audio (12/1/15) Author Information: Website Mogsy’s Rating (Overall): 4 of 5 stars Narrator: Peter Kenny | Length: 12 hrs 47 min Sword of Destiny is a collection of short stories featuring Geralt […]

Waiting on Wednesday 12/16/15

Posted on December 16, 2015 13 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 Picks: I’m posting up two picks today because I was in the mood to feature a darker read, and I couldn’t decide! A dark urban paranormal fantasy featuring hellish […]

Book Review: Skyborn by David Dalglish

Posted on December 14, 2015 25 Comments

A review copy was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own. Skyborn by David Dalglish Genre: Fantasy Series: Book 1 of Seraphim Publisher: Orbit (11/17/15) Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars Look at me. This is my stunned face. As in, I could not believe how good this book […]

Audiobook Review: The Flux by Ferrett Steinmetz

Posted on December 12, 2015 10 Comments

A review copy was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own. The Flux by Ferrett Steinmetz Genre: Urban Fantasy Series: Book 2 of ‘Mancer Publisher: Audible Studios (10/6/15) Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating (Overall): 4 of 5 stars Narrator: Peter Brooke | Length: 13 hrs and 12 mins Let me start my review of The […]

Book Review: Ash and Silver by Carol Berg

Posted on December 10, 2015 13 Comments

A review copy was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own. Ash and Silver by Carol Berg Genre: Fantasy Series: Book 2 of The Sanctuary Duet Publisher: Roc (12/1/15) Author Information: Website Mogsy’s Rating: 3.5 of 5 stars Last year I had the pleasure of reading Dust and Light by Carol Berg. It was my […]

Waiting on Wednesday 12/09/15

Posted on December 9, 2015 20 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: Age of Myth by Michael J. Sullivan: June 28, 2016 (Del Rey) It’s funny, I haven’t even read The Death of Dulgath yet (SOON!) and I’m already salivating over Michael J. […]