Fantasy Category

Backlist Burndown: The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater

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 […]

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Book Review: The Unremembered by Peter Orullian

A review copy was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own. The Unremembered by Peter Orullian Genre: Fantasy Series: Book 1 of Vault of Heaven Publisher: Tor (April 7, 2015) Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating: 3 of 5 stars This review is for the “Author’s Definitive Edition” of The Unremembered. What does […]

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Waiting on Wednesday 07/29/15

“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: Thunderbird by Chuck Wendig: April 5, 2016 (Saga Press) Hooray, the new Miriam Black book is on the horizon! This series is fun and I’ve enjoyed the previous books a lot. […]

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Book Review: Dark Ascension by M.L. Brennan

A review copy was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own. Dark Ascension by M.L. Brennan Genre: Urban Fantasy Series: Book 4 of Generation V Publisher: Roc (8/4/15) Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars I make it no secret that Generation V is one of my favorite urban fantasy […]

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

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 […]

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Book Review: The Dinosaur Lords by Victor Milán

A review copy was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own. The Dinosaur Lords by Victor Milán Genre: Fantasy Series: Book 1 of The Dinosaur Lords Publisher: Tor (7/28/15) Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating: 4 of 5 stars Ever wondered what a tournament joust would look like, if both opponents were charging […]

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Book Review: Queen of Fire by Anthony Ryan

A review copy was provided to me by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own. Queen of Fire by Anthony Ryan Genre: Epic Fantasy Series: Book 3 of Raven’s Shadow Publisher: Ace (7/7/15) Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating: 3.5 of 5 stars This highly anticipated novel is the final volume of Anthony Ryan’s epic […]

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YA Weekend: Daughter of Dusk by Livia Blackburne

A review copy was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own. Daughter of Dusk by Livia Blackburne Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy Series: Book 2 of Midnight Thief Publisher: Disney Hyperion (8/4/15) Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating: 4 of 5 stars Full disclosure: I was a beta reader for an earlier draft of […]

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Book Review: Half a War by Joe Abercrombie

A review copy was provided to me by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own. Half a War by Joe Abercrombie Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy Series: Book 3 of The Shattered Sea Publisher: Del Rey (7/28/2015) Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating: 3.5 of 5 stars Joe Abercrombie’s Young Adult series comes to a close […]

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Book Review: Faces by E.C. Blake

A review copy was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own. Faces by E.C. Blake Genre: Fantasy Series: Book 3 of Masks of Aygrima Publisher: DAW (7/7/2015) Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating: 3.5 of 5 stars Faces is book three of the Masks of Aygrima, a series about a magically gifted young […]

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