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Book Review: Voyage of the Basilisk by Marie Brennan

Posted on March 24, 2015 21 Comments

A review copy of this book was provided to me by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. Voyage of the Basilisk by Marie Brennan Genre: Fantasy Series: Book 3 of Memoir by Lady Trent Publisher: Tor (March 31, 2015) Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating: 4 of 5 stars In the interest of full disclosure, I majored in Anthropology […]

Book Review: The Dragon Conspiracy by Lisa Shearin

Posted on March 23, 2015 12 Comments

A review copy of this book was provided to me by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. The Dragon Conspiracy by Lisa Shearin Genre: Urban Fantasy Series: Book 2 of SPI Files Publisher: Ace (January 27, 2015) Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating: 3.5 of 5 stars The Supernatural Protection & Investigations bureau, known as SPI, is back again […]

Book Review: NPCs by Drew Hayes

Posted on March 22, 2015 7 Comments

NPCs by Drew Hayes Genre: Roleplaying, Gaming, Adventure, Fantasy Publisher: Self-Published (April 2014) Wendy’s Rating: 3.5 of 5 stars I’ve never played a tabletop roleplaying game, though I’ve been thinking about it lately. One more thing to check off to achieve my official geekdom badge. I do know enough about this gaming concept to easily […]

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 […]

Book Review: Knight’s Shadow by Sebastien de Castell

Posted on March 20, 2015 18 Comments

A review copy of this book was provided to me by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. Knight’s Shadow by Sebastien de Castell Genre: Fantasy Series: Book 2 of Greatcoats Publisher: Jo Fletcher (UK: March 5, 2015) Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating: 4 of 5 stars Traitor’s Blade was one of my favorite reads last year so I […]

Waiting on Wednesday 3/18/15

Posted on March 18, 2015 10 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: The Waterborne Blade by Susan Murray: May 5, 2015 (Angry Robot) This is another book that should have been on my list of Most Anticipated Books Written by Women […]

Book Review: Prudence by Gail Carriger

Posted on March 17, 2015 22 Comments

Prudence by Gail Carriger Genre: Fantasy, Steampunk Series: Book 1 of The Custard Protocol Publisher: Orbit (March 17, 2015) Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars I didn’t expect to like this one so much. First of all, I haven’t read any of Gail Carriger’s other books save for Soulless which I found quite enjoyable, but ultimately the […]

Book Review: The Skull Throne by Peter V. Brett

Posted on March 16, 2015 18 Comments

The Skull Throne by Peter V. Brett Genre: Epic Fantasy Series: Book 4 of The Demon Cycle Publisher: Del Rey (March 31, 2015) Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating: 3.5 of 5 stars I’m going to be keeping this a spoiler-free review and I won’t be revealing anything that’s not in the book description…because I get it. Even after the […]

Book Review: Harrison Squared by Daryl Gregory

Posted on March 13, 2015 13 Comments

Harrison Squared by Daryl Gregory Genre: Fantasy, Horror Series: Book 1 Publisher: Tor (March 24, 2015) Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating: 4 of 5 stars I’m always on the lookout for good Lovecraft-inspired horror, and so when I stumbled upon the description of Daryl Gregory’s new novel Harrison Squared I just knew I had to check it out. When Harrison […]

Waiting on Wednesday 03/11/15

Posted on March 11, 2015 19 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: The Aeronaut’s Windlass by Jim Butcher: September 29, 2015 (Roc) For the longest time, all we’ve gotten out of Jim Butcher about his upcoming Cinder Spires series is simply: Steampunk. Now […]