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YA Weekend: Daughter of Smoke & Bone by Laini Taylor

Posted on October 4, 2014 11 Comments

Daughter of Smoke & Bone by Laini Taylor Genre: Young Adult, Supernatural, Romance, Urban Fantasy Series: Daughter of Smoke & Bone #1 Publisher: Little Brown Books (September 2011) Author Info: http://www.lainitaylor.com Wendy’s Rating: 3 of 5 stars Karou is a nice, blue-haired enigma living in Prague and attending art school where her friends love to see her […]

Book Review: Premonitions by Jamie Schultz

Posted on October 3, 2014 20 Comments

Premonitions by Jamie Schultz Genre: Urban Fantasy Series: Book 1 of Arcane Underworld Publisher: Roc (July 1, 2014) Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating: 4 of 5 stars I have a thing for heist books. That’s what Premonitions is and more, mashing up the best elements of urban fantasy, mystery-noir and dark psychological horror. Be prepared for lots of thrills along […]

Tour Review + GIVEAWAY! The Bloodbound by Erin Lindsey

Posted on October 1, 2014 16 Comments

***The giveaway is now over. Thanks to everyone who entered!*** The Bloodbound by Erin Lindsey Genre: Fantasy, Romance Series: Stand Alone Publisher: Ace (September 30, 2014) Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating: 4 of 5 stars Erin Lindsey is also E.L. Tettensor, author of the mystery-fantasy Darkwalker that I enjoyed so much last year. So needless to say, I was really […]

Waiting on Wednesday 10/01/14

Posted on October 1, 2014 5 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: Clash of Iron by Angus Watson: April 14, 2015 (Orbit) You might have seen my adoring review for Age of Iron last week, so it should be no surprise that I’m itching […]

Angry Robot Backlist Boost: An Interview with Cassandra Rose Clarke

Posted on September 29, 2014 18 Comments

Earlier this year I got an email from Angry Robot about their Backlist Boost, and I loved the idea. After all, we always hear so much about the new and upcoming books, it can be easy to forget there’s a whole trove of wonderful preceding titles that deserve more attention too. A book and author that came […]

Book Review: Age of Iron by Angus Watson

Posted on September 26, 2014 18 Comments

Age of Iron by Angus Watson Genre: Fantasy Series: Book 1 of Iron Age Publisher: Orbit (September 9, 2014) Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating: 5 of 5 stars Age of Iron ended up surprising me in many delightful ways, but what I didn’t expect at all was how addicting it was. It simply grabbed me by the throat and […]

Waiting on Wednesday 09/24/14

Posted on September 24, 2014 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 Pick: The Autumn Republic by Brian McClellan: February 10, 2015 (Orbit) The Powder Mage trilogy is one of the more interesting fantasy epics that I’ve read in recent years, I’m […]

Book Review: The Godless by Ben Peek

Posted on September 23, 2014 17 Comments

The Godless by Ben Peek Genre: Fantasy Series: Book 1 of Children Publisher: Tor (UK: August 14, 2014), Thomas Dunne (US: August 19, 2014) Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating: 3 of 5 stars The Godless caught me off guard a bit, as it ended up not being the kind of book I was expecting at all. Mainly, it doesn’t read […]

AudioBook Review: A Natural History of Dragons: A Memoir by Lady Trent by Marie Brennan

Posted on September 22, 2014 14 Comments

A Natural History of Dragons: A Memoir by Lady Trent by Marie Brennan Genre: Fantasy, Dragons Series: Memoirs by Lady Trent #1 Publisher: Tom Doherty Associates (February 2013) Author Info: swantower.com Narrator Info: Facebook Wendy’s Rating: 4 of 5 stars This book was not exactly what I expected. That is to say, there isn’t a lot about […]

YA Weekend: Heir of Fire by Sarah J. Maas

Posted on September 20, 2014 15 Comments

Heir of Fire by Sarah J. Maas Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy Series: Book 3 of Throne of Glass Publisher: Bloomsbury Children’s (September 2, 2014) Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars Few subsequent installments in a Young Adult series have lived up to the bar set by their first books, so color me impressed by the way Heir of […]