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Book Review: City of Stairs by Robert Jackson Bennett

Posted on August 19, 2014 26 Comments

City of Stairs by Robert Jackson Bennett Genre: Fantasy Series: Book 1 Publisher: Crown (September 9, 2014) Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars I’ve never actually read Robert Jackson Bennett before City of Stairs, despite owning several books by him (and I can see there’s my copies of The Troupe and American Elsewhere on my shelf right […]

Book Review: Shadows by E.C. Blake

Posted on August 18, 2014 20 Comments

Shadows by E.C. Blake Genre: Fantasy Series: Book 2 of Masks of Aygrima Publisher: DAW (August 5, 2014) Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating: 4 of 5 stars I think Masks slipped under a lot of radars last year, and even as someone who read the book, I really had no idea what a strong impression it made on me until the […]

Book Review: Generation V by M.L. Brennan + Bonus Iron Night Giveaway!

Posted on August 17, 2014 11 Comments

Generation V by M.L. Brennan Genre: Urban Fantasy, Supernatural Series: American Vampire #1 LiveTweet Tag: #MLBGenV Publisher: Roc (May 2013) Author Info: mlbrennan.com Wendy’s Rating ~ 4 of 5 stars Brennan doesn’t shy away from sexuality. As much as she teases with promises of hot Suze/Fort sex, I love that sex can simply be a topic of conversation in […]

Novella Review: John Golden: Heroes of Mazaroth by Django Wexler

Posted on August 13, 2014 19 Comments

John Golden: Heroes of Mazaroth by Django Wexler Genre: Urban Fantasy Series: Book 2 of John Golden Publisher: Ragnarok (August 11, 2014) Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating: 5 of 5 stars It’s not too often I come across a unique and original concept in urban fantasy, but move over denizens of the world of the paranormal and say hello to […]

Book Review: The King of Thorns by Mark Lawrence

Posted on August 8, 2014 18 Comments

King of Thorns by Mark Lawrence Genre: Dark Fantasy, Post Apocalyptic Series: The Broken Empire #2 Publisher: Ace Books (August 2012) Author Info: mark—lawrence.blogspot.ca/ Wendy’s Rating: 5 of 5 stars “Whatever you look into can look back into you.” I recently read a piece of writing advice about how to properly write violence and death […]

Waiting on Wedneday 08/06/14

Posted on August 6, 2014 22 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 Prophecy Con by Patrick Weekes: September 23, 2014 (47North) Patrick Weekes might be better known to gamers as a BioWare writer, having worked on games like Mass Effect and […]

Book Review: The Magician’s Land by Lev Grossman

Posted on August 5, 2014 19 Comments

The Magician’s Land by Lev Grossman Genre: Fantasy Series: Book 3 of The Magicians Publisher: Viking (August 5, 2014) Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars I practically binge read this series, which is unusual for me. But truly, it is a rare pleasure indeed when subsequent books in a series just get better and better. I’ve had […]

The Generation V Livetweet begins today at #MLBGENV with author ML Brennan

Posted on August 4, 2014 2 Comments

Generation V author M.L. Brennan will be joining me as I read through the first book in her American Vampire urban fantasy series! Grab a copy of Generation V and join the fun with questions, quotes and quomments on Twitter using the hashtag #MLBGenV. Stay tuned at the end of the event for a surprise! Reality Bites […]

YA Weekend: Blightborn by Chuck Wendig

Posted on August 2, 2014 14 Comments

Blightborn by Chuck Wendig Genre: Young Adult, Science Fiction Series: Book 2 of The Heartland Trilogy Publisher: Skyscape (July 29, 2014) Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating: 4 of 5 stars I make it no secret that I’ve been in a bit of a YA slump lately. This year saw a few of my favorite YA series finishing their runs and […]

Book Review: The Magician King by Lev Grossman

Posted on July 31, 2014 15 Comments

The Magician King by Lev Grossman Genre: Fantasy Series: Book 2 of The Magicians Publisher: Viking (August 9, 2011) Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating: 4 of 5 stars Back in my review of The Magicians, I wrote that you could have a miserably unlikeable character for the sake of writing a miserably unlikeable character and that I wouldn’t mind, just […]