Fantasy Category
YA Weekend: Review of Lumière and New Author Spotlight: Jacqueline Garlick
Posted on March 15, 2014 1 Comment
Lumière by Jacqueline Garlick Genre: Young Adult Fantasy Series: Book 1 of Illumination Paradox Publisher: Amazemo Books (December 3, 2013) Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating: 4 of 5 stars I thought Lumière was fantastic, so much so that I read the whole book in a day. Some parts even made me want to […]
Book Review: The Tower Broken by Mazarkis Williams
Posted on March 14, 2014 Leave a Comment
The Tower Broken by Mazarkis Williams Genre: Fantasy Series: Book 3 of Tower and Knife Trilogy Publisher: Jo Fletcher (UK: November 21, 2014) Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating: 4 of 5 stars Finishing a series is always a little bittersweet, isn’t it? I find this is absolutely the case with Mazarkis Williams’ Tower […]
Tour Review: Night Owls by Lauren M. Roy
Posted on March 13, 2014 Leave a Comment
Night Owls by Lauren M. Roy Genre: Urban Fantasy Series: Book 1 of Night Owls Publisher: Ace (February 25, 2014) Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating: 3.5 of 5 stars Score one to this book for having a protagonist who is a bookseller. And bonus points for her being a vampire too. The […]
Book Review: Night Broken by Patricia Briggs
Posted on March 11, 2014 5 Comments
Night Broken by Patricia Briggs Genre: Urban Fantasy Series: Book 8 of Mercy Thompson Publisher: Ace (March 11, 2014) Author Information: Website Mogsy’s Rating: 4 of 5 stars Mercy Thompson is a favorite urban fantasy of mine, one of the long-running series that I’ve kept up with NO MATTER WHAT. Clearly so much has changed […]
Book Review: Words of Radiance by Brandon Sanderson
Posted on March 10, 2014 2 Comments
Words of Radiance by Brandon Sanderson Genre: Epic Fantasy Series: Book 2 of The Stormlight Archive Publisher: Tor (March 4, 2014) Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating: 5 of 5 stars I don’t know what was more intimidating, the size of Words of Radiance when I first beheld it, or the thought of having […]
Book Review: Talus and the Frozen King by Graham Edwards
Posted on March 9, 2014 Leave a Comment
Talus and the Frozen King by Graham Edwards Genre: Mystery, Fantasy Series: Stand alone (so far) Publisher: Solaris (March 25, 2014) Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating: 4 of 5 stars Well now, this book was a pleasant surprise. Meet Talus, touted by the book’s description as the world’s first detective, which is indeed […]
YA Weekend: Falling Kingdoms by Morgan Rhodes
Posted on March 8, 2014 Leave a Comment
Falling Kingdoms by Morgan Rhodes Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy Series: Book 1 of Falling Kingdoms Publisher: Razorbill (December 11, 2012) Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating: 4 of 5 stars I’ll admit, I had some serious doubts when I first heard about this young adult novel styled as an epic fantasy. I’m more of […]
Book Review: The Chronicles of Amber by Roger Zelazny
Posted on March 7, 2014 3 Comments
The Chronicles of Amber by Roger Zelazny Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Gollancz Publication Date: January 1978 Wendy’s Rating: 4 of 5 stars “…and while I had often said that I wanted to die in bed, what I really meant was that in my old age I wanted to be stepped on by an elephant while making love.” […]
Book Review: The Magician’s Apprentice by Trudi Canavan
Posted on March 6, 2014 Leave a Comment
The Magician’s Apprentice by Trudi Canavan Genre: Fantasy, Magic Series: The Black Magician Trilogy Publisher: Orbit Publication Date: February 2009 Wendy’s Rating: 2.5 of 5 stars The Magician’s Apprentice is considered #0.5 in Trudi Canavan’s The Black Magician Trilogy. It was written after, but serves as a set up for The Magicians’ Guild, which I have […]
Waiting on Wednesday 03/05/14
Posted on March 5, 2014 Leave a Comment
“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 Ruin and Rising by Leigh Bardugo: June 17, 2014 (Henry Holt and Co.) So this January I finally got around to reading Shadow and Bone and ended up […]
