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Waiting on Wednesday 05/24/17

Posted on May 24, 2017 16 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 Age of Assassins by R.J. Barker (August 1, 2017 by Orbit) Who doesn’t love a story about assassins – or better yet, a story about assassins versus assassins! Not […]

Book Review: Carry On by Rainbow Rowell

Posted on May 23, 2017 9 Comments

Carry On by Rainbow Rowell Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy Publisher: St. Martin’s Griffin (October 2015) Author’s Info: rainbowrowell.com Wendy’s Rating: 5 of 5 stars Reading and/or writing fanfic is a fangirl/boy rite of passage and it’s the tie that binds Rainbow Rowell’s Fangirl together. As the main character of that story made her way through the trials […]

YA Weekend: A Crown of Wishes by Roshani Chokshi

Posted on May 21, 2017 11 Comments

I received a review copy from the publisher. This does not affect the contents of my review and all opinions are my own. A Crown of Wishes by Roshani Chokshi Mogsy’s Rating (Overall): 4 of 5 stars Genre: Fantasy, Young Adult Series: Stand Alone; Book 2 of The Star-Touched Queen Publisher: Macmillan Audio (March 28, 2017) Length: […]

Waiting on Wednesday: 05/17/17

Posted on May 17, 2017 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 Speaker by Traci Chee (November 7, 2017 by G.P. Putnam’s Sons Books for Young Readers) Traci Chee blew me away last year with her debut The Reader, which became […]

Book Review: The Empire’s Ghost by Isabelle Steiger

Posted on May 16, 2017 24 Comments

I received a review copy from the publisher. This does not affect the contents of my review and all opinions are my own. The Empire’s Ghost by Isabelle Steiger Mogsy’s Rating: 3.5 of 5 stars Genre: Fantasy Series: Book 1 Publisher: Thomas Dunne Books (May 16, 2017) Length: 432 pages Author Information: Website The Empire’s Ghost was a book that […]

YA Weekend Audio: Flame in the Mist by Renée Ahdieh

Posted on May 14, 2017 29 Comments

I received a review copy from the publisher. This does not affect the contents of my review and all opinions are my own. Flame in the Mist by Renée Ahdieh Mogsy’s Rating (Overall): 3 of 5 stars Genre: Fantasy, Young Adult Series: Book 1 of Flame in the Mist Publisher: Listening Library (May 16, 2017) Length: 10 hrs and 19 mins […]

YA Weekend: The Sleeping Prince by Melinda Salisbury

Posted on May 13, 2017 2 Comments

The Sleeping Prince by Melinda Salisbury Genre: Fantasy, Young Adult Series: The Sin Eater’s Daughter #2 Publisher: Scholastic Press (May 2016) Author’s Info: melindasalisbury.com Wendy’s Rating: 4/5 stars Just look at that cover. With beautiful artwork like that, you’d expect the story to blow you away. Alas, it’s not that The Sleeping Prince, or its predecessor, […]

Audiobook Review Bites

Posted on May 8, 2017 15 Comments

Night Pleasures by Sherrilyn Kenyon Genre: Urban Fantasy Series: Dark Hunter #1 Publisher: St. Martin’s Press (September 15) Tiara’s Rating: 2.5 of 5 stars Night Pleasures follows the misadventures of Amanda Devereaux and the hunter Kyrian of Thrace. Amanda comes from a family of magically talented women including herself, but her gifts have stagnated because she’d […]

YA Weekend: Hunted by Meagan Spooner

Posted on May 7, 2017 29 Comments

I received a review copy from the publisher. This does not affect the contents of my review and all opinions are my own. Hunted by Meagan Spooner Mogsy’s Rating: 3.5 of 5 stars Genre: Fantasy, Young Adult Series: Stand Alone Publisher: HarperTeen (March 14, 2017) Length: 384 pages Author Information: Website | Twitter I have a bit of a problem. […]

Book Review: City of Miracles by Robert Jackson Bennett

Posted on May 3, 2017 17 Comments

I received a review copy from the publisher. This does not affect the contents of my review and all opinions are my own. City of Miracles by Robert Jackson Bennett Mogsy’s Rating: 4 of 5 stars Genre: Fantasy Series: Book 3 of The Divine Cities Publisher: Broadway Books (US: May 2, 2017; Jo Fletcher (UK: May 4, 2017) Author […]