Urban Fantasy Category

Book Review: Cherry Bomb by Kathleen Tierney/Caitlín R. Kiernan

Cherry Bomb by Kathleen Tierney/Caitlín R. Kiernan Genre: Urban Fantasy Series: Book 3 of Siobhan Quinn Publisher: Roc (February 3, 2015) Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating: 3.5 of 5 stars The Siobhan Quinn series is the dark underbelly of urban fantasy you never get to see, a project that began as the author Caitlín R. Kiernan’s (writing as Kathleen Tierney) […]

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Book Review: Owl and the Japanese Circus by Kristi Charish

Owl and the Japanese Circus by Kristi Charish Genre: Urban Fantasy Series: Book 1 of The Adventures of Owl Publisher: Pocket Star (January 13, 2015) Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating: 4 of 5 stars Kristi Charish is an author after my own heart. First, her book Owl and the Japanese Circus stars Alix “Owl” Hiboux, a former archaeologist turned international […]

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Book Review and GIVEAWAY! Half-Resurrection Blues by Daniel José Older

GIVEAWAY! *** This giveaway is now over, thanks to everyone who entered! ***  Half-Resurrection Blues by Daniel José Older Genre: Urban Fantasy Series: Book 1 of Bone Street Rumba Publisher: Roc (January 6, 2015) Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating: 4 of 5 stars It feels like just the other day I was expressing my desire for more ghosts in urban fantasy, […]

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Book Review: Witches of Echo Park by Amber Benson

The Witches of Echo Park by Amber Benson Genre: Urban Fantasy Series: Book 1 of The Witches of Echo Park Publisher: Ace (January 6, 2015) Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating: 3 of 5 stars The Witches of Echo Park is an interesting but strange and shifting book. At first glance, I thought I would be going into your usual urban […]

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Book Review: Foxglove Summer by Ben Aaronovitch

Foxglove Summer by Ben Aaronovitch Genre: Urban Fantasy Series: Book 5 of Peter Grant Publisher: DAW (US: January 6, 2015) Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating: 5 of 5 stars There are only a few urban fantasy series I would drop everything for, and this is one of them. So when Foxglove Summer arrived on my doorstep, I did exactly that […]

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Waiting on Wednesday 12/31/14

“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: Trailer Park Fae by Lilith Saintcrow: June 23, 2015 (Orbit) I’ve not had the pleasure of reading Lilith Saintcrow yet, but when I came across this book while browsing, something […]

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Mogsy: Best Of 2014 and the Year in Review

This has been an amazing year for reading! At the time of this writing, in 2014 I have read a total of 191 books. Here’s the Goodreads spread for what that looks like: So you see, choosing just 5 or 10 or even 20 books to highlight as the best of this year is going to be […]

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Book Review: My Life as a White Trash Zombie by Diana Rowland

My Life as a White Trash Zombie by Diana Rowland Genre: Urban Fantasy, Zombies Publisher: DAW (January 2011) Author Info: dianarowland.com Wendy’s Rating: 5 of 5 stars Supernatural creatures like vampires and werewolves have been getting the Hollywood treatment lately, turning them into sparkly objects of desire. Well, zombies need love too! Unfortunately, there’s that whole […]

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Book Review: Another One Bites the Dust by Chris Marie Green

Another One Bites the Dust by Chris Marie Green Genre: Urban Fantasy Series: Book 2 of Jensen Murphy, Ghost for Hire Publisher: Roc (November 4, 2014) Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating: 3.5 of 5 stars Another One Bites the Dust continues the Jensen Murphy, Ghost for Hire series which has the distinction of being one of the few urban fantasies […]

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Book Review: City of Eternal Night by Kristen Painter

City of Eternal Night by Kristen Painter Genre: Urban Fantasy Series: Book 2 of Crescent City Publisher: Orbit (December 2, 2014) Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating: 4 of 5 stars My excitement to read this book is evidence enough for me that the first installment of this series ended a lot stronger than it began. I went through the first […]

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