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Waiting on Wednesday 12/03/14

Posted on December 3, 2014 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: Owl and the Japanese Circus by Kristi Charish: January 13, 2015 (Pocket Star) I’ve been seeing this one featured in “Waiting on Wednesday” posts all around the blogosphere, and […]

Book Review: Daring by Elliott James

Posted on November 12, 2014 7 Comments

Daring by Elliott James Genre: Urban Fantasy Series: Book 2 of Pax Arcana Publisher: Orbit (September 23, 2014) Author Information: Website Mogsy’s Rating: 3 of 5 stars Given my heavy reading load and lack of time, this book almost didn’t make it onto my review list. I enjoyed its predecessor Charming, though as a first […]

Book Review: Poison Fruit by Jacqueline Carey

Posted on October 29, 2014 11 Comments

Poison Fruit by Jacqueline Carey Genre: Urban Fantasy Series: Book 3 of Agent of Hel Publisher: Roc (October 7, 2014) Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating: 4 of 5 stars It was shortly after finishing the second book of Agent of Hel that I discovered the series was only going to be three books. While that was a little surprising, since […]

Book Review: Tainted Blood by M.L. Brennan + SIGNED COPY GIVEAWAY

Posted on October 28, 2014 20 Comments

*** The giveaway is now over, thank you to everyone who entered! *** Tainted Blood by M.L. Brennan Genre: Urban Fantasy Series: Book 3 of Generation V Publisher: Roc (November 4, 2014) Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars Once again, M.L. Brennan reminds me why this is one of my favorite urban fantasy series right now! I […]

Waiting on Wednesday 10/08/14

Posted on October 8, 2014 15 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: Jinn and Juice by Nicole Peeler: November 25, 2014 (Orbit) A few weeks ago, Orbit posted a reveal/launch of their spring to summer 2015 covers, and there’s a […]

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 […]

Book Review: Magic Bites by Ilona Andrews

Posted on September 17, 2014 15 Comments

Magic Bites by Ilona Andrews Genre: Urban Fantasy Series: Book 1 of Kate Daniels Publisher: Ace (April 1, 2007) Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating: 4 of 5 stars Hooray! From now on, whenever someone asks me if I have read any Ilona Andrews, no longer do I have to look down shame-facedly at my shoes and admit, “No, but I’ve […]

Waiting on Wednesday 09/17/14

Posted on September 17, 2014 14 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: Cherry Bomb by Kathleen Tierney/Caitlín R. Kiernan: Feb 3, 2015 (Roc) This is the third installment of Caitlín R. Kiernan’s (writing as Kathleen Tierney) Siobhan Quinn series, continuing the eponymous heroine’s adventures […]

Book Review: Shifting Shadows by Patricia Briggs

Posted on September 16, 2014 21 Comments

Shifting Shadows by Patricia Briggs Genre: Urban Fantasy, Anthology Series: Mercy Thompson Publisher: Ace (September 2, 2014) Author Information: Website Mogsy’s Rating: 4 of 5 stars I want to start by saying I’m not a big reader of short fiction, and on the whole I tend not to bother with any novellas, short stories or anthologies that are companion to an existing […]