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YA Weekend: Tell the Wind and Fire by Sarah Rees Brennan

Posted on April 24, 2016 21 Comments

A review copy was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own. Tell the Wind and Fire by Sarah Rees Brennan Mogsy’s Rating: 2.5 of 5 stars Genre: Fantasy Series: Stand Alone Publisher: Clarion Books (April 5, 2016) Length: 368 pages Author Information: Website | Twitter Well, it wasn’t the best of books, […]

YA Weekend: Unhooked by Lisa Maxwell

Posted on February 20, 2016 27 Comments

A review copy was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own. Unhooked by Lisa Maxwell Mogsy’s Rating: 2.5 of 5 stars Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy Series: Stand Alone Publisher: Simon Pulse (February 2, 2016) Length: 342 pages Author Information: Website | Twitter Once again I was unable to resist the temptation of a […]

YA Weekend: Drown by Esther Dalseno

Posted on January 2, 2016 8 Comments

Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy, Magical Realism, Retelling, Romance Publisher: 3 Little Birds Books (October 31, 2015) Author Information: Website | Twitter Tiara’s Rating: 4 of 5 stars First of all, I have to say the cover for this book is gorgeous. With that aside, speculative YA fiction and I have a strange relationship. I’m […]

Book Review: Thorn Jack by Katherine Harbour

Posted on October 12, 2015 11 Comments

A review copy was provided by the author in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own. Thorn Jack by Katherine Harbour Genre: Fantasy Series: Book 1 of Night and Nothing Publisher: Harper Voyager (6/24/14) Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating: 4 of 5 stars Thorn Jack has been on my to-read list for a while, but nothing could […]

YA Weekend: Never Never by Brianna R. Shrum

Posted on September 20, 2015 16 Comments

A review copy was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own. Never Never by Brianna R. Shrum Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy Series: Stand Alone Publisher: Spencer Hill Press (9/22/15) Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating: 4 of 5 stars Never Never confirms what I’ve always suspected – that Peter Pan is a twisted […]

Book Review: Alice by Christina Henry

Posted on August 25, 2015 25 Comments

A review copy was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own. Alice by Christina Henry Genre: Fantasy, Horror Series: Book 1/Stand Alone Publisher: Ace (8/4/15) Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating: 3.5 of 5 stars It recently occurred to me that over the years I’ve consumed a fair number of movies, games, comics, […]

Audiobook Review: Letters to Zell by Camille Griep

Posted on July 9, 2015 7 Comments

Genre: Fantasy, Fairy Tales, Imaginative Retellings, Humor Publisher: 47North (July 1, 2015) Author Information: Twitter | Website Tiara’s Rating: 3.5 of 5 stars Goodreads | Amazon | Barnes & Noble Narrator: Amy McFadden | Length: 9 hrs and 52 mins | Audiobook Publisher: Brilliance Audio (July 1, 2015) | Whispersync Ready: Yes Full Disclosure: A review copy of this book and […]

Backlist Burndown: Sevenwaters 1 & 2 by Juliet Marillier

Posted on January 30, 2015 31 Comments

As a book blogger, sometimes I get so busy reading review titles and new releases that I end up missing out on a lot previously published books, so one of my goals for this year is to take more time to catch up with the backlist, especially in my personal reading pile. And it seems I’m […]

Book Review: Redemption in Indigo by Karen Lord

Posted on February 13, 2014 Leave a Comment

Redemption in Indigo by Karen Lord Genre: Re-imagined Folk Tales Publisher: Jo Fletcher Books Publication Date: August 2010 Author Info: merumsal.wordpress.com Wendy’s Rating: 4 of 5 stars Based on a Senagalese folk tale, Redemption in Indigo follows a similar quirky story telling style to weave an intricate and sweet little story about a woman named […]

Comic Review Bites

Posted on January 28, 2014 Leave a Comment

With thanks to NetGalley for the opportunity to read advanced copies of these graphic novels, in exchange for honest reviews. Red Sonja vol.1: Queen of Plagues The Red Sonja movie is a guilty pleasure, yet I have never read the comic, perhaps for fear of what the industry would do with a metal bikini-clad heroine. […]