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Book Review: Warrior of the West by M.K. Hume

Posted on January 12, 2014 Leave a Comment

Warrior of the West by M.K. Hume Genre: Historical Fiction, Fantasy Series: Book 2 of King Arthur Publisher: Atria Date of Publication: January 7, 2014 Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating: 4 of 5 stars – “Hume takes her expertise on the legend and history of King Arthur and weaves in her own personal […]

Book Review: Kinslayer by Jay Kristoff

Posted on September 12, 2013 Leave a Comment

Kinslayer by Jay Kristoff Genre: Young Adult Fantasy, Steampunk Series: Book 2 of The Lotus War Publisher: Thomas Dunne Books Date of Publication: September 17, 2013 Author Information: Website | Twitter It’s going to be extremely difficult to talk about the sheer awesomeness of this book without giving spoilers, but darn it, I’m going to […]

Book Review: Stormdancer by Jay Kristoff

Posted on August 27, 2013 Leave a Comment

Stormdancer by Jay Kristoff Genre: Young Adult Fantasy, SteampunkSeries: Book 1 of The Lotus War Publisher: Thomas Dunne Books Date of Publication: September 18, 2012 Author Information: Website | Twitter This was a refreshing read that stood out from all the steampunk I’ve been chomping through lately. I used to think this sub-genre and setting […]

Book Review: Dragon’s Child by M.K. Hume

Posted on August 14, 2013 1 Comment

The King Arthur Trilogy Book One: Dragon’s Child by M.K. Hume Genre: Historical Fiction, Arthurian Fantasy Series: Book 1 of King Arthur Publisher: Atria BooksDate of Publication: November 12, 2013 Author Information: Website | TwitterThank you to Atria Books for sending me an advanced copy of Dragon’s Child in exchange for an honest review! Originally […]

Book Review: The Golem and The Jinni by Helene Wecker

Posted on August 3, 2013 Leave a Comment

The Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wecker I absolutely adored this. Magical realism at its finest! And even though it wasn’t exactly what I had expected, I can’t really say that I minded. Otherwise, as a character so deftly put it in this book, I would be like “a man who complains that someone stole […]

Audiobook Review: American Gods by Neil Gaiman

Posted on July 10, 2013 1 Comment

American Gods byNeil Gaiman It has long been a shameful secret of mine that I’ve never read a Neil Gaiman novel. Sure, I’ve read his Sandman comics and a few of his short stories, but somehow, the opportunity to read a full-length novel of his has never come up, despite the fact that books like […]

Book Review: Firebrand by Gillian Philip

Posted on July 1, 2013 Leave a Comment

Firebrand byGillian Philip It’s been a while since I’ve come across such a difficult book to write about. Part of the issue involves the subject matter, themes, and ideas in Firebrand which all seem at variance with each other. This in turn gives me mixed feelings about the novel, because I struggle to even pin […]

Book Review: Cobweb Bride by Vera Nazarian

Posted on June 2, 2013 Leave a Comment

Cobweb Bride by Vera Nazarian I have to praise Nazarian’s artistry when it comes to the written word. She seems to enjoy the language and it felt like she was painting with her words. But after about thirty pages, it started to very much feel like the canvas was growing much larger than necessary and […]

Book Review: Anansi Boys by Neil Gaiman

Posted on September 15, 2011 Leave a Comment

Anansi Boys by Neil Gaiman As a sequel of sorts to American Gods and based on word of mouth that told me that this was very much unlike the much darker predecessor, I wasn’t sure what to expect, although, anything centred around Anansi promised to be charming. The book started rather slowly with an intentionally boring character, Fat Charlie Nancy, who’s […]