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Q&A with Kristen Painter + GIVEAWAY of the Crescent City Series

Posted on April 17, 2015 4 Comments

*** The giveaway is now over, thanks to everyone who entered! *** You may recall my descriptions of magical unique fae, the never-ending party atmosphere of New Orleans, and other wondrous things in my reviews for House of the Rising Sun and City of Eternal Night, the first two books of the Crescent City series. Now with the third […]

Comic Stack – 04/15/15

Posted on April 15, 2015 8 Comments

Low #1 by Rick Remender (writer), Greg Tocchini (artist) Publisher: Image Comics Genre: Science Fiction, Fantasy, When I first started reading this, I was a little bored with it. It seemed to be about humans living underwater, trying to figure out where new planets are to move to when, not if, they had to evacuate […]

Book Review: Vision in Silver by Anne Bishop

Posted on April 5, 2015 13 Comments

A review copy of this book was provided to me by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. Vision in Silver by Anne Bishop Genre: Urban Fantasy Series: Book 3 of The Others Publisher: Roc (March 3, 2015) Author Information: Website Mogsy’s Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars More and more, I’m understanding why these books are so universally loved by urban […]

Book Review: Hounacier by Seth Skorkowsky

Posted on April 3, 2015 15 Comments

A review copy of this book was provided to me by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. Hounacier by Seth Skorkowsky Genre: Urban Fantasy, Horror Series: Book 2 of Valducan Publisher: Ragnarok Publications (March 14, 2015) Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating: 4 of 5 stars Last year I discovered the awesome world of magic, demons, and sentient spirit-imbued weapons in […]

Book Review: The Dragon Conspiracy by Lisa Shearin

Posted on March 23, 2015 12 Comments

A review copy of this book was provided to me by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. The Dragon Conspiracy by Lisa Shearin Genre: Urban Fantasy Series: Book 2 of SPI Files Publisher: Ace (January 27, 2015) Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating: 3.5 of 5 stars The Supernatural Protection & Investigations bureau, known as SPI, is back again […]

Book Review: Prudence by Gail Carriger

Posted on March 17, 2015 22 Comments

Prudence by Gail Carriger Genre: Fantasy, Steampunk Series: Book 1 of The Custard Protocol Publisher: Orbit (March 17, 2015) Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars I didn’t expect to like this one so much. First of all, I haven’t read any of Gail Carriger’s other books save for Soulless which I found quite enjoyable, but ultimately the […]

Novella Review: We Are All Completely Fine by Daryl Gregory

Posted on March 15, 2015 23 Comments

We Are All Completely Fine by Daryl Gregory Genre: Horror, Paranormal Series: Stand Alone Publisher: Tachyon (August 12, 2014) Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating: 4 of 5 stars If you recall in my review of Harrison Squared, I described that book as a fun, adventurous mystery which strikes the perfect balance for teen and adult crossover appeal. Well, nothing could […]

Book Review: Burned by Karen Marie Moning

Posted on March 6, 2015 12 Comments

Burned by Karen Marie Moning Genre: Urban Fantasy, Paranormal Romance Series: Book 7 of Fever Publisher: Delacorte (January 20, 2015) Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating: 2 of 5 stars I’m going to begin this review with a mini-rant: Personally, I’m of the mind that spin-off series should be fresh starts. If you’re going to end the original series and begin […]

Book Review: The Eterna Files by Leanna Renee Hieber

Posted on February 10, 2015 14 Comments

The Eterna Files by Leanna Renee Hieber Genre: Fantasy Series: Book 1 of The Eterna Files Publisher: Tor (February 3, 2015) Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating: 3 of 5 stars It’s Great Britain versus the United States in this paranormal historical novel about the search for immortality. After the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, his widow Mary Todd Lincoln is […]

YA Weekend: Shutter by Courtney Alameda

Posted on January 10, 2015 14 Comments

Shutter by Courtney Alameda Genre: Young Adult, Horror Series: Book 1 Publisher: Feiwel & Friends (February 3, 2015) Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating: 4 of 5 stars Horror in Young Adult fiction is tricky territory, so whenever I see a novel getting some buzz, I can’t help but take notice. Shutter ended up surprising me. While it probably wasn’t […]