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YA Weekend: The Living by Matt de la Peña

Posted on April 5, 2014 Leave a Comment

The Living by Matt de la Peña Genre: Young Adult, Science Fiction Series: Book 1 of The Living Publisher: Delacorte for Young Readers (November 12, 2013) Author Information: Website Mogsy’s Rating: 4 of 5 stars This book first caught my attention because I noticed a blurb likening it to a Young Adult version of LOST […]

Book Review: Hollow World by Michael J. Sullivan

Posted on April 2, 2014 Leave a Comment

Hollow World by Michael J. Sullivan Genre: Fantasy, Science Fiction Series: Stand Alone Publisher: Tachyon (April 15, 2013) Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating: 5 of 5 stars Hollow World was easily one of my top reads of 2013. I was fortunate to receive the ebook version early because I was a backer in […]

Waiting on Wednesday 04/02/14

Posted on April 2, 2014 Leave a Comment

“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 Armada by Ernest Cline: July, 2014 (Crown Publishing) I’m so pumped for this book I can’t even put my feelings into words. I’m just going to go into […]

Book Review: The Mad Scientist’s Daughter

Posted on March 27, 2014 2 Comments

The Mad Scientist’s Daughter by Cassandra Rose Clarke Genre: Science Fiction Series: Stand alone Publisher: Angry Robot (January 29, 2013) Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating: 4 of 5 stars The Mad Scientist’s Daughter ended up giving me all sorts of contradictory and inconsistent feelings. Even though I loved this novel, there were still […]

Book Review: Lockstep by Karl Schroeder

Posted on March 26, 2014 Leave a Comment

Lockstep by Karl Schroeder Genre: Science Fiction Series: Book 1 Publisher: Tor (March 25, 2014) Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating: 3 of 5 stars My brain does not feel fully equipped to handle Lockstep. Obviously, this is not a criticism of the book; rather it is one on my limitations in spatial-temporal thinking. […]

Book Review: The Detainee by Peter Liney

Posted on March 21, 2014 Leave a Comment

The Detainee by Peter Liney Genre: Science Fiction Series: Book 1 of The Detainee Publisher: Jo Fletcher Books (UK: July 4, 2013/US: March 11, 2014) Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating: 4 of 5 stars Dystopian fiction seems to be all the rage these days, but if you’re hankering for a book that sets […]

Waiting on Wednesday 03/19/14

Posted on March 19, 2014 Leave a Comment

“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 Golden Son by Pierce Brown: January 13, 2015 (Del Rey) I don’t usually do books for Waiting on Wednedays that are so far out in terms of release […]

Book Review: The Lives of Tao by Wesley Chu (#LoTaoLT)

Posted on March 16, 2014 3 Comments

The Lives of Tao by Wesley Chu Genre: Science Fiction, Historical Fiction Publisher: Angry Robot Publication Date: April 2013 Narrator: Mikael Naramore Author Info: http://www.chuforthought.com Wendy’s Rating: 4 of 5 stars I had so much fun livetweeting my read that I did it again with Wesley Chu at #LoTaoLT and lots of fun. I’m certain […]

Book Review: Titan by John Varley

Posted on March 3, 2014 2 Comments

Titan by John Varley Genre: Science Fiction, Mythic FantasySeries: Book 1 of The Gaea Trilogy Publisher: Berkley Books Date of Publication: March 1979 Author Information: website Tiara’s Rating: 3.5 of 5 Stars – “If you like science fiction stories that heavily blend science and fantasy, this book is worth checking out.” During an exploration expedition to […]

The Lives of Tao Livetweet! #LoTaoLT

Posted on March 1, 2014 Leave a Comment

I had so much fun livetweeting my reading of Miserere: An Autumn Tale with author Teresa Frohock, that I decided to try it again! The Lives of Tao was selected as this month’s read for my little book club, and author Wesley Chu is on-call to comment and answer my non-spoilery questions. Be sure to […]