Young Adult Category

YA Weekend: Daughter of Dusk by Livia Blackburne

A review copy was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own. Daughter of Dusk by Livia Blackburne Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy Series: Book 2 of Midnight Thief Publisher: Disney Hyperion (8/4/15) Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating: 4 of 5 stars Full disclosure: I was a beta reader for an earlier draft of […]

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Book Review: Half a War by Joe Abercrombie

A review copy was provided to me by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own. Half a War by Joe Abercrombie Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy Series: Book 3 of The Shattered Sea Publisher: Del Rey (7/28/2015) Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating: 3.5 of 5 stars Joe Abercrombie’s Young Adult series comes to a close […]

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Book Review: Faces by E.C. Blake

A review copy was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own. Faces by E.C. Blake Genre: Fantasy Series: Book 3 of Masks of Aygrima Publisher: DAW (7/7/2015) Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating: 3.5 of 5 stars Faces is book three of the Masks of Aygrima, a series about a magically gifted young […]

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Sunday Musings: Y I H8 YA

For me, the best kind of young adult novel is the young adult novel that doesn’t feel like a young adult novel. That is, it doesn’t have all the tropes of whiny, obnoxious teenagers whining obnoxiously about how their life sucks or pining obnoxiously over one or more romance options. Not that I’m totally against […]

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YA Weekend: Rebel Mechanics by Shanna Swendson

A review copy was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own. Rebel Mechanics by Shanna Swendson Genre: Young Adult, Steampunk Series: Book 1 of Rebel Mechanics Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (July 14, 2015) Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating: 2.5 of 5 stars “Magic vs. Machines” seems to be a recurring theme […]

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Book Review: Ink and Bone by Rachel Caine

Ink and Bone by Rachel Caine Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy Series: Book 1 of The Great Library Publisher: NAL (July 7, 2015) Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating: 5 of 5 stars I spent most of the last week bouncing up and down telling everyone I know about Ink and Bone. In case I haven’t already gotten the chance to […]

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Waiting on Wednesday 07/08/15

“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: Burning Midnight by Will McIntosh: February 2, 2016 (Delacorte Press) I always get excited when I hear about a new book from one of my favorite authors. I first […]

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YA Weekend: Alive by Scott Sigler

A review copy was provided to me by the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own. Alive by Scott Sigler Genre: Young Adult, Science Fiction Series: Book 1 of The Generations Trilogy Publisher: Del Rey (July 14, 2015) Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating: 3.5 of 5 stars I’ve been dreading the thought of […]

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YA Audiobook Review Weekend: Hero by Perry Moore

Genre: Superheroes, Science Fiction, LGBTQ, Young Adult Publisher: Disney Hyperion (September 7, 2007) Author Information: Website Tiara’s Rating: 3.5 of 5 Stars   Goodreads | Amazon | Barnes & Noble Narrator: Michael Urie | Length: 11 hrs and 17 mins | Audiobook Publisher: Audible Studios (October 12, 2010) | Whispersync Ready: No Thom Creed is hiding secrets from his father. First, he’s […]

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Waiting on Wednesday 06/17/15

“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: In the Labyrinth of Drakes by Marie Brennan: April 5, 2016 (Tor) I love this series so much, and every time I see a cover for a new book […]

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