Young Adult Category

YA Weekend: Seeker by Arwen Elys Dayton

Seeker by Arwen Elys Dayton Genre: Young Adult, SFF Series: Book 1 of Seeker Publisher: February 10, 2015 (Delacorte Books for Young Readers) Author Information: Website Mogsy’s Rating: 1 of 5 stars When I requested this book from NetGalley, this was in the description: “For readers of A Game of Thrones and The Hunger Games comes an epic new series.” I […]

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Book Review: Atlanta Burns by Chuck Wendig

Atlanta Burns by Chuck Wendig Genre: Young Adult Series: Books 1 & 2 of Atlanta Burns Publisher: Skyscape (January 27, 2015) Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating: 4 of 5 stars Atlanta Burns is the kind of book that takes time to percolate; after finishing the last page it had me feeling all discombobulated and I needed time to think on […]

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YA Weekend: Half the World by Joe Abercrombie

Half the World by Joe Abercrombie Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy Series: Book 2 of The Shattered Sea Publisher: Del Rey (February 17, 2015) Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars You gotta hand it to Joe Abercrombie. Knocking it out of the park on his first venture into Young Adult territory could be seen as a fluke, but […]

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Audiobook Review: Firefight by Brandon Sanderson

Firefight by Brandon Sanderson Genre: Young Adult, Science Fiction Series: Book 2 of The Reckoners Publisher: Audible Studios (Audiobook: January 6, 2015) Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating: 5 of 5 stars It’s no secret that I’m a big fan of Brandon Sanderson, and I admit I usually go into his books with higher than average expectations. Still, I rarely find […]

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YA Weekend: Blue Lily, Lily Blue by Maggie Stiefvater

Blue Lily, Lily Blue by Maggie Stiefvater Genre: Fantasy, Young Adult, Magic Series: The Raven Cycle #3 Publisher: Scholastic (October 2014) Wendy’s Rating: 5 of 5 stars “Let us be grateful to the mirror for revealing to us our appearance only.” I really don’t care of Blue, Gansy, Adam, Noah, and Ronan ever find their […]

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Book Review: Covenant’s End by Ari Marmell + “WIDDERSHINS” SERIES GIVEAWAY!

*** The giveaway is now over, thanks to everyone who entered! ***  Covenant’s End by Ari Marmell Genre: Fantasy, Young Adult Series: Book 4 of Widdershins Adventures Publisher: Pyr (February 3, 2015) Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating: 4 of 5 stars And so with Covenant’s End, the Widdershins Adventures series draws to a close. I’m not sure how I feel […]

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Cover Reveal: Hidden Huntress by Danielle L. Jensen

Woohoo, today we’re revealing the cover to Hidden Huntress by Danielle L. Jensen, sequel to Stolen Songbird! It’s…it’s just so beautiful… Sometimes, one must accomplish the impossible. Beneath the mountain, the king’s reign of tyranny is absolute; the one troll with the capacity to challenge him is imprisoned for treason. Cécile has escaped the darkness of Trollus, but […]

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YA Weekend: Shutter by Courtney Alameda

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 […]

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Mogsy: Best Of 2014 and the Year in Review

This has been an amazing year for reading! At the time of this writing, in 2014 I have read a total of 191 books. Here’s the Goodreads spread for what that looks like: So you see, choosing just 5 or 10 or even 20 books to highlight as the best of this year is going to be […]

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YA Weekend: The Young Elites by Marie Lu

The Young Elites by Marie Lu Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy Series: Book 1 of The Young Elites Publisher: Putnam Books for Young Readers (October 7, 2014) Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating: 3.5 of 5 stars This is the rating I usually give to Young Adult novels that are pretty much your run-of-the-mill fare, but for all their conventionality and […]

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