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Waiting on Wednesday 12/10/14

Posted on December 10, 2014 25 Comments

“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: Half the World by Joe Abercrombie: February 17, 2015 (Del Rey) Seriously, it feels like just yesterday I was just finishing up Half A King and already the release of the sequel is […]

YA Weekend: Talon by Julie Kagawa

Posted on December 6, 2014 16 Comments

Talon by Julie Kagawa Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy Series: Book 1 of Talon Publisher: Harlequin Teen (October 28, 2014) Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating: 3.5 of 5 stars I was a bit taken aback by the tepid to cool reviews I’ve been seeing for this one. Not that my own review is all that glowing, I realize, but while […]

Book Review: Red Rising by Pierce Brown

Posted on December 2, 2014 25 Comments

Red Rising by Pierce Brown Genre: Young Adult, Science Fiction, Dystopia Series: Red Rising Trilogy #1 Publisher: Random House (January 2014) Author Info: www.pierce-brown.com Wendy’s Rating: 3 of 5 stars Darrow is a helldiver, one of the most skilled and daring miners among the Reds who work themselves to death to prepare Mars for the “softer […]

YA Weekend: Mortal Gods by Kendare Blake

Posted on November 15, 2014 13 Comments

Mortal Gods by Kendare Blake Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy Series: Book 2 of Goddess War Publisher: Tor Teen (October 14, 2014) Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating: 3 of 5 stars I’m a mythology buff, so naturally I became drawn to Kendare Blake’s Goddess War series. The first book introduced us to the concept that the Old Gods of Greek […]

YA Weekend: Sinner by Maggie Stiefvater

Posted on October 18, 2014 10 Comments

Sinner by Maggie Stiefvater Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy Series: Book 4 of The Wolves of Mercy Falls Publisher: Scholastic (July 1, 2014) Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating: 2 of 5 stars I’m disappointed to say the least. Stiefvater’s Wolves of Mercy Falls was a trilogy I read a few years ago, and while it might not rank up there as […]

YA Weekend: Daughter of Smoke & Bone by Laini Taylor

Posted on October 4, 2014 11 Comments

Daughter of Smoke & Bone by Laini Taylor Genre: Young Adult, Supernatural, Romance, Urban Fantasy Series: Daughter of Smoke & Bone #1 Publisher: Little Brown Books (September 2011) Author Info: http://www.lainitaylor.com Wendy’s Rating: 3 of 5 stars Karou is a nice, blue-haired enigma living in Prague and attending art school where her friends love to see her […]

Angry Robot Backlist Boost: An Interview with Cassandra Rose Clarke

Posted on September 29, 2014 18 Comments

Earlier this year I got an email from Angry Robot about their Backlist Boost, and I loved the idea. After all, we always hear so much about the new and upcoming books, it can be easy to forget there’s a whole trove of wonderful preceding titles that deserve more attention too. A book and author that came […]

YA Weekend: Heir of Fire by Sarah J. Maas

Posted on September 20, 2014 15 Comments

Heir of Fire by Sarah J. Maas Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy Series: Book 3 of Throne of Glass Publisher: Bloomsbury Children’s (September 2, 2014) Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars Few subsequent installments in a Young Adult series have lived up to the bar set by their first books, so color me impressed by the way Heir of […]

YA Weekend: World After by Susan Ee

Posted on September 14, 2014 7 Comments

World After by Susan Ee Genre: Post-Apocalyptic, Young Adult Series: Penryn & the End of Days #2 Publisher: Skyscape (November 2013) Author Info: http://www.SusanEe.com Wendy’s Rating ~ 3.5 of 5 stars It turns out that the angels descending upon the earth and ruining everything wasn’t actually the apocalypse. At least, that wasn’t the apocalypse the […]

YA Weekend: A World Without Princes by Soman Chainani

Posted on September 6, 2014 13 Comments

A World Without Princes by Soman Chainani Genre: Middle Grade, Fantasy Series: Book 2 of The School for Good and Evil Publisher: HarperCollins (April 15, 2014) Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating: 3.5 of 5 stars Once upon a time, two girls kidnapped from the sleepy town of Gavaldon by the mysterious Schoolmaster. One was perfect and beautiful, thought to be […]