Young Adult Category

Waiting on Wednesday 04/23/14

“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:   Firefight by Brandon Sanderson: January 6, 2015 (Delacorte) I’ve actually been meaning to feature Firefight in a Waiting on Wednesday post for a while now, but then it […]

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YA Weekend: Antigoddess by Kendare Blake

Antigoddess by Kendare Blake Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy Series: Book 1 of The Goddess War Publisher: Tor Teen (September 10, 2013) Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating: 4 of 5 stars   Antigoddess is the second book I have read by Kendare Blake, after the fun times I had with Anna Dressed in Blood […]

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Waiting on Wednesday 04/16/14

“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! Wendy’s Pick:  Dragon Age: Last Flight by Liane Mercial: August 12, 2014 (Tor Books) I’m a sucker for game lore and I appreciate that Amazon is watching out for me. Not only did […]

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YA Weekend: The Winner’s Curse by Marie Rutkoski

The Winner’s Curse by Marie Rutkoski Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy Series: Book 1 of The Winner’s Trilogy Publisher: Farrar Straus Giroux (March 4, 2014) Author Information: Website Mogsy’s Rating: 3.5 of 5 stars I admit it, I read this book for FORBIDDEN LOVE! Turns out though, it was not exactly the kind I had in […]

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YA Weekend: The Living by Matt de la Peña

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 […]

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Book Review: Stolen Songbird by Danielle L. Jensen

Stolen Songbird by Danielle L. Jensen Genre: Young Adult Fantasy Series: Book 1 of The Malediction Trilogy Publisher: Strange Chemistry (April 1, 2014) Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating: 4 of 5 stars  Stolen Songbird was my top anticipated young adult novel coming out from Strange Chemistry this year, and I have to say […]

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YA Weekend: Siege and Storm by Leigh Bardugo

Siege and Storm by Leigh Bardugo Genre: Young Adult Fantasy Series: Book 2 of The Grisha Publisher: Henry Holt & Co. (June 4, 2013)  Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating: 3.5 of 5 stars You might have noticed that I featured the third book of The Grisha earlier in the month in one of […]

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YA Weekend: The Well’s End by Seth Fishman

The Well’s End by Seth Fishman Genre: Young Adult, Science Fiction Series: Book 1 of The Well’s End Publisher: Putnam Young Readers (February 25, 2014) Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating: 4 of 5 stars  I had trouble categorizing The Well’s End, which should already tell you that this is quite a unique piece […]

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Waiting on Wednesday 03/19/14

“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 […]

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YA Weekend: Review of Lumière and New Author Spotlight: Jacqueline Garlick

Lumière by Jacqueline Garlick Genre: Young Adult Fantasy Series: Book 1 of Illumination Paradox Publisher: Amazemo Books (December 3, 2013) Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating: 4 of 5 stars I thought Lumière was fantastic, so much so that I read the whole book in a day. Some parts even made me want to […]

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