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YA Weekend Book Review: The Assassin’s Curse by Cassandra Rose Clarke

Posted on September 8, 2013 Leave a Comment

The Assassin’s Curse by Cassandra Rose Clarke Genre: Young Adult Fantasy Series: Book 1 of The Assassin’s Curse Publisher: Strange Chemistry Date of Publication: October 2, 2012 Author Information: Website | Twitter This book sounded fascinating from its description, with words like “Pirates” and “Assassins” leaping out at me and pushing all the right buttons. […]

Book Review: Skulk by Rosie Best

Posted on September 6, 2013 Leave a Comment

Skulk by Rosie Best Genre: YA Paranormal Fantasy Series: Book 1 (so far) Publisher: Strange Chemistry Expected Date of Publication: October 1, 2013 Author Information: Website | Twitter My thanks go to Strange Chemistry for providing me a copy of Skulk in exchange for an honest review! Every once in a while I’ll delve into […]

Waiting On Wednesday 9/4/13

Posted on September 4, 2013 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 Steelheart by Brandon Sanderson: September 24, 2013 (Delacorte Press) I love Brandon Sanderson! Since the second book of The Stormlight Archive won’t be dropping until early next year, […]

Mogsy’s Book Haul – YA Explosion Edition

Posted on August 31, 2013 Leave a Comment

As the title states, my library saw a ton of new YA additions in the last two weeks, thanks to a bunch of amazing sales. But that’s mostly ebooks, so first here are the physical books that have arrived since my last book haul post: The Greyfriar – received for review. This book was delicious, […]

Waiting On Wednesday 8/28/13

Posted on August 28, 2013 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 Autumn Bones by Jacqueline Carey – October 1, 2013 (Roc Books) The books in Carey’s Kushiel Universe are some of my favorites ever, so I was […]

Book Review: Stormdancer by Jay Kristoff

Posted on August 27, 2013 Leave a Comment

Stormdancer by Jay Kristoff Genre: Young Adult Fantasy, SteampunkSeries: Book 1 of The Lotus War Publisher: Thomas Dunne Books Date of Publication: September 18, 2012 Author Information: Website | Twitter This was a refreshing read that stood out from all the steampunk I’ve been chomping through lately. I used to think this sub-genre and setting […]

Book Review: Masque of the Red Death by Bethany Griffin

Posted on August 18, 2013 Leave a Comment

Masque of the Red Death by Bethany Griffin Genre: Young Adult Fantasy; Dystopia; Steampunk Series: Book 1 of Masque of the Red Death Publisher: Greenwillow Books Date of Publication: April 24, 2012 Author Information: Website | Twitter Never have I felt so broken up over writing a review for a book that ultimately ended up […]

Book Revew: The Isle of Blood by Rick Yancey

Posted on August 10, 2013 Leave a Comment

The Isle of Blood by Rick Yancey Genre: YA horror paranormal Series: Book 3 of The MonstrumologistPublisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers Date of Publication: September 13, 2011 Author information: Website | Twitter After having positive experiences with both the first two books in The Monstrumologist series, I eagerly anticipated getting my hands […]

Book Review: The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater

Posted on July 10, 2013 5 Comments

The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater Every now and then, a book attacks me and holds on tight and when I finish with it, it refuses to let me go. That’s the case with the first book in the Raven Cycle by Maggie Stiefvater, whom I declare to be my new favourite author. I came […]

Book Review: Under the Empyrean Sky by Chuck Wendig

Posted on July 9, 2013 1 Comment

Under the Empyrean Sky byChuck Wendig Expected Date of Publication: July 30, 2013. This was an e-ARC I received from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. I thought it was really fantastic, but honestly, I’m also a little lost as to how to talk about it. To understand, I guess you […]