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Top Ten Tuesday: Top Ten 2015 Releases I Meant To Get To But Didn’t

Top Ten Tuesday is an original feature/weekly meme created by The Broke and the Bookish. They created the meme because they love lists. Who doesn’t love lists? They wanted to share these list with fellow book lovers and ask that we share in return to connect with our fellow book lovers. To learn more about […]

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Tough Traveling: Magic Systems

The Thursday feature “Tough Traveling” is the brainchild of Nathan of Review Barn, who has come up with the excellent idea of making a new list each week based on the most common tropes in fantasy, as seen in (and inspired by) The Tough Guide to Fantasyland by Diana Wynn Jones. Nathan has invited anyone […]

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Tiara’s August Wrap-Up

I had various things going on this month which is why I slowed down with book reviews. I’m hoping to get my groove back in September. The kids started back to school. My husband had to do some traveling for work this month which meant I had to pull some double duty parenting at home. […]

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SERIES SPOTLIGHT – Tufa Book Review: Long Black Curl by Alex Bledsoe

Wrapping up today’s special Series Spotlight, I am pleased to bring you my review for the third book of the Tufa series by Alex Bledsoe. A big thank you to Tiara for teaming up with me on this endeavor with her reviews of books one and two, and I hope you enjoyed all our posts today […]

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SERIES SPOTLIGHT – Tufa Audiobook Review: Wisp of a Thing by Alex Bledsoe

  Genre: Magical Realism, Magic, Fantasy Series: Book 2 of the Tufa Publisher: Tor Books (June 18, 2013) Author Information: Website | Twitter Tiara’s Rating: 4 of 5 stars   Goodreads |  Amazon | Barnes & Noble Narrator: Stefan Rudnicki  | Length: 9 hrs and 14 mins |Audiobook Publisher: Blackstone Audio (June 18, 2013) | Whispersync Ready: Yes Rob Quillen […]

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SERIES SPOTLIGHT – Tufa Audiobook Review: The Hum and the Shiver by Alex Bledsoe

What’s this? A series spotlight? Yes, but I won’t be reviewing the whole series in this one post. Neither will this be an endeavor I take on my own. Instead, you’ll be getting three reviews throughout the course of the day of the three main novels in this series.  I’ll be reviewing the first two […]

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Teaser Tuesday & Top Ten Tuesday: Last Ten Books That Came Into My Possession

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of A Daily Rhythm. Anyone can play along! Just do the following: • Grab your current read • Open to a random page • Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page • BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! […]

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Mogsy’s Bookshelf Roundup: New Books & What I’ve Read

Bookshelf Roundup is a feature I do every two weeks where I talk about the new books I’ve added to my library or received for review, what I plan to read soon, and what I’ve finished reading since the last update. Sometimes I throw in stuff like reading challenge updates, book lists, and other random bookish things. […]

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Novella Review: Hisses and Wings by Alex Bledsoe and Teresa Frohock

Hisses and Wings by Alex Bledsoe and Teresa Frohock Genre: Supernatural, Angels, Fantasy Publisher: The Story Vault (December 2014) Wendy’s rating: 4 of 5 stars I love magic. I love interesting ways to present magic. In Hisses and Wings, music is the source of mysterious power, and anyone who has ever been touched by a song can attest […]

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