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Waiting on Wednesday 08/05/15
Posted on August 5, 2015 7 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: Calamity by Brandon Sanderson: February 16, 2016 (Delacorte) What can I say? It’s Brandon Sanderson’s third book of his Reckoners series. I loved Steelheart. I loved Firefight. So just gimme this concluding volume […]
Teaser Tuesday & Top Ten Tuesday: Top Ten Hyped Books I’ve Never Read
Posted on July 7, 2015 48 Comments
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! […]
Tough Traveling: Heists/Cons
Posted on May 28, 2015 22 Comments
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 who is […]
Tough Traveling: Awesome Displays of Power
Posted on April 16, 2015 41 Comments
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 The Tough Guide to Fantasyland by Diana Wynn Jones. Nathan has invited anyone who is interested to […]
YA Weekend: Steelheart by Brandon Sanderson
Posted on March 7, 2015 16 Comments
Steelheart by Brandon Sanderson Genre: Science Fiction, Young Adult Series: The Reckoners #1 Publisher: Delacorte (September 2013) Author Info: brandonsanderson.com Wendy’s Rating: 5 of 5 stars When Calamity struck, several people were transformed into superhuman beings–Epics. No one knows the science behind Calamity itself, or how all of these superpowers work, but it is clear […]
Waiting On Wednesday – 03/04/2015
Posted on March 4, 2015 8 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: Shadows of Self by Brandon Sanderson: October 6, 2015 (Tor) Sanderson’s original Mistborn trilogy features a more epic and elaborate story and gets a lot of love from fans, but I […]
Tough Travelling: Chessmasters
Posted on February 26, 2015 15 Comments
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 The Tough Guide to Fantasyland by Diana Wynn Jones. Nathan has invited anyone who is interested to […]
Tough Traveling: Evil Lairs
Posted on February 5, 2015 33 Comments
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 The Tough Guide to Fantasyland by Diana Wynn Jones. Nathan has invited anyone who is interested to […]
Audiobook Review: Firefight by Brandon Sanderson
Posted on January 25, 2015 26 Comments
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 […]
Mogsy’s Bookshelf Roundup: New Books, Backlist, Reading Challenges & What I’ve Read
Posted on January 17, 2015 30 Comments
I’ve always liked the idea of round up/summary posts, so from now on I’m going to do these Book Haul posts a little differently, and with a slightly altered format. I’m hoping this will be a better way to stay on track and keep up to date with what I’ve read, and more importantly, what […]
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