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Top Ten Tuesday: Ten Favorite Books Released In the Last Ten Years
Posted on May 28, 2019 51 Comments
Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish, a weekly meme that now resides at That Artsy Reader Girl. The meme first came about because of a love of lists. Who doesn’t love lists? The original creators also wanted their lists to be shared with fellow book lovers and to ask that we in turn […]
Tough Traveling: Beginnings
Posted on April 1, 2017 31 Comments
No, you’re not seeing things, it’s actually true — the Tough Traveling feature is back, with huge thanks to Laura from Fantasy Faction who is reviving this meme! Back in 2014, the idea first started with Nathan of Fantasy Review Barn who came up with the excellent idea of making a new list each week based […]
Tough Traveling: Traveling Folk
Posted on December 18, 2014 21 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 […]
Book Review: Dreamer’s Pool by Juliet Marillier
Posted on October 27, 2014 26 Comments
Dreamer’s Pool by Juliet Marillier Genre: Fantasy Series: Book 1 of Blackthorn and Grim Publisher: Roc (November 4, 2014) Author Information: Website Mogsy’s Rating: 5 of 5 stars “Spellbinding” is the only word to describe Dreamer’s Pool. Reading it was like walking into a gorgeous, living fairy tale. I just loved this book, it’s probably one of the best I’ve read all […]
Lootz: Mogsy’s Book Haul
Posted on September 13, 2014 22 Comments
Welcome to this biweekly feature where I showcase all the books I bought/won/received for review in the past fortnight. First, the physical pile: The Secrets of Life and Death – I had added this one to my wishlist because it looked like a great historical fantasy-mystery. When I saw it offered as a giveaway at LibraryThing’s […]
Waiting on Wednesday 09/10/2014
Posted on September 10, 2014 15 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: Dreamer’s Pool by Juliet Marillier: November 4, 2014 (Roc) Geez, do you know how long I’ve wanted to read a book by Juliet Marillier? Somehow never got around to it, […]
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