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Waiting on Wednesday 11/16/16

“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 Luna: Wolf Moon by Ian McDonald (February 14, 2017 by Tor Books) Of all the blurbs I’ve come across in recent years claiming to be “like Game of Thrones”, […]

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#RRSciFiMonth: Mogsy’s Top 10 Sci-Fi Reads of 2015

As Sci-Fi November comes to a close, I hope everyone has enjoyed the science fiction related goodies we’ve featured at The BiblioSanctum this month. I also want to take this opportunity to thank Rinn Reads and Over The Effing Rainbow for running such a successful event this year, and  we hope to keep participating in this annual tradition. Anyway, […]

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#RRSciFiMonth Book Review: Luna: New Moon by Ian McDonald

Sci-Fi November is a month-long blog event hosted by Rinn Reads and Over The Effing Rainbow this year, created to celebrate everything amazing about science fiction! From TV shows to movies, books to comics, and everything else in between, it is intended to help science fiction lovers share their love and passion for this genre and […]

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Mogsy’s Bookshelf Roundup: Stacking the Shelves and Recent Reads

Bookshelf Roundup is a feature I do every other weekend similar to Stacking the Shelves where I talk about the new books I’ve added to my library or received for review, as well as what I plan to read soon. I also round up what I’ve finished reading and/or reviewed since the last update, and sometimes throw […]

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Tough Traveling: Fathers

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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#RRSciFiMonth Top 10 Science Fiction Novels Read This Year

As this will likely be my last post for Sci-Fi November, I hope everyone has enjoyed the science fiction related goodies we’ve featured at The BiblioSanctum this month, I also want to take this opportunity to thank and congratulate the Rinn Reads and Oh, The Books! teams for running such a successful event! This was […]

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Book Review: Empress of the Sun by Ian McDonald

Empress of the Sun by Ian McDonald Genre: Young Adult Science Fiction Fantasy Series: Book 3 of Everness Publication Date: January 2014 (Jo Fletcher) Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating: 5 of 5 stars It’s no exaggeration when I say these books in the Everness series just seem to get better and better. The […]

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Book Review: Be My Enemy by Ian McDonald

Be My Enemy by Ian McDonald Genre: Young Adult Science Fiction Fantasy Series: Book 2 of Everness Publisher: Jo Fletcher Date of Publication: June 6, 2013 (ed.) Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars – “When it comes to delivering excitement and adventure, Ian McDonald knows his stuff; take everything that […]

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YA Weekend: Planesrunner by Ian McDonald

Planesrunner by Ian McDonald Genre: Young Adult Science Fiction Fantasy Series: Book 1 of Everness Publisher: Pyr (US ed.) Date of Publication: December 6, 2011 Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating: 4 of 5 stars –  “One of the most well-written and interesting YA novels I’ve ever read and just plain fun, this book […]

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