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Friday Face-Off: Knots
Posted on January 12, 2018 31 Comments
Welcome to The Friday Face-Off, a weekly meme created by Books by Proxy! Each Friday, we will pit cover against cover while also taking the opportunity to showcase gorgeous artwork and feature some of our favorite book covers. If you want to join the fun, simply choose a book each Friday that fits that week’s predetermined theme, […]
Friday Face-Off: Fire
Posted on August 4, 2017 17 Comments
Welcome to The Friday Face-Off, a weekly meme created by Books by Proxy! Each Friday, we will pit cover against cover while also taking the opportunity to showcase gorgeous artwork and feature some of our favorite book covers. If you want to join the fun, simply choose a book each Friday that fits that week’s predetermined theme, […]
Book Review: Sharp Ends by Joe Abercrombie
Posted on April 25, 2016 24 Comments
A review copy was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own. Sharp Ends by Joe Abecrombie Mogsy’s Rating (Overall): 3 of 5 stars Genre: Fantasy, Anthology Series: The First Law Publisher: Orbit (April 26, 2016) Length: 304 pages Author Information: Website | Twitter The full title of this anthology is actually Sharp […]
Bookshelf Roundup: Stacking the Shelves & Recent Reads
Posted on March 12, 2016 34 Comments
Bookshelf Roundup is a feature I do every other weekend which fills the role of several blog memes, like Stacking the Shelves where I talk about the new books I’ve added to my library or received for review, as well as It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? where I round up what I’ve read since the […]
Book Review: Half a War by Joe Abercrombie
Posted on July 24, 2015 17 Comments
A review copy was provided to me by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own. Half a War by Joe Abercrombie Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy Series: Book 3 of The Shattered Sea Publisher: Del Rey (7/28/2015) Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating: 3.5 of 5 stars Joe Abercrombie’s Young Adult series comes to a close […]
Mogsy’s Bookshelf Roundup: New Books & What I’ve Read
Posted on July 4, 2015 26 Comments
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. […]
Tough Traveling: People on Boats
Posted on June 18, 2015 19 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 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 […]
YA Weekend: Half the World by Joe Abercrombie
Posted on February 7, 2015 33 Comments
Half the World by Joe Abercrombie Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy Series: Book 2 of The Shattered Sea Publisher: Del Rey (February 17, 2015) Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars You gotta hand it to Joe Abercrombie. Knocking it out of the park on his first venture into Young Adult territory could be seen as a fluke, but […]
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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