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Mogsy’s Bookshelf Roundup: Stacking the Shelves & Recent Reads
Posted on June 17, 2017 43 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 […]
Stacking the Shelves
Posted on August 22, 2015 28 Comments
I’m sneaking in an impromptu Stacking the Shelves this week because there some very cool new arrivals to talk about. Actually, I’ve not been requesting books that much for the past few weeks in order to catch up a bit with my TBR, but there are always plenty of surprises in the mailbox. Plus there were […]
YA Weekend: Daughter of Dusk by Livia Blackburne
Posted on July 25, 2015 5 Comments
A review copy was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own. Daughter of Dusk by Livia Blackburne Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy Series: Book 2 of Midnight Thief Publisher: Disney Hyperion (8/4/15) Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating: 4 of 5 stars Full disclosure: I was a beta reader for an earlier draft of […]
Mogsy’s Bookshelf Roundup: Book Haul, Backlist, What I’ve Read
Posted on April 11, 2015 20 Comments
The last two weeks were again very busy for new books, including a bunch that were complete surprises. It’s possible there are as many unsolicited titles here as I have requested, if not more at this point — but quite a few of them were already on my watchlist, and I also love new discoveries. […]
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 […]
Tough Traveling: Shapeshifting
Posted on August 21, 2014 26 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 […]
YA Weekend: Midnight Thief by Livia Blackburne
Posted on June 15, 2014 2 Comments
Midnight Thief by Livia Blackburne Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy Series: Book 1 of Midnight Thief Publisher: Disney-Hyperion (July 8, 2014) Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating: 4 of 5 stars I was introduced to the world of Midnight Thief late last year when author Livia Blackburne offered me a review copy of the prequel novella, Poison Dance. After reading it I came to two conclusions. First, […]
Novella Review: Poison Dance by Livia Blackburne
Posted on December 22, 2013 1 Comment
Poison Dance by Livia Blackburne Genre: Fantasy Series: Prequel to Midnight Thief Publisher: Lion’s Quill Press Date of Publication: September 12, 2013 Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating: 4 of 5 stars – “A prequel novella to Midnight Thief that sets up the background nicely and gives the reader an early glimpse of the […]
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