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#SciFiMonth Favorite Science Fiction A-Z

Posted on November 28, 2019 16 Comments

One of the most fun posts I did on my blog this year was my “Favorite Books A to Z” list this summer, and when I saw that Tammy from Books, Bones, and Buffy had adapted the feature for Sci-Fi Month, I just knew I had to get on board as well! After all, I […]

Friday Face-Off: Greek Mythology

Posted on March 2, 2018 30 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: Iron Gold by Pierce Brown

Posted on January 30, 2018 30 Comments

I received a review copy from the publisher. This does not affect the contents of my review and all opinions are my own. Iron Gold by Pierce Brown Mogsy’s Rating: 3.5 of 5 stars Genre: Science Fiction Series: Book 4 of The Red Rising Saga Publisher: Del Rey (January 16, 2018) Length: 624 pages Author Information: Website | Twitter The Red Rising […]

Book Review: Morning Star by Pierce Brown

Posted on February 19, 2016 15 Comments

Morning Star by Pierce Brown Mogsy’s Rating: 4 of 5 stars Genre: Science Fiction Series: Book 3 of Red Rising Publisher: Del Rey (February 9, 2016) Length: 518 pages Author Information: Website | Twitter If you haven’t picked up Morning Star yet but you are reading this review, chances are you’re probably wondering if I think this final volume is worth […]

Waiting on Wednesday 05/20/15

Posted on May 20, 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: Morning Star by Pierce Brown: Del Rey (January 5, 2016) Hmm, how to describe how I felt after the ending of the last book? Now that’s a challenge. Probably […]

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 […]

Book Review: Golden Son by Pierce Brown

Posted on January 16, 2015 20 Comments

Golden Son by Pierce Brown Genre: Science Fiction, Dystopian Series: Book 2 of Red Rising Trilogy Publisher: Del Rey (January 6, 2015) Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars Tales of courtly politics, noble house squabbles and the machinations of psychopathic lords and ladies have taken the epic fantasy genre by storm in recent years, and it looks […]

Book Review: Red Rising by Pierce Brown

Posted on December 2, 2014 25 Comments

Red Rising by Pierce Brown Genre: Young Adult, Science Fiction, Dystopia Series: Red Rising Trilogy #1 Publisher: Random House (January 2014) Author Info: www.pierce-brown.com Wendy’s Rating: 3 of 5 stars Darrow is a helldiver, one of the most skilled and daring miners among the Reds who work themselves to death to prepare Mars for the “softer […]