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Friday Face-Off: Middle Grade
Posted on March 12, 2021 11 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 […]
Top Ten Tuesday: Books About Books
Posted on August 20, 2019 40 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 […]
Book Review: The Fall of the Readers by Django Wexler
Posted on December 4, 2017 19 Comments
I received a review copy from the author. This does not affect the contents of my review and all opinions are my own. The Fall of the Readers by Django Wexler Mogsy’s Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars Genre: Fantasy, Middle Grade, Children’s Series: Book 3 of The Forbidden Library Publisher: Kathy Dawson Books (December 5, 2017) Length: 368 pages Author Information: Website | Twitter Django […]
Waiting on Wednesday 04/19/17
Posted on April 19, 2017 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 The Fall of the Readers by Django Wexler (December 5, 2017 by Kathy Dawson Books) While I don’t read a lot of Middle Grade books, this is one of the […]
Book Review: The Palace of Glass by Django Wexler
Posted on April 12, 2016 11 Comments
A review copy was provided by the author in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own. The Palace of Glass by Django Wexler Mogsy’s Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars Genre: Fantasy, Middle Grade, Children’s Series: Book 3 of The Forbidden Library Publisher: Kathy Dawson Books (April 12, 2016) Length: 368 pages Author Information: Website | Twitter Middle Grade […]
Tough Traveling: Portal to Another Land
Posted on September 17, 2015 33 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 […]
Book Review: The Mad Apprentice by Django Wexler
Posted on April 14, 2015 6 Comments
A review copy of this book was provided to me by the author in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own. The Mad Apprentice by Django Wexler Genre: Middle Grade, Fantasy Series: Book 2 of The Forbidden Library Publisher: Kathy Dawson (April 21, 2015) Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating: 4 of 5 stars Book lovers rejoice, here’s […]
Cover Reveal: The Mad Apprentice by Django Wexler
Posted on July 10, 2014 8 Comments
Today we’re revealing the cover to The Mad Apprentice by Django Wexler, sequel to The Forbidden Library! Isn’t it gorgeous? The dark and thrilling sequel to the book Kirkus called, “Harry Potter, Alice in Wonderland, and Inkheart all rolled into one” When Alice’s mysterious Uncle Geryon sends her to help capture a rogue apprentice–a boy who has the […]
Interview with Django Wexler: Exploring The Forbidden Library
Posted on April 17, 2014 1 Comment
We’ve got a great interview for you today. Please welcome Django Wexler, whose middle grade fantasy novel The Forbidden Library hit the shelves this week! So you’ve already seen my review and heard me sing my praises, and now you want to know more about the author and the book? Look no further, as it […]
Book Review: The Forbidden Library by Django Wexler
Posted on April 8, 2014 3 Comments
The Forbidden Library by Django Wexler Genre: Middle Grade, Fantasy Series: Book 1 of The Forbidden Library Publisher: Kathy Dawson Books (April 15, 2014) Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating: 5 of 5 stars I’m a big fan of Django Wexler’s work. His adult epic fantasy The Thousand Names blew me away last year, […]