Saturday Snapshots: Purim!

Saturday SnapshotsHosted by Alyce at At Home With BooksTomorrow is the Jewish holiday of Purim* and I've been in a baking frenzy the past of couple of days, preparing food for the gift baskets that we will be giving to our friends and neighbors, throughout the day. While looking for some creative ideas of what to make, I came across an interesting looking cookbook on Net Galley called Cutie Pies, and which I download for review, in the hope that...

Unsatisfying Sequels

For my birthday last month I decided to treat myself to a few books that have been high on my wishlist for a while. Each of these books were sequels to novels that had really blown me away last year and I was excited to finally have an excuse to splurge a little on the sequels. As soon as the books arrived in my mailbox I dived into the first one, eager to continue the story that I had so fully captivated me last year. But the magic of the previous book was somewhat dimmed in this second one, and I read it in a much less frenzied manner than I...

Steam & Sorcery by Cindy Spencer Pape

Meljean Brook and Gail Carriger have proven that mixing together alternate history, technology, fantasy and romance can bring about the most delightful results. I loved Carriger’s Soulless and Brook’s Iron Duke, and so when I came across Steam & Sorcery, which sounded like it had some similar themes, I was eager to give it a try.Book Description: Sir Merrick Hadrian hunts monsters, both human and supernatural. A Knight of the Order of the Round...

New Scifi & Fantasy Releases: Week of March 13

There are a few interesting looking scifi books this week, including The Gravity Pilot by M.M. Buckner, Hellhole by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson and Up Against it by M. J. Locke.In the fantasy department, Steel by Carrie Vaughn looks like it could be a fun read. I've always been a bit of a sucker for pirate books. Hope you have a great reading week!************************************************************************************ChimeFranny...