Non-Fiction Reviews: Louisa May Alcott & We Bought A Zoo

Louisa May Alcottby Susan Cheever read by Tavia Gilbert When I was a kid my mother took me to visit the Alcott home in Concord, Massachusetts, and I still remember the thrill of being in the very same house that Louis May Alcott lived and wrote in. So it was a bit disappointing to discover, in the course of listening to this biography, that the house I had visited was not really Alcott's childhood home, or that the warm, close-knit family that...

SFF eBooks Deals from Amazon

The Tattered Scroll has a fantastic list of all the scifi and fantasy ebook bargains over at Amazon. For those of you that don't have a Kindle, you can still download and read these books using the Kindle app available on the Amazon website, which is what I intend to do. I was particularly excited to see that Sasha, by Joel Shepherd, is currently free, because I've heard really good things about this book. And The Black Prism, by Brent Weeks, is one of my favorite fantasy reads of last year, so if you haven't read that one yet I highly recommend...

A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness and Siobhan Dowd

When I came across a copy of A Monster Calls I was hesitant about getting it. I had heard great things about the book but I also heard that it packs a real emotional punch and I wasn't sure if I was up to being punched, but I decided to chance it anyways. When a monster appears in Conor O'Malley's yard one night, Conor is not afraid. He has other things in his life that are scarier, such as the cancer that's slowly killing his mother and the terrifying,...

Carrie Goes Off The Map by Phillipa Ashley

I love a good road trip story, especially if it involves a bit of romance, and so when I read the the brief blurb provided for Carrie Goes off the Map I thought this would be a book I would really enjoy. Carrie lets her best friend talk her into a scenic European road trip as the perfect getaway from a nasty breakup. Unexpectedly along for the ride is the gorgeous Matt Landor, MD, who sorely tests Carrie's determination to give up men altogether....

Your Thoughts on Non-Genre Reviews

I would really like to start reviewing more non-genre books, specifically non-fiction, but I've been undecided about what the best way of doing so would be. Since this is supposed to be a blog for science fiction and fantasy books I've been hesitant about posting too many non-genre reviews here in order to not turn off readers who specifically come here to read about SFF books. I have considered starting a second blog where I would post non-genre reviews but I'm not sure if I have the time to maintain two blogs. So I decided to just ask you guys...

New Scifi & Fantasy Releases: Week of January 8th

I've got a short list for you this week which I'm rather grateful for since I have so many other books to catch up on that I'm reluctant to add more to my list.  Though there is one book here that I will be adding to my TBR pile, and that's The Rook by Daniel O'Malley. I haven't heard anything about it yet (probably because I haven't had much time to visit many review blogs, and not because it's not being talked about) but it sound promising. Hope...