April 9, 2020
As I’m writing this, it is almost April and I have been in my house for two weeks straight. Isolation isn’t hitting me as hard as it’s probably hitting many folks. I’ve been working from home for years, so I’m used to seeing the inside of my house for days at a time. But I’m feeling the stress related to…
December 12, 2019
Zombies, Anyone? I’m not really a zombie girl. They freak me right the heck out. I can read about them — no problem. But visual media? Television? Movies? Yeah, I’m sure there’s a pressing root canal I need. A friend of mine was on the Walking Dead’s first couple seasons, so when it started, I thought I’d watch it and…
October 1, 2019
The Rampant (2019) Written by: Julie C. Day Genre: YA Fantasy/Horror Length: 138 pages (Novella) Publisher: Aqueduct Press Disclaimer: I received a copy of the novella for free in exchange for an honest review. Why I chose it: I’m new here at Speculative Chic, and I’m trying to find my groove. Figure out where I fit in. As a reader…
August 19, 2019
They might not be raindrops on roses or whiskers on kittens, but that doesn’t mean that we love them any less. Welcome back to My Favorite Things, the weekly column where we grab someone in speculative circles to gab about the greatest in geek. This week, we sit down with author and publisher Joshua Palmatier, who is currently Kickstarting not…
December 3, 2018
They might not be raindrops on roses or whiskers on kittens, but that doesn’t mean that we love them any less. Welcome back to My Favorite Things, the weekly column where we grab someone in speculative circles to gab about the greatest in geek. This week, we sit down with Merrie Destefano, whose debut novel, Valiant, will be released tomorrow,…
October 12, 2018
The Cabin at the End of the World (2018) Written by: Paul Tremblay Genre: Horror Pages: 288 (Hardcover) Publisher: William Morrow Why I Chose It: The cover caught my eye at work—that and the title. I wondered: Is this “end of the world” business literal? After reading the summary I realized it might be, and given that I have a weird kind…
August 23, 2016
Welcome to Chain Reaction! Introducing a monthly column that will showcase three titles that have a common thread, theme, or plot device. I’ll take one known quantity and introduce two more along the same lines — something that made me think of another title, and then another. They might be recent; they might have been around for awhile; they might…