Monthly Archives : August 2018

I Never Knew What I Was Missing: Reviewing A Swiftly Tilting Planet


A Swiftly Tilting Planet (1978) Written by: Madeleine L’Engle Series: Time Quintet #3 Genre: Science Fantasy/Young Adult Pages: 304 (Paperback) Publisher: Macmillan Why I Chose This: My 2018 Resolution Project for Speculative Chic was to read and review both the novel and film versions of A Wrinkle in Time. But I’m a completionist, so it should come as no surprise that I’d have to continue on this magical journey I…

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Roadtrip Straight to Hell: A Review of How It Ends


You know how it is: you sit down after a long day and some disappointing news about how much fixing your air conditioner is going to cost, and you just want to be transported from worrying about the cares of your life and instead would like to worry about the cares of someone else’s life for a while. It could…

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Chain Reaction: Stories About State-Sanctioned Internment


August has many meaningful historical anniversaries: Martin Luther King, Jr’s “I Have a Dream” speech at the Freedom March President Nixon’s resignation the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki union strikes result in adoption of workday limits the Watts riots in L.A. the Social Security Act signed into effect Hurricane Katrina devastates the Gulf Coast the Salem “witch” trials the ratification…

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Weekly Roundup, August 20-24, 2018


Welcome back, happy readers! As always, I hope that you’ve had a marvelous week, and that your weekend brings you endless delights! Personally, I’m spending the weekend at the day job, but I haven’t had to do that for a few weeks, and fair’s fair. So, this week’s tour of The Week That Was is going to be a quick…

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Steel Time Cover Reveal


Happy Friday! J.L. Gribble here. At Speculative Chic, you know me as the film review editor and host of many a Sound Off post. In my other life as an author, I’m currently working on an urban fantasy/alternate history series. Next month, book 4 will be released into the wild. But today, I’m happy to share the cover of Steel…

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Book Club Discussion: Among Others


Welcome to the Speculative Chic Book Club! Each month, we invite you to join us in reading a book that is voted on by YOU, our readers. Following a short review, please feel free to discuss the book in the comments! Among Others (2011) Author: Jo Walton Pages: 304 (Trade Paperback) Publisher: Tor Why I nominated this for book club:…

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