September 10, 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 author DL Wainright, whose Hollow Sun series features supernatural creates…
September 8, 2018
Hello friends! It’s that time again, where I pretend to be witty, and you humor me! We also take a look at the posts that have been published here at Speculative Chic since our last meeting. How exciting! This week has been, as usual, full of delightful articles that I hope you consume with utmost enjoyment. Let’s go!
September 7, 2018
This year I resolved to read George R. R. Martin‘s A Song of Ice and Fire and watch HBO’s Game of Thrones, both series. For all of you who have seen the entire series and/or read all the books, here is your chance to experience it for the first time all over again! Why I Chose it: I had tried watching…
September 6, 2018
You may recognize our very own J.L. Gribble from all the Sound Off! posts she writes for Speculative Chic, but if you’ve followed us for any length of time, you know J.L. is also a published author. Last year we had the privilege of announcing her third book release, and we enjoyed it so much we asked if we could…
September 6, 2018
For my 2018 Resolution Project, I decided to take a page out of Lane’s book and do my own Silver Screen Resolution (hence the Take Two part of the title). There are a lot of movies out there I haven’t seen but feel like I should have, or movies that I’ve simply wanted to see and have yet to get…
September 5, 2018
Keeper of the Bees (2018) Written by: Meg Kassel Genre: YA Paranormal Romance Pages: 304 (Kindle) Series: Black Bird of the Gallows* Publisher: Entangled Teen * = Note: same universe, standalone story Why I Chose It: I was given the ebook advance reader copy in return for a fair review. But I also picked it myself because it sounded super interesting. The…
September 5, 2018
Another week, another podcast. I am definitely doing more than my resolution rules. Go me? The rules as I laid them out originally for 2018: I will listen to twelve spec fic-oriented podcasts, one per month. Done that! As of this point I have listened to or sampled The Bright Sessions, Lauren Proves Magic is Real, Steal the Stars, The…
September 4, 2018
Seventhborn (2018) Written By: Monica Sanz Genre: Young Adult Fantasy Pages: 400 pages (Kindle ARC) Series: The Witchling Academy Series Publisher: Entangled Teen Disclaimer: I received a free ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. Why I Chose It: I actually looked up this author and liked the premises of some of her other work so I…
September 4, 2018
Happy Book Day, Seanan McGuire! It’s no secret that I’m a big fan of McGuire’s work. I’m also very fond of her alter-ego Mira Grant’s books. Therefore, I was delighted when DAW (via NetGalley) kindly offered me an ARC of Night and Silence. I’ve read books faster than this one, I’m sure, but I’d be hard-pressed to be able to…
September 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 Meg Kassel, whose latest book, Keeper of the Bees, comes…