Monthly Archives : October 2018

Show Me the Story!: A Review of Impostors by Scott Westerfeld


Impostors (2018) Written by: Scott Westerfeld Genre: Young Adult/Science Fiction Pages: 405 (Hardcover) Series: Fifth book in the Uglies series Publisher: Scholastic Press Why I Chose It: I’ve been a Westerfeld fan since the original release of Uglies, back in 2005, and since then, I’ve read just about every YA book and short story he’s written. The premise: Frey and…

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Pobody’s Nerfect


Hello, Gentle Readers! If you’re subscribed with us, you may have noticed some confusion this morning in your inbox. We are very sorry. Someone (me) forgot to feed the dragon, and when that happens, she gets revenge by wreaking havoc upon the site. We are in the process of fixing the mess (and feeding the dragon), so bear with us.…

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Sound Off! First Man


Welcome back to Sound Off!, a semi-regular column where members of Speculative Chic gather together to chat about the latest BIG THING in entertainment. This time, race to the moon with First Man, which premiered in the United States on Friday, October 12, 2018. Sound Off! is meant to be a reaction, but not necessarily a review. After all, while we are all…

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Guard Your Soul: Announcing Jivaja by Venessa Giunta


Over here at Speculative Chic, we’ve been blessed by having a lot of our contributors release books this year. There’s so many, we haven’t even had a chance to cover them all! That said, I’m super excited to announced the debut novel from our very own Venessa Giunta, who’s always keeping us in the loop when it comes to conventions.…

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My Favorite Things with J.L. Gribble


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 Speculative Chic contributor J.L. Gribble, whose latest book, Steel Time…

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Weekly Roundup, October 8-12, 2018


Hellloooo world! It’s Saturday, I’ve got my coffee, my amazing tunes (I lie, I’m listening to / watching Parks and Recreation while I work on this), and guess what time it is? (Do I sound perky? I’m not sure, I’m kinda loopy right now.) But anyway, hi there! It’s time for our weekly journey back into the week that was.…

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