March 29, 2019
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! The Fox Woman (2000) Written by: Kij Johnson Genre: Fantasy Pages: 380 (hardback) Publisher: Tor Premise: Yoshifuji is a…
March 28, 2019
The Kingdom of Copper (2008) Written by: S.A. Chakraborty Series: The Daevabad Trilogy (Book two) Genre: Epic Fantasy Length: 23 hours and 14 minutes Publisher: HarperAudio Why I Chose This: For 2019, I set a resolution that tackles two of my weak points as a reader: my tendency to not finish series, and my fear of long books. As a…
March 27, 2019
Crown Duel (2002) Written By: Sherwood Smith Genre: Fantasy Pages: 471 pages (Mass Market Paperback) Series: Originally published as two books: Crown Duel (1997) and Court Duel (1998) Publisher: Firebird Fantasy Why I Chose It: This was one of my favorite Sherwood Smith novels when I was a teenager, and I wanted to see if it held up. Psst, spoiler…
March 26, 2019
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, face your own doppelgangers and discuss Us, which premiered in the United States on Friday, March 22, 2019. Sound Off! is meant to be a reaction, but not necessarily a review. After all, while we are…
March 26, 2019
Very recently a certain cat played a big role in Captain Marvel. He just about stole the show, in fact, except that Brie Larson needed no help in that department. So the cat was a welcome addition to the film and to Marvel lore overall. I decided to take a look at some of my favorite faithful companions in the…
March 25, 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 award winning author Kij Johnson, whose book, The Fox Woman,…
March 23, 2019
To quote the philosopher B. Spears: Oops. I did it again. Real talk for just a minute: I get migraines. Sometimes they are bad. Occasionally they are wretched, and I deal with them for multiple days. This was the situation last weekend. The pain was so bad that I wasn’t even able to reach out to my excellent community of…
March 22, 2019
Beware: Spoilers. For a couple of movies. Kylo Ren’s decision to fire on Luke Skywalker from his position inside the AT-AT is one of the best movie moments ever made, and no one can convince me otherwise. Yes, there have been many iconic movie moments in the past. From Gandalf standing against the Balrog declaring, “YOU SHALL NOT PASS!” to…
March 21, 2019
I’m a sucker for a good time travel story. For instance, Back to the Future is a perfect example of a time travel movie and what happens when people mess with time. It’s a fun movie that plays with time loops and alternative worlds. Recently, two time traveling projects were released: the Netflix series Russian Doll and the movie sequel…
March 20, 2019
Tiamat’s Wrath (2019) Written by: James S. A. Corey (pen name used by Daniel Abraham and Ty Franck) Genre: Science Fiction Pages: 534 (Hardcover) Series: Book Eight of The Expanse Publisher: Orbit Disclaimer: I received a free copy of this book from Orbit for the purpose of review. Why I Chose It: The Expanse is a great series, and there’s…