November 30, 2019
Welcome back to another week at Speculative Chic! The holidays are officially in gear, with a freshly wrapped Thanksgiving, Black Friday’s recent end, a forthcoming Cyber Monday, and all the major December holidays coming in one right after the other. This time of year can go by so fast, so don’t forget to take some time for yourself and relax.…
November 29, 2019
To Kill a Kingdom (2018) Written by: Alexandra Christo Genre: Fantasy Pages: 352 (Paperback) Publisher: Square Fish Why I Chose It: At this point almost everything I find to read I discover at work (the bookstore) first. Same goes for this one. Unfortunately at the time this one was due to be sent back to the publisher, but the tentacles…
November 28, 2019
‘Tis the season where holiday music invades your ear like a Ceti eel, heralding the annual shopping season for holiday gift-giving! While this time of year very much promotes giving for the sake of giving, we can’t overlook the fact that requesting is very much a part of it, too. For well over a hundred years, we’ve been encouraged to…
November 27, 2019
The Rules and Regulations for Mediating Myths and Magic (2017) Written By: F.T. Lukens Genre: Young Adult Urban Fantasy Pages: 304 pages (Kindle ARC) Series: Book One of The Rules Publisher: Interlude Press Disclaimer: I received a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. Why I Chose It: The description made me laugh. And when I…
November 26, 2019
Are you dreading going to Thanksgiving Dinner and having your cousins make fun of your Star Wars shirt? Or visiting a new-to-you comic shop on Black Friday and getting asked for your comic credentials? Over the holidays, there’s an excellent chance most of us will run into friction at dinners, parties, sales, and so forth. If you identify as a…
November 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 Tim Major, whose had not just one, but TWO books…
November 23, 2019
I’m going to keep my intro short, sweet, and to-the-point! I had MUCH ILLNESS this week, am still recovering, and do not have the brain cells for a fun, themed intro. So — guess what! A week happened! Yes, another one come and gone, amazing! And if you missed it, no worries, we’ve got you covered. Welcome to the Weekly…
November 22, 2019
Editor’s Note: content warning for violence, abuse, and potentially triggering subject matter. I’ve consumed a lot of vampire fiction in the past thirty-five years. In fact, I often think of my consumption of vampire fiction — novels, short stories, comics, movies, TV shows, etc. — as vampiric in and of itself. To say that I am obsessed would be an…
November 21, 2019
Feast of the Mother (2019) Written by: Miranda Honfleur, Nicolette Andrews Series: Witch of the Lake #1 Genre: Fantasy/Young Adult Pages: 308 (Paperback) Publisher: Self-published Why I Chose It: Earlier this year, I read and enjoyed Miranda Honfleur’s fantasy romance, No Man Can Tame. When the sequel was delayed, I decided to check out her other work and eventually settled…
November 20, 2019
Hello! Here we are, back again, with season two of Hulu and Blumhouse Productions collaborative anthology series Into the Dark. Last time I reviewed all the episodes in two big chunks (which, if you’re curious, can be found here and here), but this time, I’m planning to tackle them on a monthly, or bi-monthly, basis. So, once more unto the…