May 25, 2018
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! Dragonsbane (1985) Author: Barbara Hambly Pages: 341 (paperback) Publisher: Del Rey Why I nominated this for book club: May…
May 19, 2018
Hello on this rainy (for me) Saturday! There’s no need to ask what you’re up to this weekend. It’s Deadpool weekend, and a little Deadpool makes anything better, doesn’t he? This music video proves my statement. But anyway, what did we do over the last week? Let’s find out!
May 5, 2018
It’s the weekend! The weekend is awesome! Let’s hear it for the weekend! What are your plans? There’s a strawberry festival here in the Kingdom of Undisclosed Location, but the weather’s looking a little questionable, so we’re skipping it. Turns out that I’ve had strawberry shortcake before, and while it’s a delightful treat, it’s not worth potentially being caught in…
May 4, 2018
Hello friends and welcome to another announcement about book club. After popular vote, your choice for June’s book club is . . . Dark Lord of Derkholm (1998) Author: Diana Wynne Jones Discussion Date: 6/22/18 The Premise: Mr. Chesney operates Pilgrim Parties, a tour group that takes paying participants into an outer realm where the inhabitants play frightening and foreboding…
April 27, 2018
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! Redshirts (2012) Author: John Scalzi Pages: 316 pages (Kindle) Publisher: Tor Why I nominated this for book club: I…
April 21, 2018
Good afternoon, friends and readers! Here in the Kingdom of Undisclosed Location, spring has fully sprung. This means that the air is filled with poisonous, soul-sucking pollen. While I enjoy springtime weather, it does not enjoy me. So I’m probably staying inside. Join me! Take a look at what our fantastic writers had to say this week and perhaps find…
April 14, 2018
Hello and happy weekend! Have you had a good week? Are you working today and tomorrow? (If so, you have my sympathies.) If not, I hope that you have something fun lined up. In between adventures, take a look back at the week that was here at Speculative Chic!
April 7, 2018
Hello, oh loyal and awesome readers! It’s that time again, where I share the delightful articles that our incredible writers whipped up for you over the last week. Read on and enjoy!
April 6, 2018
Hello, friends! Last month we asked you to vote for a book featuring a maternal relationship for May’s book club, and I’m here to let you know how that vote went! Dragonsbane (2011) Author: Barbara Hambly Discussion date: 5/25/18 Premise: An idealistic young prince convinces an aging warrior and a struggling witch to help him kill the dragon that is…
March 24, 2018
It’s the weekend once again! What are you up to? If it were up to me, I’d be traveling. However, due to a number of circumstances, one of which being another batch of snow, I’m staying in. So I’m heading out on a virtual, fictional vacation. Where are you heading this weekend? Ankh-Morpork can be … interesting, this time of…