March 7, 2019
Defy the Stars (2017) Written by: Claudia Gray Genre: Young Adult Science Fiction Pages: 503 (Hardcover) Series: Book 1 of the Constellation Series Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers Why I Chose It: I kept looking at it while at work. The cover caught me first, the summary second, and finally I decided I just had to read it. The…
February 27, 2019
To Honor You Call Us (2014) Written By: H. Paul Honsinger Genre: Military Science-Fiction Length: 13 hours and 3 minutes (Audiobook) Series: Man of War series (Book 1) Publisher: 47North Why I Chose It: This was described as “Master and Commander in space.” I grew up on Master and Commander and Horatio Hornblower courtesy of my dad, and I loved…
February 22, 2019
(If the review title is puzzling, read on.) Folks, I’m not always the brightest of bulbs. I miss things. It took me three books with Antimony Price before it clicked where the inspiration for the titles was coming from. Dire Straits, anyone? I sort of thought about it after Tricks For Free, but when I saw the title That Ain’t…
January 30, 2019
In January of last year, I set myself a goal of reading six translated SFF works. This was my second book. (I know, it’s 2019!) [Editor’s note: to be fair, Ronya read and reviewed this in December, and it just so happened that we had space to fill in January.] I Remember You Written by: Yrsa Sigurdardottir (tr. Philip Roughton)…
January 24, 2019
Ninth Step Station (2019) Written by: Malka Older, Fran Wilde, Jacqueline Koyanagi, Curtis C. Chen Genre: Science Fiction, Police Procedural Length: the ARC I received did not have a page count attached. This is a fiction serial of ten episodes Series: Book #1 of Ninth Step Station Publisher: Serial Box Disclaimer: I received a copy of Ninth Step Station for…
January 23, 2019
Air Awakens (2016) Written By: Elise Kova Genre: Young Adult Fantasy Pages: 364 pages (Kindle) Series: Air Awakens Book One Publisher: Silver Wing Press Why I Chose It: I decided since I’m self-publishing young adult fantasy that I should probably read more self-published young adult fantasy, and this one was at the top of the list. The premise: A library…
January 8, 2019
Well, I failed my 2018 Resolution, but the beat goes on and I still need to finish these books, so here’s the second to last book in Jemisin’s collection. This book has already been reviewed by Lane Robins, and you can read her review here. This post will have more to do with my individual reaction while reading it, as…
December 27, 2018
Minimum Wage Magic (2018) Written by: Rachel Aaron Genre: Cyberpunk, Fantasy Pages: 286 pages (ebook) Series: Book 1 in the DFZ series Publisher: Aaron/Back (self published) Why I Chose It: Minimum Wage Magic is the first book in a spin off series. As a huge fan of the original series, Heartstrikers, this was a “must buy” for me. The Premise:…
December 26, 2018
This year I resolved to read more classic science fiction and fantasy, hopefully making a dent in that stack of books I really should have read by now. Mostly because they should be good books, but also to be better informed about my genre and its history. I decided that this meant reading six science fiction and six fantasy books written…
December 14, 2018
An Acceptable Time (1989) Written by: Madeleine L’Engle Series: Time Quintet #5 Genre: Science Fantasy/Young Adult Pages: 367 (Paperback) Publisher: Macmillan Why I Chose This: My 2018 Resolution Project for Speculative Chic was to read and review both the novel and film versions of A Wrinkle in Time. But I’m a completionist, so it should come as no surprise that I’d have to continue on this magical journey I somehow…