July 3, 2018
Kiss of the Royal (2018) Written By: Lindsey Duga Genre: Young Adult Fantasy Pages: 400 (Kindle) Publisher: Entangled Teen Disclaimer: I received an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. Why I Chose It: I believe I’ve said I’m a sucker for a good romance before. And I liked the idea of the partnership between a prince…
June 27, 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…
June 22, 2018
Acceptance (2014) Author: Jeff VanderMeer Genre: Science Fiction Pages: 306 (Paperback) Series: Book Three in The Southern Reach Trilogy Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux Why I Chose It: As the final book in the trilogy, I couldn’t very well say no. Especially now that we’re back in Area X—though everything I’ve peeked at so far alludes to a story that…
June 21, 2018
Authority (2014) Written by: Jeff VanderMeer Genre: Science Fiction Pages: 352 (Paperback) Series: Book Two of The Southern Reach Trilogy Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux Why I Chose It: Well, I had to find out what happened after the first book, didn’t I? Especially since I’d decided I liked the movie better and I needed to see if this book would help…
June 15, 2018
Annihilation (2014) Written by: Jeff VanderMeer Genre: Science Fiction Pages: 208 (Paperback) Series: Book One of The Southern Reach Trilogy Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux Why I Chose It: Having seen the movie and my curiosity already piqued, I figured this was only the next logical step. Especially since I wanted to see just how the two compared given that the movie…
June 14, 2018
Fledgling (2005) Written by Octavia E. Butler Narrated by: Tracey Leigh Genre: Science Fantasy Length: 12h, 17m (Audiobook) Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Why I Chose This: In a post in 2017, I listed out several of the (many, many, many) books on my To Be Read pile. I’d never read Octavia Butler before and had been wanting to and figured…
June 13, 2018
Through the Woods (2014) Written by: Emily Carroll Genre: Horror Pages: 208 (paperback) Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books Why I Chose It: I bought this book ages ago and when looking for a spooky read, it finally made it out of the To-Be-Read pile. The premise: Discover a terrifying world in the woods in this collection of five hauntingly beautiful graphic stories…
June 5, 2018
Bring Me Their Hearts (2018) Author: Sara Wolf Genre: YA Fantasy Pages: 400 (Hardcover) Publisher: Entangled Teen Disclaimer: I was offered a free NetGalley copy from Entangled in return for a fair review. Why I Chose It: When you’re presented with a smorgasbord of ARCs but only one of them involves fantasy, royalty, and the cutting out of hearts…I mean, what else…
May 30, 2018
Ghost Talkers (2017) Written By: Mary Robinette Kowal Genre: Historical Fantasy Pages: 304 pages (Trade Paperback) Publisher: Tor Books Why I Chose It: I really enjoyed another book by this author, Shades of Milk and Honey. Since I love fantasy set in true historical settings and the premise of Ghost Talkers really struck me. I was immediately intrigued by the…
May 29, 2018
A Wind in the Door (1973) Written by: Madeleine L’Engle Series: Time Quintet #2 Genre: Science Fantasy/Young Adult Pages: 240 (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…