April 28, 2020
For the first time since the challenge started, I thought about not doing the POPSUGAR Reading Challenge this year. I haven’t been thrilled with the most recent prompts and the challenge had started to feel like a chore. Then I perused the list and much like the mafia, just when I thought I was out, they pulled me back in…
April 24, 2020
Editor’s Note 6/22/2020: At the time of the original posting, Speculative Chic was unaware that author Paul Krueger had harassed various people in the publishing industry. We do not condone harassment, and we stand with those people who’ve been harmed as a result of his actions. Speaking up is one of the bravest things they can do, and we thank…
April 23, 2020
I’ve been dying to talk about this book since reading the ARC in October. It drove me crazy not being able to tell everyone I knew how good it is. The release date was April 7, so without further ado, here is my review of The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires. The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying…
April 22, 2020
Young adult fantasy retelling of Beauty and the Beast with a werewolf twist? Yes, please! That’s really all I needed to check out Cry Wolf by Jacque Stevens. It also doesn’t hurt that I write fairy tale retellings because I love them so much, and Beauty and the Beast is one of my favorites. Cry Wolf (2020) Written By: Jacque…
April 7, 2020
I knew The Witcher was going to be a show I had to see at some point. After pretty much cheating via my sister’s Netflix info (yes, I’m one of the rare folks in the population that doesn’t have Netflix), I watched it in a handful of days, two episodes per night, and loved it. To the point that I…
April 2, 2020
It’s taken me 2 years and a few re-reads to get to this point, but here I am, finally finished with Rhonda Mason’s excellent Empress Game trilogy. And as an official part of my 2020 Resolution Project, I can now mark another book off my list! Was it all worth it? You’ll have to read everything below to find out!…
March 28, 2020
Welcome back to another episode of Weekly Roundup! I’m your host, Kristina, coming to you live from the Land of the Rising Sun on the ancient island of Kyushu. What sort of speculative adventures can you expect this week? We’ve got reviews, recommendations, special guests, and more to appeal to your every genre taste and love. So without further ado,…
March 24, 2020
After stumbling upon the first book in the series and loving every page, naturally I had to find the next two and read them as well. Finally I get to know if Amber and Charlie are supposed to be together, why Amber’s powers are so broken, and maybe see more of Amani and Vincent. The Fairest Kind of Love (2019)…
March 14, 2020
Welcome back to your favorite recap on the web, the Weekly Roundup! As always, I’m coming to you live from Japan as I write this, and things have been continually slowing down as we deal with containment of COVID-19. This time last year, I was scrambling to sew cosplay for Anime Japan, and it was pretty much the same this…
March 12, 2020
After gushing about the first book, you couldn’t very well not expect me to read the second, could you? So naturally I set out to tackle this one with gusto. Even better, my Editor-in-Chic told me that there was also a third book, so I checked it out along with this one. Soon I’ll have the whole series finished! (It…