April 10, 2018
Do you enjoy the timeless fiction of Jane Austen or Charles Dickens? Are you a fan of rogues and bandits disrupting high society? Did you like Frozen? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then I may have just the book for you. Allow me to introduce Yvienne and Tesara Mederos, the titular sisters in Patrice Sarath’s newest…
April 3, 2018
Welcome back to Sound Off!, a semi-regular column where members of Speculative Chic gather together to chat about the latest BIG THING in entertainment. This time, log into the OASIS and discuss Ready Player One, which premiered in the United States on Thursday, March 29, 2018. Sound Off! is meant to be a reaction, but not necessarily a review. After all, while…
March 10, 2018
Salutations! How was your week? We’ve had a delightful time, as usual. We had another first — our very first Sunday post! What was it? You’ll have to read on to find out!
March 9, 2018
So, it’s been a pretty brutal winter this year in North America (our home base). Are you as absolutely done with it as I am? It’s blowing snow as I write this, and the forecast predicts another snowfall this weekend. Fortunately, spring is just around the corner, and I couldn’t be more thrilled. When I started thinking about what our…
March 6, 2018
Happiest of bookdays to Seanan McGuire! Today, the newest installment of her InCryptid series is released upon the unsuspecting world. I’ve already given you a good list of reasons to pick up the series at the link above. This week is for the existing fans. If you, like me, have been charmed or heartbroken by an Aeslin mouse or two,…
February 28, 2018
If there’s one thing that you may have noticed in my contributions here at Spec Chic, I’m not shy about attempting to persuade people to check out the things that I’m especially fond of. This time, I’m here to talk to you about one of my favorite urban fantasy series. I really like Seanan McGuire’s fiction. You may have noticed.…
February 10, 2018
Welcome to the weekend! What are your big plans? My Saturday is being spent at a small, local convention, and I’m hoping to see a movie on Sunday. Whatever your weekend holds, I hope it’s grand! In between adventures, if you want to take a look back down the rabbit hole at what we got up to during the week…
February 6, 2018
Here’s something that you don’t know about me: I’m a little fascinated with the Roaring Twenties. I know that it was a tremendously difficult period for so many people, but something about the flappers, jazz clubs, and speakeasies always catches my fancy. So when I was browsing NetGalley and came across a novel that seemed to be set in a…
January 20, 2018
Welcome, welcome, welcome! It’s that time again, where we review the week that was here at Speculative Chic. No time for small talk, so let’s hop right into our happy little rewind.
January 16, 2018
Beneath the Sugar Sky, the third in Seanan McGuire’s Wayward Children series, was recently released into the wild. Before I get into my review of the novella, I want you to take a minute to read this essay that McGuire wrote for Tor.com regarding My Little Pony. I’ll wait. Back? Great. I had you read that because it gives you…