April 10, 2019
Sparrowhawk #3 (2018) Written by: Delilah S. Dawson Genre: Fantasy Series: Sparrowhawk Publisher: Boom Studios Why I Chose It: I’ve really enjoyed both the first and second issue and am excited to continue the journey of this comic series. The premise: Teen Victorian fairy fight club! As the illegitimate daughter of a Naval Captain, Artemesia has never fit in with her…
March 23, 2019
To quote the philosopher B. Spears: Oops. I did it again. Real talk for just a minute: I get migraines. Sometimes they are bad. Occasionally they are wretched, and I deal with them for multiple days. This was the situation last weekend. The pain was so bad that I wasn’t even able to reach out to my excellent community of…
March 13, 2019
The Arcana: A Mystic Romance (2017) Developer & Publisher: Nix Hydra Games Platform: Mobile Genre: Dating Sim, RPG Mode: Single-player Why I Chose It: I’ve seen ads for The Arcana for ages. The artwork is beautiful, and I love tarot cards, which feature prominently in the game itself. One weekend, when I was incredibly stressed out, I decided to give…
February 16, 2019
Happy weekend, all! I’m out of fun things to say at the moment, for which you have my deepest apologies. My brain has been sucked dry, leaving nothing more than the most basic of functions. But! We shall carry on!
February 13, 2019
Sparrowhawk #2 (2018) Written by: Delilah S. Dawson Genre: Fantasy Series: Sparrowhawk Publisher: Boom Studios Why I Chose It: I really, really loved the first issue of this comic series and was thrilled to continue the adventure with Art in the world of Faerie. The premise: Teen Victorian fairy fight club! As the illegitimate daughter of a Naval Captain, Artemesia…
January 12, 2019
Howdy! Hard to believe it, but January is almost halfway finished. Tempus fugit, and so on. Anyway! Let’s take a peek at the delightful tricks and wonders that we had on offer for you this week! Onward!
January 9, 2019
Sparrowhawk #1 (2018) Written by: Delilah S. Dawson Genre: Fantasy Series: Sparrowhawk Publisher: Boom Studios Why I Chose It: Delilah S. Dawson is one of my favorite authors. If she’s written it, it’s an auto-buy for me. However this would have been an auto-buy for me because of the premise of basically a Victorian faerie fight club. That caught my…
December 16, 2018
Hello friends! A day late, and I apologize profusely. But, what’s done is done, and the past is gone, and etc. That said, why don’t we examine the past for a few minutes, to get us ready for the coming week!
December 12, 2018
Dungeons and Dragons Art and Arcana: A Visual History (2018) Written by: Michael Witwer, Kyle Newman, Jon Peterson, and Sam Witwer Genre: Gaming Nonfiction Pages: 448 (Hardback) Publisher: Ten Speed Press Why I Chose It: I have fallen head over heels for Dungeons and Dragons over the past year. This gorgeous book is filled with the history of the game…
November 17, 2018
Hello! Guess what time it is? Are you ready? Got your snacks and a drink? Settle in, it’s time to revisit the last week here at Speculative Chic!