April 3, 2020
I truly appreciate novellas. They seem to fit well with my attention span, especially when life gets a bit stressful. I can sink into a great story without the time commitment of a novel. As a lover of Fantasy, especially Historical Fantasy, I jumped at the chance to read, and review, this new novella by E.C. Ambrose. The King of…
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 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…
November 28, 2019
‘Tis the season where holiday music invades your ear like a Ceti eel, heralding the annual shopping season for holiday gift-giving! While this time of year very much promotes giving for the sake of giving, we can’t overlook the fact that requesting is very much a part of it, too. For well over a hundred years, we’ve been encouraged to…
August 9, 2019
Bonjour mes amies, comment allez-vous? Die Sommer geht weiter. 暑いですね。Gobeithio eich bod yn iach. Isn’t language a marvelous thing? Today we’re taking a look at works of sci-fi, fantasy, and horror from around the world that have been translated for a variety of audiences (at Speculative Chic, we’re focusing on English translations). International works are having a moment, with streaming…
April 23, 2018
They might not be raindrops on roses or whiskers on kittens, but that doesn’t mean that we love them any less. Welcome back to My Favorite Things, the weekly column where we grab someone in speculative circles to gab about the greatest in geek. This week, we sit down with author L.E. Sterling, who’s wrapping up her True Born trilogy with…