December 10, 2019
Jumpship Hope (2019) Written by: Adria Laycraft Genre: Science Fiction Pages: 300 pages (Kindle) Publisher: Tyche Books Ltd Disclaimer: I received a free copy of this book from the publisher in exchange for a fair review. The premise: Earth is a storm-ravaged wasteland Humanity has fled the planet, establishing bases off-world. But disaster has struck the food crops of Luna Base,…
November 12, 2019
The recent spate of live action remakes of Disney classics has been hit or miss for me, but I genuinely enjoyed 2014’s Maleficent, which reimagined the evil queen from the classic Sleeping Beauty into the true love’s kiss that wakes Aurora from the curse. I fully anticipated loving this second installment in the continuing story, and was deeply disappointed by what unfolded…
October 8, 2019
I first heard about Carnival Row from literally one million twelve second ads in promoted tweets on my twitter feed and while intrigued, didn’t really think much of it. Then I discovered it had Orlando Bloom (happy sigh) and Cara Delevingne (another happy sigh) as star-crossed lovers, and I got a hell of a lot more invested. No spoilers, I…
September 10, 2019
The Infinite Noise (2019) Written by: Lauren Shippen Genre: YA Fantasy Pages: 329 (ARC) Publisher: Tor Teen Disclaimer: I received a free copy of this book from the publisher in exchange for a fair review. The Premise: Caleb Michaels is a sixteen-year-old champion running back. Other than that his life is pretty normal. But when Caleb starts experiencing mood swings…
August 30, 2019
Hello friends, welcome to your last book club discussion before the relaunch (details coming soon). It’s me, your host, Merrin. Following this short review of my impressions of the book, feel free to discuss your takes in the comments! The Magicians (2009) Written by: Lev Grossman Genre: Fantasy Pages: 416 (Hardcover) Publisher: Viking Premise: In a secret world of forbidden…
August 13, 2019
If you’ve been following along with me on this website at all, you’ve probably run across me saying that Sharon Shinn is an insta-buy for me. She’s such a favorite of mine that to date she is the only author I’ve ever sent a fan letter to, just to tell her how much her characters mean to me. (And I…
August 12, 2019
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 Speculative Chic contributor Merrin, who you may also know as…
July 30, 2019
Invisible Chains (2019) Written by: Michelle Renee Lane Genre: Fantasy Pages: 337 (ARC) Publisher: Haverhill House Publishing Disclaimer: I received a free copy of this book from the publisher in exchange for a fair review. Premise: Jacqueline is a young Creole slave in antebellum New Orleans. An unusual stranger who has haunted her dreams since childhood comes to stay as…
July 27, 2019
Hey, hey, kiddos, and what a week it’s been! Weather armageddon continues throughout the world, manifesting in varied and extreme ways, and I got to experience my own scare during the start of the week, when everyone’s phones exploded with emergency alerts about my hometown in a level-4 evacuation emergency for floods and mudslides. Remember how I complained about tsuyu…
July 11, 2019
Hello friends. First of all, thank you to everyone who has participated in book club, whether it’s just reading along or reading along and commenting, or voting in the polls hoping your book would win. I appreciate all of you. There are some changes coming to book club in the future, but I hope you’ll stick with us. There’s no…