September 22, 2019
Hello and welcome back to the Weekly Roundup! We’re coming to you a day late and a dollar short because I encountered a timeslip (or had a colossal brainfart…which is the more plausible? 🤔). How was your week? Did you keep to your worldline? Stay out of the wardrobe? Keep your hands and feet tucked in at all times? Good,…
September 17, 2019
The Journey thus far….. In our quest for urban fantasy, we have hitherto journeyed only through the realm of fairy and its migration into the cities of Minneapolis and Newford. But how did we arrive in St. Louis? Well, the master of the city, Jean-Claude, invited us, we gave consent, and followed him and his lover, Anita Blake down from…
August 23, 2019
Welcome to the first post in a series in which I will be examining vampire fiction — novels, film, and TV shows — through the lens of identity politics. Specifically, I’ll be looking at the concepts of white privilege and racial identity/representation in popular vampire fiction and discussing why certain tropes are problematic. As a woman of color who has…
June 14, 2019
Summertime is here, and if you’re lucky, you’re finalizing vacation plans and figuring out the most important part of your trip: what to read! At Speculative Chic, we decided to give you a great list of books to choose from, so whether you’re going to the beach or a remote cabin in the woods, here’s a list of books that…
March 5, 2018
Happy Monday! If you’ve already had a chance to brighten your day with the latest My Favorite Things post, but you need a little something extra to make it through? Never fear! Yesterday we brought you an excerpt from Jus Accardo, and today, we have an excerpt from S.D. Grimm‘s latest release, Phoenix Fire, which is out TODAY from Entangled…
March 4, 2018
Welcome to another first at Speculative Chic! Yes, we’re doing another excerpt from Entangled Teen, but obviously, that’s not the first. The first is Speculative Chic’s first Sunday post! So kick back and take a sneak peak at an excerpt from Jus Accardo’s The Big Bad Wolf, out tomorrow, March 5th! What’s it about? Let’s take a peak…. Kensey Deaton comes…
August 30, 2017
Three Wishes (2016) Written By: Lisa Manifold Genre: Paranormal Romance Pages: 188 (Paperback) Series: Heart of the Djinn (Book 1) Publisher: Self-published Why I Chose It: Lisa Manifold was chosen as Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers’ Independent Writer of the Year last year. It was the first time they even had an Independent category, and I wanted to check out some…