July 31, 2019
The Winter of the Witch (2019) Written by: Katherine Arden Genre: Fiction Pages: 285 (Hardcover) Series: Winternight Trilogy Book #3 Publisher: Del Rey Why I Chose It: The first book in the Winternight Trilogy, The Bear and the Nightingale, is one of my favorite books that I have reviewed for Speculative Chic. I also enjoyed the second book, The Girl…
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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…
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July 30, 2019
Magic Rises (2013) Written by: Ilona Andrews Series: Kate Daniels #6 Genre: Urban Fantasy Pages: 327 (Paperback) Publisher: Ace Why I Chose This: My 2019 Resolution Project for Speculative Chic is to read the books in the Kate Daniels series and finish up with a first read of the final book. I first read Magic Rises in 2013. The Premise: Atlanta is…
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July 29, 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 fellow Speculative Chic contributor Nancy O’Toole Meservier, whose latest book,…
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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…
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July 26, 2019
Greetings, Book Clubbers! Your Editor-in-Chic is stepping in for the month of July with an important announcement. Do you remember, when we voted on July’s Book Club selection, that we picked the book based on helping Merrin clear out her TBR pile, because July is her birthday month? Well, because Merrin has been working so hard for this blog, I…
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July 25, 2019
Covering paranormal investigations to Y2K, this year’s Hugo nominees for Best Graphic Story feature work by some of the best writers and artists today. All titles have their strengths, but which will emerge victorious? In this column I’ll be sharing my thoughts on the impressive slate and talk about each of their chances of bringing home the rocket.
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July 24, 2019
A Curse so Dark and Lonely (2019) Written By: Brigid Kemmerer Genre: Young Adult Fantasy Pages: 489 pages (Kindle) Series: The Cursebreaker Series (Book 1) Publisher: Bloomsbury YA Why I Chose It: I decided to explore some of the bestsellers in my own genre, and this one sat near the top of the list for a while. Also fairytale heroes…
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July 23, 2019
How do librarians choose books for their libraries? If you’ve ever asked that question, pull up a beanbag. You’ve come to the right place. But first, a confession. (This is how all good stories start, right?) I didn’t set out to become a librarian. I was going to be an archaeologist or a writer. Or both, I guess. I ditched…
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July 22, 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 guest author and new Speculative Chic columnist Michelle Renee Lane,…
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