The Changeling (2017) Written by: Victor LaValle Genre: Dark Fantasy Pages: 431 (Hardcover) Publisher: Spiegel & Grau Why I Chose It: I have wanted to read a longer work by Victor LaValle ever since I reviewed his The Ballad of Black Tom for last year’s Hugo Awards. I enjoyed way the novella explored racism and […]

Welcome back to Sound Off!, a semi-regular column where members of Speculative Chic gather together to chat about the latest BIG THING in entertainment. This time, figure out where you fit and discuss Red Sparrow, which premiered in the United States on Friday, March 2, 2018. Sound Off! is meant to be a reaction, but not necessarily […]

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 podcaster, game designer, and occasional […]

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 […]

Hello and welcome back to the weekend! I’m writing to you from the past, because I’ll be spending my Saturday AND Sunday working at the day job. Exciting, no? I bet that you’re having a better weekend than me! Here’s something to read in between your weekend adventures! Read More »

This year I resolved to read George R. R. Martin‘s A Song of Ice and Fire and watch HBO’s Game of Thrones, both series. For all of you who have seen the entire series and/or read all the books, here is your chance to experience it for the first time all over again! If you haven’t […]

For my 2018 Resolution Project, I decided to take a page out of Lane’s book and do my own Silver Screen Resolution (hence the Take Two part of the title). There are a lot of movies out there I haven’t seen but feel like I should have, or movies that I’ve simply wanted to see […]

February 28, 2018 If there’s one thing that you may have noticed in my contributions here at Spec Chic, I’m not shy about attempting to persuade people to check out the things that I’m especially fond of. This time, I’m here to talk to you about one of my favorite urban fantasy series. I really […]

The Rules and Regulations for Mediating Myths and Magic (2017) Written By: F.T. Lukens Genre: Young Adult Urban Fantasy Pages: 304 pages (Kindle ARC) Series: Book One of The Rules Publisher: Interlude Press Disclaimer: I received a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. Why I Chose It: The description made […]

Welcome to Day 19 of The Kasturi/Files at Speculative Chic! Gemma Files and Sandra Kasturi throw down about horror movies all October. And we give some cocktail and book recommendations and argue about existential angst and which movie to talk about next, and whether bonnets will be in season in the spring. You know, important […]

The Rampant (2019) Written by: Julie C. Day Genre: YA Fantasy/Horror Length: 138 pages (Novella) Publisher: Aqueduct Press Disclaimer: I received a copy of the novella for free in exchange for an honest review. Why I chose it: I’m new here at Speculative Chic, and I’m trying to find my groove. Figure out where I […]

Welcome back to The Kasturi/Files at Speculative Chic, Day 8 of our October horror show of movies, books, and cocktails! We’re covering a couple of older movies today, so if you haven’t seen these yet, well, we guess there are spoilers? But, come on. There has to be a “best before” date. Like if the […]

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 librarian and Speculative Chic columnist, Nancy […]

One of the most common questions authors face is a deceptively difficult one to answer: “Where do you get your ideas?” Yet, the answers to that common question can be almost as interesting as the resulting story. Welcome to You’re My Inspiration, a new column dedicated to discovering what inspires a particular author and their […]