From Monday, November 28, to Thursday, December 1, 2016, the CW television network premiered its highly anticipated crossover event. Heroes v Aliens brought together characters from all four DC universe television shows, Supergirl, The Flash, Arrow, and Legends of Tomorrow. Here to discuss this television event from two different fan perspectives are J.L. Gribble, who […]

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 […]

I have been following Catherynne M. Valente’s writing career literally since it began. We were LiveJournal acquaintances ages ago, and I remember being delighted for her when she announced the publication of her very first novel, The Labyrinth. I remember reading about the then-fictional Fairyland books in Palimpsest, one of the most beautiful and unusual […]

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 Jessica McHugh, whose latest book, […]

Hello all! Happy weekend, as always. Your friend and trusted tour-guide has had quite the week. On top of plenty of other delights, I’m fighting off the wasting plague a cold, so this is going to be a short, sweet trip back into time. Hop on board, we’re departing in 3…2…1…now! Read More »

Deep Roots (2018) Written by: Ruthanna Emrys Genre: Dark fantasy (Lovecraftian) Pages: 352 (Kindle) Series: Book Two of The Innsmouth Legacy Publisher: Tor.com Disclaimer: I received a copy of this novel from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Opinions are my own. Why I Chose It: Winter Tide was one of […]

So let’s talk about Mabel. I stumbled over this one because the hosts of The Bridge mentioned it in their lists of podcasts to check out. When I looked it up—a podcast simply named Mabel, what is that about?—I liked the woodcut-looking rabbit… Yeah, I’m shallow. It was enough to make me sample Mabel. Read […]

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 Madeline J. Reynolds, whose debut […]

Hello! Happy weekend! It is I, your faithful tour guide. As always, I am delighted to lead you through a fascinating tour of all of the delightful exhibits that Speculative Chic created for you, our awesome readers, last week! Let’s go! 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! Why I Chose […]

Editor’s Note: The previous title did not meet editorial standards and has been updated appropriately. A special thanks to our readers who help us learn and grow. The Awesome (2015) Written by: Eva Darrows Genre: Urban Fantasy Pages: 352 (Paperback) Publisher: Solaris Why I Chose It: I first heard about The Awesome on Twitter when someone […]

I have finally finished the second in the Dreamblood series! If you’re just joining in, here‘s a link to my review of the first book, The Killing Moon. The Shadowed Sun (2012) Written By: N.K. Jemisin Pages: 522 (Kindle) Series: Book Two of Dreamblood Publisher: Orbit Why I Chose It: As stated before in previous […]

Without getting in too deep, the last few years have been tough on a lot of us for a variety of reasons. Many things haven’t exactly gone the way that we would like them to. People are even throwing around the term “the darkest timeline” in reference to the way the world is going. When […]

Without getting in too deep, the last few years have been tough on a lot of us for a variety of reasons. Many things haven’t exactly gone the way that we would like them to. People are even throwing around the term “the darkest timeline” in reference to the way the world is going. When […]