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The Murderbot Diaries by Martha Wells Review
Queens of the Wyrd by Timandra Whitecastle Review
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RECENT POSTS AND REVIEWS
November wrap-up: SciFi Month and Taking it easy
29 Nov 2020
Dianthaa 8 comments
After doing all the things and all the book club reads and all the challenges in October I said I’d take it easy in November, and I have. I’ve been wrapping up all my bingo challenges, only got half an audiobook to go. Only read one novella book club pick.
Finish some series challenge and plan
28 Nov 2020
Finish some series challenge
Dianthaa 2 comments
I finished my bingos and got into a little reading slump because apparently, I can’t function in 2020 without measurable goals. So I thought I’d set up a little challenge for myself, to catch up and finish as many series as I can before the 2021 bingo goes live on
Sci Fi Month mini-reviews: Planetfall, Ninefox Gambit, The Vanished Birds
26 Nov 2020
Sci Fi Month mini-reviews: Planetfall, Ninefox Gambit, The Vanished Birds
Dianthaa no comments
November is #SciFiMonth, hosted by Imyril @One More and Lisa @Dear Geek Place. So for this episode of catching up with my review folder, 3 sci -fi books! Ninefox Gambit by Yoon Ha Lee I’d been meaning to read Ninefox Gambit for ages but never got round to it, so
R/fantasy bingo – My first card
19 Nov 2020
R/fantasy bingo 2020 my first card
Dianthaa no comments
This year I planned to only do one bingo card and it’s been going exactly like all my other reading plans, which is to say this post covers my first card, and I’ll have another post with my second card and a post with my BLM Bingo Card (which has
Sunday post 15 Nov 2020
15 Nov 2020
Dianthaa 13 comments
Did I make an entire post just to show off my new shelves that I have been excited about for a whole month? YOU BETCHA! I’m linking up with: The Sunday Post, hosted by Kimberly @ Caffeinated Reviewer. The Sunday Salon, hosted by Deb at Readerbuzz.  Stacking The Shelves which
Raybearer by Jordan Ifueko Review
12 Nov 2020
Raybearer by Jordan Ifueko Review
Dianthaa 2 comments
Nothing is more important than loyalty. But what if you’ve sworn to protect the one you were born to destroy? Tarisai has always longed for the warmth of a family. She was raised in isolation by a mysterious, often absent mother known only as The Lady. The Lady sends her
Sentient Spaceships: An ART from Murderbot appreciation post
10 Nov 2020
ART from Murderbot
Dianthaa 2 comments
November is #SciFiMonth, hosted by Imyril @One More and Lisa @Dear Geek Place. Today’s prompt is Sentient Spaceships, which I initially read as Living Spaceships, and was coming here all ready to talk about my favorite living space ship from Escaping Exodus by Nicky Drayden, and how excited I am
Mini-reviews of book club reads: Heart of Stone, Cybernetic Tea Shop, Kalpa Imperial and The Bone Witch
09 Nov 2020
Mini-reviews of book club reads: Heart of Stone, Cybernetic Tea Shop, Kalpa Imperial and The Bone Witch
Dianthaa 3 comments
Hey everyone. For another episode of Dia tries to catch up with her reviews, today we’ve got Books I read for r/fantasy book clubs but never got round to reviewing Heart of Stone by Johannes T.  Evans Happy Ever After Book Club This is a super slow burn, super slice
Friday Face Off: Planets
06 Nov 2020
Dianthaa 4 comments
November is #SciFiMonth, hosted by Imyril @One More and Lisa @Dear Geek Place.I thought it was about time I did a Friday Face Off, and since today’s theme is Planets – “You’re on Earth. There’s no cure for that” it seemed an obvious choices. Friday Face Off is hosted by
SciFiMonth: 12 recs based on what I’ve read this year
04 Nov 2020
Dianthaa 2 comments
November is #SciFiMonth, hosted by Imyril @One More and Lisa @Dear Geek Place. To start off I’ve made a list of Sci Fi book recommendations based on the what I’ve read this year and who might like them: Ninefox Gambit by Yoon Ha Lee –  a very imaginative setting with
SEWING & COSPLAY
Mistcloak Cosplay from Mistborn by Brandon Sanderson
May 14, 2020
Mistcloak Cosplay from Mistborn by Brandon Sanderson
Dianthaa 12 comments
This is my “random noblewoman” Cosplay mistcloak from Mistborn by Brandon Sanderson. I really wanted to cosplay a character from a fantasy book and this was really the obvious choice for something easily recognizable. For full artistic freedom, she lives sometime between era 1 and era 2, just so I could go with the kind