PLAYING FAVOURITES
Legendborn by Tracy Deonn Review
The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune - review
We Ride the Storm by Devin Madson Review
Network Effect by Martha Wells Review
The Dark Abyss of Our Sins by Krista D. Ball Review - The Demons We See and The Nightmare We Know
The Murderbot Diaries by Martha Wells Review
Queens of the Wyrd by Timandra Whitecastle Review
The Bone Ships by RJ Barker Review
A Magical Inheritance by Krista D. Ball Review
The Hanged Man by K.D. Edwards + interpretive dance book review
RECENT POSTS AND REVIEWS
Using r/fantasy as a resource to expand your TBR – a guide
16 Feb 2020
Using r/fantasy as a resource to expand your TBR - a guide - Find new books reddit fantasy
Dianthaa 2 comments
How to find new books on reddit fantasy? I’ve got a guide to using reddit r/fantasy as a resource . Links to lists, guides, spreadsheets. This guide is split into two parts, the newbie’s guide and the “I can still breathe under my TBR, crush me with more” guide. Feel
Tag | Bookaholics Anonymous
14 Feb 2020
Dianthaa 2 comments
I saw this over at Caffeinated Fae yesterday, and of course I took it personally and had to write my own, I mean come on. My new year’s resolutions included reading less (to leave time for other hobbies) and buying less books, so far I’m failing both of them. 1.
Empire of Sand by Tasha Suri Review
12 Feb 2020
Empire of Sand by Tasha Suri Review
Dianthaa no comments
I loved Empire of Sand by Tasha Suri, and it deserves a full loving review, but I was in a bit of a slump when I read it and I kept putting off the write up, so just gonna try to rip off the bandage now. Come for the rich
Top Ten Tuesday: 10 great relationships in fantasy and sci-fi books
11 Feb 2020
Top Ten Tuesday: 10 great relationships in fantasy and sci-fi books
Dianthaa 8 comments
Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish and is now hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl. Each week a new theme is suggested for bloggers to participate in. I got anxiety, usually greatly amplified by relationships, so when I met my SO, and the relationship with him was calming
Queens of the Wyrd by Timandra Whitecastle Review
09 Feb 2020
Queens of the Wyrd by Timandra Whitecastle Review
Dianthaa no comments
I saw a tweet from Timandra Whitecastle about how she loved Kings of the Wyld but it got her thinking about how there are rarely stories like that about mothers, and how that sort of started the idea of Queens of the Wyrd. I instantly preordered based on one tweet
Beautiful by Juliet Marillier Review
06 Feb 2020
Beautiful by Juliet Marillier Review
Dianthaa no comments
This is a review of the audible novel, the author also has a novella with the same title and story. I got Beautiful as an audible free original,  because I’ve heard a lot about JM but never had a chance to read her books. It had pretty average reviews, but
Top Ten Tuesday: Books On My TBR I Predict Will Be 5-Star Reads
04 Feb 2020
Top Ten Tuesday: 10 great relationships in fantasy and sci-fi books
Dianthaa no comments
Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish and is now hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl. Each week a new theme is suggested for bloggers to participate in. I’ve been meaning to do one of these for ages, and this week’s theme was basically written especially for me. I
January 2020 round-up
01 Feb 2020
Dianthaa 6 comments
This month was just too much. Who’s been fucking up the rules of time and condensed three months into one? Work has been so busy. I’m trying a few to new things to increase my productivity and focus. Between that and having a lot of procrastinated stuff left over from
Unsouled by Will Wight Review
27 Jan 2020
Unsouled by Will Wight Review
Dianthaa no comments
I’m just gonna write a mini-review for Unsouled cause I didn’t like it that much — me before going on a 600 word whine The Craddle series by Will Wight is really popular on r/fantasy, especially for people who liked Arcane Ascension, which I do, like, a lot, so I
The Bone Ships by RJ Barker Review
20 Jan 2020
The Bone Ships by RJ Barker Review
Dianthaa one comments
The blurb: For generations, the Hundred Isles have built their ships from the bones of ancient dragons to fight an endless war. The dragons disappeared, but the battles for supremacy persisted. Now the first dragon in centuries has been spotted in far-off waters, and both sides see a chance to
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