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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
Top Ten Tuesday: Fantasy books with animals
27 Apr 2021
Fantasy books with animals
Dianthaa 5 comments
This week’s topic is on animals from books (these could be mythical, real, main characters, sidekicks, companions/pets, shifters, etc.) I am so on this. I’m sticking to animals that are magical, or technological and some of them are sentient, more magical creatures than animals. Here are my top ten fantasy
Review: Amari and the Night Brothers by B.B. Alston
26 Apr 2021
Review: Amari and the Night Brothers by B.B. Alston
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Genre: Fantasy with a touch of Sci Fi, maybe Age group: Middle Grade Pub. date: January 19th 2021 Format: Audiobook Pages: 416 Goodreads link Quinton Peters was the golden boy of the Rosewood low-income housing projects, receiving full scholarship offers to two different Ivy League schools. When he mysteriously goes
Sunday Post – Asian Readathon – reading plans
25 Apr 2021
Fantasy books by Asian authors
Dianthaa 5 comments
Asian Readathon is a month-long readathon in May to celebrate Asian characters & authors. Hosted by @readwithcindy, this event is a month-long readathon dedicated to reading books featuring Asian protagonists and/or written by Asian authors. This is an online event that is meant to be as easy and accessible for everyone.To participate
The Midnight Bargain by C.L. Polk Review
24 Apr 2021
The Midnight Bargain by C.L. Polk Review
Dianthaa 2 comments
Genre: Fantasy Age group: Adult Pub. date: October 13th 2020 Format: Print Pages: 384 Goodreads link Beatrice Clayborn is a sorceress who practices magic in secret, terrified of the day she will be locked into a marital collar that will cut off her powers to protect her unborn children. She
r/Fantasy Book Bingo 2021: My reading plans
22 Apr 2021
r/Fantasy Book Bingo 2021
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It’s not secret that I love reading challenges and the r/Fantasy bingo is my favorite of the year. I’m a mod there, so ofc, biased, but it’s so much fun. It’s huge, runs each year from April 1st to March 30th. A few hundred people participate. Starting last year we
Sunday Post – Minecraft Port Town edition
18 Apr 2021
Minecraft Port Town
Dianthaa 17 comments
I’m linking up with The Sunday Post, hosted by Kimberly @ Caffeinated Reviewer. and The Sunday Salon, hosted by Deb at Readerbuzz. Goings-On Last week I said “I’ve fallen monumentally behind on blog posts, reviews and blog hopping” little did I know that this week would be even worse. We’ve got
Soulstar by C.L. Polk Review
17 Apr 2021
Soulstar by C.L. Polk Review
Dianthaa 3 comments
Genre: Fantasy Age group: Adult Pub. date: Feb 16 2021 Format:  Audiobook Pages: 299 Goodreads link With Soulstar, C. L. Polk concludes her riveting Kingston Cycle, a whirlwind of magic, politics, romance, and intrigue that began with the World Fantasy Award-winning Witchmark. Assassinations, deadly storms, and long-lost love haunt the pages of this
Mini reviews: Fuzzy Nation, The Science of Sci-Fi, Voltaire in Love, Exit West
13 Apr 2021
Fuzzy Nation, The Science of Sci-Fi, Voltaire in Love, Exit West
Dianthaa 4 comments
Fuzzy Nation by John Scalzi Genre: Sci-Fi Age group: Adult Pub. date: May 11 2011 Format: Audiobook Pages: 303 Goodreads link Jack Holloway works alone, for reasons he doesn’t care to talk about. Hundreds of miles from ZaraCorp’s headquarters on planet, 178 light-years from the corporation’s headquarters on Earth, Jack
Sunday Post April 11th 2021
11 Apr 2021
Dianthaa 6 comments
I’m linking up with The Sunday Post, hosted by Kimberly @ Caffeinated Reviewer. and The Sunday Salon, hosted by Deb at Readerbuzz. Goings-On The end of March/beginning of April has been busy and exciting. The new yearly book bingo challenge started on r/Fantasy. It’s a lot of fun and there was
Top Ten Tuesday: Books I’d Yeet into the Sea
06 Apr 2021
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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. Today’s theme is Books I’d throw into the ocean. I’d just like to clarify I don’t think that’s environmentally friendly, but
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