Fantastic Beasts, Here You’ll Find Them: Unicorns!

Posted 3rd May 2020 by Sia in Blogathons, Lists, Recommendations / 4 Comments

Some of my favourite books about my favourite magical creature!

Why Fantasy? Because It Saved Me

Posted 1st May 2020 by Sia in Blogathons, Let's Dig In: Thoughts, Analysis, Essays, Thoughts & Essays / 6 Comments

Other books told me I could survive.

Fantasy said I could triumph.

Wyrd & Wonder: A month of all things fantasy!

Posted 29th April 2020 by Sia in Blogathons / 3 Comments

Phoenix art credit Sujono Sujono! This is my first time taking part in Wyrd & Wonder, an annual month-long celebration of the fantasy genre hosted by Jorie, Lisa, and imyril! And I mean…come on. It’s ALL THINGS FANTASY. Of course I had to join in! Fantasy is my life. A whole bunch of other bloggers […]

The currents beneath the sea, plus dragons: Phoenix Extravagant by Yoon Ha Lee

Posted 8th April 2020 by Sia in Fantasy Reviews, Reviews / 0 Comments

Wow. I finished this book just a few minutes ago, and I’m reeling. In the best way! But I’m not at all sure how to describe what I just experienced. First off, Phoenix Extravagant took me completely by surprise; it was not the book I was expecting. I was incredibly excited when I heard that […]

(Very Belated!) International Women’s Day 2020 tag

Posted 23rd March 2020 by Sia in Memes & Tags / 0 Comments

Lauren from Library of Lauren (@chimchimjimins over on twitter!) tagged me in the International Women’s Day 2020 tag by Dianthaa (Dianthaa Dabbles). I am EXTREMELY LATE, but that’s because I was banned from the computer for almost two weeks, on doctor’s orders. (Repetitive strain injury to my wrist. Blegh. But all’s well now!) ANYWAY. Much […]

Could have been perfect: The Girl of Hawthorn and Glass

Posted 3rd March 2020 by Sia in Fantasy Reviews, Queer Lit, Reviews / 0 Comments

This book was so beautiful…and so messy. I went in wanting to love it so badly; it sounded like it had been written for me! But it ended up being a serious struggle to finish, and to be honest if it had been any other book I would have DNF-ed it. I gave this one […]

Something Wicked This Way Waits: Burn the Dark by S.A. Hunt

Posted 13th February 2020 by Sia in Fantasy Reviews, Horror Reviews, Queer Lit / 0 Comments

Burn the Dark was first self-published back in 2015, and published this January by Tor. I actually got to read a bit of the self-pubbed edition, so I know that Hunt tuned down the horror and gore for the new version, for which I’m grateful. The original prologue was nightmarish. But even this new edition […]

Some Recent DNFs

Posted 8th February 2020 by Sia in Fantasy Reviews, Reviews / 0 Comments

I’m a fast reader, but between working full-time and writing my own stories, I have very strict rules about wasting time on books I’m not enjoying. If I don’t care how the book ends by the time I hit the 20% mark on my Kindle, that book is getting DNF-ed. Some of the recent additions […]