Legendborn by Tracy Deonn is an absolutely phenomenal debut YA fantasy novel. I've seen a lot of hype around for this one, and I'm here to tell you to believe that hype 100%. I'm always wary going into books as hyped as this, so I wanted to keep my expectations to a minimum. I was more… Continue reading Legendborn by Tracy Deonn | Review
Author: Taryn @ Taryn and Her Books
Mistborn trilogy by Brandon Sanderson | Series Review
The Mistborn trilogy by Brandon Sanderson is one of the most highly recommended fantasy series I've ever come across. I've had this series on my TBR for at least 7 years and I'm absolutely kicking myself for taking so long to actually read it. This is one of the most masterfully written and plotted fantasy series I've… Continue reading Mistborn trilogy by Brandon Sanderson | Series Review
2021 Reading Goals + TBR
Hey friends! 2021 is here, so I thought I'd post some goals for the year and a small list of books I'm hoping to get to. 2020 was my worst reading year in a while (I read a total of 39 books) but I'm getting back in the swing of things. I've got a relatively… Continue reading 2021 Reading Goals + TBR
April Wrap-Up | 2020
Hey guys! I know this is like a week late (sorry). I feel like everyone has been saying this, but April felt like the quickest month of my entire life. I actually got some reading done-- after only having finished 1 book between January and April, I finished 7 books last month. Finally starting to… Continue reading April Wrap-Up | 2020
My Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth Russell | Review
My Dark Vanessa is a book I've been seeing everywhere since becoming more active again on bookstagram, and it is well worth the hype, in my opinion. This is such a brilliantly written, nuanced exploration of agency, consent and trauma. If you're in the right head space to read this, I highly recommend. Dark and melancholic, My Dark… Continue reading My Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth Russell | Review
April Possibility Pile | 2020
Hey everyone! I basically fell off the face of the earth in September but I'm back (at least for now)! I've been in a horrible book slump for the last 6 months, but I'm slowly working my way out of it and thought that I might get some inspiration from writing blog posts again. I've… Continue reading April Possibility Pile | 2020
WWW Wednesday |#2
Hi friends! WWW Wednesday is a meme hosted by Sam @ Taking on a World of Words. All you have to do is answer the 3 Ws. The 3 questions are: What did you recently finish? What are you currently reading? What do you think you’ll read next? Recently Finished I recently finished reading Recursion by Blake Crouch. I… Continue reading WWW Wednesday |#2
Kindred Review & Interview with Jen Wilde
Hi lovelies! I am so thankful to be part of the tour for the release of Kindred: 12 queer #LoveOzYA stories! For all the info & other stops for the tour, make sure you check out the masterpost here. Synopsis What does it mean to be queer? What does it mean to be human? In this… Continue reading Kindred Review & Interview with Jen Wilde
Queer Books I Want to Read in June | 2019
Hi readers, happy June and happy pride month! This is take two for this post, since the first time I wrote it, I lost it all (fuck you, wordpress). Since June is LGBTQIA+ pride month, I use this month every year to read books by and/or about queer people. This isn't really a definitive tbr,… Continue reading Queer Books I Want to Read in June | 2019
April + May Wrap-Up | 2019
Okay, I haven't blogged in almost two months, and this is absolutely going to be the laziest wrap-up you've ever read, so please be warned. But, it's now June and I have lots of exciting posts for Pride Month that I want to do, but my brain is like "but Taryn, you haven't posted a… Continue reading April + May Wrap-Up | 2019