Tara
@tarafallon.bsky.social
Outside kid who spends too much time inside these days. SAHM in the PNW.
Hiking, cooking, gardening, and books.
Hiking, cooking, gardening, and books.
4/2026
The Wax Child by Olga Ravn
What strange book. Set in 16th c. Denmark and narrated by a wax doll created by the protagonist who was historically accused of witchcraft. Lots of archival work included but definitely more of a vibe than a narrative.
The Wax Child by Olga Ravn
What strange book. Set in 16th c. Denmark and narrated by a wax doll created by the protagonist who was historically accused of witchcraft. Lots of archival work included but definitely more of a vibe than a narrative.
January 11, 2026 at 2:49 AM
4/2026
The Wax Child by Olga Ravn
What strange book. Set in 16th c. Denmark and narrated by a wax doll created by the protagonist who was historically accused of witchcraft. Lots of archival work included but definitely more of a vibe than a narrative.
The Wax Child by Olga Ravn
What strange book. Set in 16th c. Denmark and narrated by a wax doll created by the protagonist who was historically accused of witchcraft. Lots of archival work included but definitely more of a vibe than a narrative.
3/2026
The Haunting of Ashburn House by Darcy Coates
Goofy, overly-dramatic fun as most of Coates's books are!
The Haunting of Ashburn House by Darcy Coates
Goofy, overly-dramatic fun as most of Coates's books are!
January 7, 2026 at 4:03 PM
3/2026
The Haunting of Ashburn House by Darcy Coates
Goofy, overly-dramatic fun as most of Coates's books are!
The Haunting of Ashburn House by Darcy Coates
Goofy, overly-dramatic fun as most of Coates's books are!
2/2026
Fallen Gods by Rachel Van Dyken
So dumb I don't even know why I finished it. The characters and their decisions were nonsensical. Almost nothing happened until the end. Plus the geography bugged me!
Fallen Gods by Rachel Van Dyken
So dumb I don't even know why I finished it. The characters and their decisions were nonsensical. Almost nothing happened until the end. Plus the geography bugged me!
January 4, 2026 at 8:52 PM
2/2026
Fallen Gods by Rachel Van Dyken
So dumb I don't even know why I finished it. The characters and their decisions were nonsensical. Almost nothing happened until the end. Plus the geography bugged me!
Fallen Gods by Rachel Van Dyken
So dumb I don't even know why I finished it. The characters and their decisions were nonsensical. Almost nothing happened until the end. Plus the geography bugged me!
1/2026
The Place Where They Buried Your Heart by Christina Henry
An okay book, quick to read and relatively fun: a haunted house in a neighborhood of great characters and their history. But the main character was actively obnoxious for most of the book.
The Place Where They Buried Your Heart by Christina Henry
An okay book, quick to read and relatively fun: a haunted house in a neighborhood of great characters and their history. But the main character was actively obnoxious for most of the book.
January 4, 2026 at 5:38 PM
1/2026
The Place Where They Buried Your Heart by Christina Henry
An okay book, quick to read and relatively fun: a haunted house in a neighborhood of great characters and their history. But the main character was actively obnoxious for most of the book.
The Place Where They Buried Your Heart by Christina Henry
An okay book, quick to read and relatively fun: a haunted house in a neighborhood of great characters and their history. But the main character was actively obnoxious for most of the book.
73/2025
God's Junk Drawer by Peter Clines
What a wild book to end the year on: spaceships, dinosaurs, cavemen. Fun though!
God's Junk Drawer by Peter Clines
What a wild book to end the year on: spaceships, dinosaurs, cavemen. Fun though!
January 1, 2026 at 1:12 AM
73/2025
God's Junk Drawer by Peter Clines
What a wild book to end the year on: spaceships, dinosaurs, cavemen. Fun though!
God's Junk Drawer by Peter Clines
What a wild book to end the year on: spaceships, dinosaurs, cavemen. Fun though!
72/2025
Angel Down by Daniel Kraus
A story with a conceit that could easily be a gimmick but is instead utterly relentless made more so by its style.
Plus a surprising amount of heart by the end.
Angel Down by Daniel Kraus
A story with a conceit that could easily be a gimmick but is instead utterly relentless made more so by its style.
Plus a surprising amount of heart by the end.
December 29, 2025 at 10:46 PM
72/2025
Angel Down by Daniel Kraus
A story with a conceit that could easily be a gimmick but is instead utterly relentless made more so by its style.
Plus a surprising amount of heart by the end.
Angel Down by Daniel Kraus
A story with a conceit that could easily be a gimmick but is instead utterly relentless made more so by its style.
Plus a surprising amount of heart by the end.
71/2025
The Everlasting by Alix E. Harrow
Lady knight and time loops and in-world history and yearning. So much yearning--for eternity. Plus dragons!
What a beautiful book!
The Everlasting by Alix E. Harrow
Lady knight and time loops and in-world history and yearning. So much yearning--for eternity. Plus dragons!
What a beautiful book!
December 27, 2025 at 5:57 PM
71/2025
The Everlasting by Alix E. Harrow
Lady knight and time loops and in-world history and yearning. So much yearning--for eternity. Plus dragons!
What a beautiful book!
The Everlasting by Alix E. Harrow
Lady knight and time loops and in-world history and yearning. So much yearning--for eternity. Plus dragons!
What a beautiful book!
70/2025
Snake-Eater by T. Kingfisher
Loved this book! A little bit spooky, a little bit cozy. Characters I want to hang out with, a town I want to visit, and a dog I want to pet.
Snake-Eater by T. Kingfisher
Loved this book! A little bit spooky, a little bit cozy. Characters I want to hang out with, a town I want to visit, and a dog I want to pet.
December 21, 2025 at 3:28 PM
70/2025
Snake-Eater by T. Kingfisher
Loved this book! A little bit spooky, a little bit cozy. Characters I want to hang out with, a town I want to visit, and a dog I want to pet.
Snake-Eater by T. Kingfisher
Loved this book! A little bit spooky, a little bit cozy. Characters I want to hang out with, a town I want to visit, and a dog I want to pet.
69/2025
A Court of Frost and Starlight by Sarah Maas
Man I don't even know what's happening in these books anymore. This one is a short novella but some of the characters are just so unlikable and aimless.
A Court of Frost and Starlight by Sarah Maas
Man I don't even know what's happening in these books anymore. This one is a short novella but some of the characters are just so unlikable and aimless.
December 13, 2025 at 10:04 PM
69/2025
A Court of Frost and Starlight by Sarah Maas
Man I don't even know what's happening in these books anymore. This one is a short novella but some of the characters are just so unlikable and aimless.
A Court of Frost and Starlight by Sarah Maas
Man I don't even know what's happening in these books anymore. This one is a short novella but some of the characters are just so unlikable and aimless.
68/2025
The Pale Flesh King by Richard Kadrey
I'm so glad there's a sequel! In NYC this time but same great characters doing spooky and sneaky work. Good stuff.
The Pale Flesh King by Richard Kadrey
I'm so glad there's a sequel! In NYC this time but same great characters doing spooky and sneaky work. Good stuff.
December 13, 2025 at 10:02 PM
68/2025
The Pale Flesh King by Richard Kadrey
I'm so glad there's a sequel! In NYC this time but same great characters doing spooky and sneaky work. Good stuff.
The Pale Flesh King by Richard Kadrey
I'm so glad there's a sequel! In NYC this time but same great characters doing spooky and sneaky work. Good stuff.
67/2025
A Court of Wings and Ruin by Sarah Maas
Wild, just wild convoluted story.
A Court of Wings and Ruin by Sarah Maas
Wild, just wild convoluted story.
December 9, 2025 at 3:46 AM
67/2025
A Court of Wings and Ruin by Sarah Maas
Wild, just wild convoluted story.
A Court of Wings and Ruin by Sarah Maas
Wild, just wild convoluted story.
66/2025
A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah Maas
This book took a turn for sure. Still not sure I like this series but I'm also going to keep reading.
A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah Maas
This book took a turn for sure. Still not sure I like this series but I'm also going to keep reading.
December 9, 2025 at 3:44 AM
66/2025
A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah Maas
This book took a turn for sure. Still not sure I like this series but I'm also going to keep reading.
A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah Maas
This book took a turn for sure. Still not sure I like this series but I'm also going to keep reading.
65/2025
A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah Maas
This was very silly but kind of great for breaking out of a reading funk.
A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah Maas
This was very silly but kind of great for breaking out of a reading funk.
November 23, 2025 at 5:37 PM
65/2025
A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah Maas
This was very silly but kind of great for breaking out of a reading funk.
A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah Maas
This was very silly but kind of great for breaking out of a reading funk.
64/2025
House of Idyll by Delilah S. Dawson
Quick, unsettling read. Characters were okay if a little on the dim side for me. I could see where this was going pretty quickly but even so the ending was super abrupt.
House of Idyll by Delilah S. Dawson
Quick, unsettling read. Characters were okay if a little on the dim side for me. I could see where this was going pretty quickly but even so the ending was super abrupt.
November 16, 2025 at 6:05 PM
64/2025
House of Idyll by Delilah S. Dawson
Quick, unsettling read. Characters were okay if a little on the dim side for me. I could see where this was going pretty quickly but even so the ending was super abrupt.
House of Idyll by Delilah S. Dawson
Quick, unsettling read. Characters were okay if a little on the dim side for me. I could see where this was going pretty quickly but even so the ending was super abrupt.
63/2025 Good Boy by Neil McRobert
A beautiful book despite the scary bits. At its heart, a meditation on loneliness and devotion and one very excellent dog.
A beautiful book despite the scary bits. At its heart, a meditation on loneliness and devotion and one very excellent dog.
November 15, 2025 at 6:41 PM
63/2025 Good Boy by Neil McRobert
A beautiful book despite the scary bits. At its heart, a meditation on loneliness and devotion and one very excellent dog.
A beautiful book despite the scary bits. At its heart, a meditation on loneliness and devotion and one very excellent dog.
62/2025
North Sun by Ethan Rutherford
Whales and a polar expedition primed me to like this book and it didn't disappoint. Beautifully written in spare, sharp prose, very eerie and otherworldly with a supernatural backbone.
North Sun by Ethan Rutherford
Whales and a polar expedition primed me to like this book and it didn't disappoint. Beautifully written in spare, sharp prose, very eerie and otherworldly with a supernatural backbone.
November 15, 2025 at 6:38 PM
62/2025
North Sun by Ethan Rutherford
Whales and a polar expedition primed me to like this book and it didn't disappoint. Beautifully written in spare, sharp prose, very eerie and otherworldly with a supernatural backbone.
North Sun by Ethan Rutherford
Whales and a polar expedition primed me to like this book and it didn't disappoint. Beautifully written in spare, sharp prose, very eerie and otherworldly with a supernatural backbone.
61/2025
King Sorrow by Joe Hill
What a book! Incredible premise and set up. Dragged a bit for me in the middle (ugh some awful characters doing awful things) but that ending was spectacular. Long but worth it!
King Sorrow by Joe Hill
What a book! Incredible premise and set up. Dragged a bit for me in the middle (ugh some awful characters doing awful things) but that ending was spectacular. Long but worth it!
November 8, 2025 at 4:33 PM
61/2025
King Sorrow by Joe Hill
What a book! Incredible premise and set up. Dragged a bit for me in the middle (ugh some awful characters doing awful things) but that ending was spectacular. Long but worth it!
King Sorrow by Joe Hill
What a book! Incredible premise and set up. Dragged a bit for me in the middle (ugh some awful characters doing awful things) but that ending was spectacular. Long but worth it!
60/2025
Bitter Waters by Vivian Shaw
All my favorite characters (plus a few extras) are back in this novella. Short and fun.
Bitter Waters by Vivian Shaw
All my favorite characters (plus a few extras) are back in this novella. Short and fun.
November 2, 2025 at 10:23 PM
60/2025
Bitter Waters by Vivian Shaw
All my favorite characters (plus a few extras) are back in this novella. Short and fun.
Bitter Waters by Vivian Shaw
All my favorite characters (plus a few extras) are back in this novella. Short and fun.
59/2025
Coffin Moon by Keith Rosson
Vampires in the 1970s: gritty and fast-paced, heartfelt with great characters--good and bad guys. Also the children's museum might be the creepiest, saddest thing I've read all year.
Coffin Moon by Keith Rosson
Vampires in the 1970s: gritty and fast-paced, heartfelt with great characters--good and bad guys. Also the children's museum might be the creepiest, saddest thing I've read all year.
November 2, 2025 at 10:21 PM
59/2025
Coffin Moon by Keith Rosson
Vampires in the 1970s: gritty and fast-paced, heartfelt with great characters--good and bad guys. Also the children's museum might be the creepiest, saddest thing I've read all year.
Coffin Moon by Keith Rosson
Vampires in the 1970s: gritty and fast-paced, heartfelt with great characters--good and bad guys. Also the children's museum might be the creepiest, saddest thing I've read all year.
It's raining too hard to light up our pumpkins which is a bummer.
On the bright side a 6' tall duck using a bread bag as a candy sack just took a huge handful of candy so it's not all bad!
On the bright side a 6' tall duck using a bread bag as a candy sack just took a huge handful of candy so it's not all bad!
November 1, 2025 at 1:24 AM
It's raining too hard to light up our pumpkins which is a bummer.
On the bright side a 6' tall duck using a bread bag as a candy sack just took a huge handful of candy so it's not all bad!
On the bright side a 6' tall duck using a bread bag as a candy sack just took a huge handful of candy so it's not all bad!
58/2025
Strange New World by Vivian Shaw
Another Greta Helsing novel but this one didn't involve her very much unfortunately. Lots of new (and less interesting to me) characters took center stage so kind of a bummer.
Strange New World by Vivian Shaw
Another Greta Helsing novel but this one didn't involve her very much unfortunately. Lots of new (and less interesting to me) characters took center stage so kind of a bummer.
October 19, 2025 at 1:50 PM
58/2025
Strange New World by Vivian Shaw
Another Greta Helsing novel but this one didn't involve her very much unfortunately. Lots of new (and less interesting to me) characters took center stage so kind of a bummer.
Strange New World by Vivian Shaw
Another Greta Helsing novel but this one didn't involve her very much unfortunately. Lots of new (and less interesting to me) characters took center stage so kind of a bummer.
57/2025
Crafting for Sinners by Jenny Kiefer
Excellent premise but I had a hard time connecting with Ruth who was like a naive Terminator. The middle was pretty repetitive and the ending had one random POV switch. I enjoyed the related media/flashbacks most.
Crafting for Sinners by Jenny Kiefer
Excellent premise but I had a hard time connecting with Ruth who was like a naive Terminator. The middle was pretty repetitive and the ending had one random POV switch. I enjoyed the related media/flashbacks most.
October 19, 2025 at 1:48 PM
57/2025
Crafting for Sinners by Jenny Kiefer
Excellent premise but I had a hard time connecting with Ruth who was like a naive Terminator. The middle was pretty repetitive and the ending had one random POV switch. I enjoyed the related media/flashbacks most.
Crafting for Sinners by Jenny Kiefer
Excellent premise but I had a hard time connecting with Ruth who was like a naive Terminator. The middle was pretty repetitive and the ending had one random POV switch. I enjoyed the related media/flashbacks most.
56/2025
What Stalks the Deep by T. Kingfisher
Alex Easton in West Virginia?! I'm in! Just as spooky and heartfelt as the others. Plus funny!
What Stalks the Deep by T. Kingfisher
Alex Easton in West Virginia?! I'm in! Just as spooky and heartfelt as the others. Plus funny!
October 19, 2025 at 1:45 PM
56/2025
What Stalks the Deep by T. Kingfisher
Alex Easton in West Virginia?! I'm in! Just as spooky and heartfelt as the others. Plus funny!
What Stalks the Deep by T. Kingfisher
Alex Easton in West Virginia?! I'm in! Just as spooky and heartfelt as the others. Plus funny!
55/2025
The Autumn Springs Retirement Home Massacre by Philip Fracassi
This one was great fun, funny and bloody and full of heart. Rose is a character for the ages.
The Autumn Springs Retirement Home Massacre by Philip Fracassi
This one was great fun, funny and bloody and full of heart. Rose is a character for the ages.
October 11, 2025 at 2:02 PM
55/2025
The Autumn Springs Retirement Home Massacre by Philip Fracassi
This one was great fun, funny and bloody and full of heart. Rose is a character for the ages.
The Autumn Springs Retirement Home Massacre by Philip Fracassi
This one was great fun, funny and bloody and full of heart. Rose is a character for the ages.
54/2025
If You're Seeing This, It's Meant For You by Leigh Stein
Great start, satirical, spooky. Draggy middle, rushed ending. This one didn't totally work for me.
If You're Seeing This, It's Meant For You by Leigh Stein
Great start, satirical, spooky. Draggy middle, rushed ending. This one didn't totally work for me.
October 4, 2025 at 12:47 AM
54/2025
If You're Seeing This, It's Meant For You by Leigh Stein
Great start, satirical, spooky. Draggy middle, rushed ending. This one didn't totally work for me.
If You're Seeing This, It's Meant For You by Leigh Stein
Great start, satirical, spooky. Draggy middle, rushed ending. This one didn't totally work for me.