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ABOUT

✨Literary Voyeur / Peddler of Smut
✨Writer, Reader, Lover of Books
✨Mom (of humans and a Boston Terrier)

Hello! I’m Tara. Nice to meet you!

On this blog, you’ll find a little bit of everything, but mostly book things:
✨Book Reviews
✨Themed Rec lists (first one coming May 2023)
✨Trope Talk

~I read and rec a mixture of trad pub and indie authors (and I only review and recommend books I have personally read and enjoyed)
~I read all spice levels
~I read all pairings (MF, LGBTQ+, Polyamorous)

✨You can find my overall rating and spice rating system here✨

✨Favourite Genres✨

I love romance. My favourite romance genres are:
~Paranormal Romance
~Monster Romance
~Contemporary Romance and Romcoms
~LGBTQ+

I also love:
~Horror
~Urban Fantasy
~Dark Fantasy
~Sci-Fi
(↑ especially when they have a romantic subplot)

✨I read YA, NA, and adult books in the above genres


Affiliate Disclosure: I am an Amazon Affiliate, which means all Amazon links are affiliate links. If you purchase something through one of my links, I will earn a small commission at no additional cost to you (but you will have my gratitude). I promise to only link to products I have used (or a comparable product if it’s for a craft or recipe), and books I’ve read and loved. All review opinions are my own.

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Featured Favorites

Moving Forward… and a Change of Direction

The (Fake) Dating Game by Timothy Janovsky review, MM Romance, MM RomCom, Reality TV, Fake Dating, Catching Feelings, Light Dom/sub, Grocery-themed game show, Grief, parental loss, new breakup, set in LA, set in NYC

The (Fake) Dating Game: A Reality TV MM RomCom

Surrendering to Scylla by Wren K Morris, Greek Mythology, vengeful gods, female sea monster, cursed nymph, grumpy sunshine, femme domme

Surrendering to Scylla: A Greek Monster Romance

Into the Drowning Deep by Mira Grant, Rolling in the Deep. Killer Mermaids, Horror Sci-Fi Book Review

[Book Review] Into the Drowning Deep and Rolling in the Deep by Mira Grant

Brown Rice Syrup Modeling Chocolate Cutouts

Making Modeling Chocolate with Brown Rice Syrup

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