Tapsalteerie

member since Aug. 11, 2015

Biography:

I was born, I went to school, I got married and I had kids. Now I ride horses, cook, pretend to be an artist, write a couple blogs, teach my children's school and read lots and lots of books. While I have a preference for fantasy action and historical fiction, I pretty much read anything that is suggested by friends and family. I've only ever thrown one book, in disgust after struggling to finish it.... so court room dramas are probably right out for me :) I look forward to reading and reviewing books and hopefully will be setting up a BookTube channel in the near future!

Genres

  • Fairy Tales (Children's Fiction (Fiction))
  • Science Fiction (Fiction)
  • Pets & Animals (Non-Fiction)
  • Non-Fiction
  • Alternate History (Historical Fiction (Fiction))
  • Fiction
  • Crime & Legal (Mystery, Thriller, Suspense (Fiction))
  • Romance (Fiction)
  • Mystery, Thriller, Suspense (Fiction)
  • Action & Adventure (Fiction)
  • Historical Fiction (Fiction)
  • Fantasy (Fiction)
  • Children's Fiction (Fiction)
  • Cookbooks, Food & Wine (Non-Fiction)

Tropes

  • Interplanetary Travel (Science Fiction (Fiction))
  • Questing (Fantasy (Fiction))
  • Damsel In Distress (Fantasy (Fiction))
  • Time Travel (Fantasy (Fiction))
  • Shapeshifting & Changing (Fantasy (Fiction))
  • Feudal Politics (Fantasy (Fiction))
  • Power Struggles (Fantasy (Fiction))
  • Alchemy (Fantasy (Fiction))

Characters

  • Historical Heroes (Action & Adventure (Fiction))
  • Sympathetic Villains (Crime & Legal (Mystery, Thriller, Suspense (Fiction)))
  • Everyday Action Hero (Action & Adventure (Fiction))
  • Dragons (Fiction)
  • Female Lead (Action & Adventure (Fiction))
  • Royalty (Romance (Fiction))
  • Highlanders (Romance (Fiction))
  • Knights (Fiction)
  • Gods & Goddesses (Fiction)
  • Monsters (Fiction)
  • Wizards (Fiction)

Settings

  • Fedual Society (Fantasy (Fiction))
  • Low Fantasy (Romance (Fiction))
  • Arthurian (Fantasy (Fiction))
  • Modern (Fantasy (Fiction))
  • Alternate Worlds (Fantasy (Fiction))
  • Arcanepunk (Fiction)
  • Medieval World (Fiction)
  • Steampunk World (Fiction)
  • Ancient World (Fiction)
  • Rural (Romance (Fiction))
  • High Magic (Fantasy (Fiction))
  • Artificial Worlds (Science Fiction (Fiction))
  • Alternate Universes (Fiction)
  • Space & New Worlds (Fiction)
  • High Fantasy (Fiction)
  • Low Fantasy (Fiction)
  • High Fantasy (Romance (Fiction))
  • Rural (Fiction)
  • Alternate Universes & Dimensions (Science Fiction (Fiction))
  • Low Magic (Fantasy (Fiction))
  • Dystopia (Fiction)

Shifters

Interested.... yet conflicted.

When I initially started reading this book I thought it was a typical light YA. The opening was a bit dark, but soon it was into the lighter hearted, bantering dialog that I was expecting. The shifting narrator initially seemed like an interesting story telling device but somewhere around the ...

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The Maenad of Manhattan

Oh my!

Not my normal genre but a light and easy read. I could see this as a good beach read. Exploring the modern foibles of nearly forgotten gods and their... escapades. Aphrodite finds satisfaction after a century or mere human lovers while helping Loki solve supernatural crimes for more than just ...

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Mind of the Phoenix

Mindful investigations!

Moira is an empath, guilty of murder but given a second chance so long as she helps the police solve a string of bizarre and confounding murders. This story follows Moira as she discovers that some people may be worth trusting while others are not. This novel sucked me right ...

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