Taylor Epperson

Good books + Good living (formerly Bookish Tay)

Categories: Books

4 Fantastic Books to Add to Your TBR

January was a weird reading month for, but I still read 4 fantastic books! Today I’m sharing them with you.

Click here to watch my wrap up video (or keep scrolling!) And scroll to read about each of the books I mention in my video.

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A Heart so Fierce and Broken by Brigid Kemmerer

A strong sequel to A Curse So Dark and Lonely. I LOVED getting to see Grey’s perspective and where this story took him. I cannot wait to read book three!

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The Shadows Between Us by Tricia Levenseller

This was a fun YA fantasy standalone. While I really enjoyed it overall, there were a few things that bothered me (like the constant need for all the girls talking about how much they wanted to have sex. After the 2nd time I was like, can we please move on from this?) Because the plot of the story was SO FUN! 3.5/5 stars.

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How to Walk Away by Katherine Center

Cover of How to Walk Away

Another Katherine Center book that just blew me away. She’s great at tackling hard subjects and making them hopeful and enjoyable to read. Just like all her other books, I highly recommend it!

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Even This by Emily Belle Freeman

Cover of Even This by Emily Belle Freeman

Getting to the place where you can trust God with anything. I cried and I felt so much hope and a deeper understanding about how we can come to know God.

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What did you read in January? Any books that I need to add to my reading list?

Categories: Books

Tay’s Book Club – February 2021 Pick

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It’s that time to announce the Tay’s Book Club pick for the month of February!

I’m changing a few things on how I run Tay’s Book Club, instead of having people vote like I have in the past, I will be choosing the books.

Tay’s Book Club is completely virtual (since we’re still in a pandemic) but it’s a fun way to read together + connect with other people.

When You Were Everything cover on top of book pages and a blanket

In February we will be reading When You Were Everything by Ashley Woodfolk. I am so excited to read this book and discuss it with you!

As of right now, we’ll be chatting over on Instagram, so be sure to follow there and let me know you’ll be reading with us, so we can get a group chat set up!

About When You Were Everything

You can’t rewrite the past, but you can always choose to start again.

It’s been twenty-seven days since Cleo and Layla’s friendship imploded.

Nearly a month since Cleo realized they’ll never be besties again.

Now, Cleo wants to erase every memory, good or bad, that tethers her to her ex–best friend. But pretending Layla doesn’t exist isn’t as easy as Cleo hoped, especially after she’s assigned to be Layla’s tutor. Despite budding new friendships with other classmates—and a raging crush on a gorgeous boy named Dom—Cleo’s turbulent past with Layla comes back to haunt them both.

Alternating between time lines of Then and Now, When You Were Everything blends past and present into an emotional story about the beauty of self-forgiveness, the promise of new beginnings, and the courage it takes to remain open to love.

Grab a copy

I always (unless I already have the book) check my library and the Libby (free library app) to see if they have a copy of the book first! If not, or if you just want to buy a copy here’s a few places you can find it:

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I’m so excited to read When You Were Everything with all of you! Let me know in the comments if you’re planning to join!

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Categories: Books

January TBR

I made another TBR! It’s the 11th of January and I haven’t finished a book yet and that feels a little weird for me, since I’m always reading! BUT these are some fantastic books that I’m hoping to read and finish this month!

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Books Mentioned in my video (affiliate links):

The Emancipation of Evan Walls — a dad who’s terrified for the life of his new daughter, praying she won’t have the same experience he did as a Black man in the 60’s

These Violent Delights — A Chinese retelling of Romeo and Juliet with magic!

A Court of Thorns and Roses — First book in a trilogy. A very loose retelling of Beauty and the Beast

This Savage Song — A dark YA where monsters wish they were human and most humans act like monsters

How to Walk Away — When an engaged couple is in a bad plane crash, the course of their life is forever changed.

A Heart so Fierce and Broken — Book two in the Cursebreaker series. A world trapped in time because of a curse, and one girl who could help save it all.

Categories: Books

December 2020 Reading Wrap-Up

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Happy January! Happy 2021! Starting off the new year with a new BookTube video with my December wrap-up. I had a great reading month, and seriously loved all the books that I read.

Click here to watch my new video, or keep scrolling to watch!

Books I read in December 2020:

Faking Under the Mistletoe by Ashley Shepherd – A fun, Christmassy story that also delves into sexual assault in the workplace and has the sweetest romance. 4/5 stars, full review here!

Ten Rules for Faking It by Sophie Sullivan – A brand new romance that has great anxiety representation, a sweet sweet romance, and will just make you feel good! 4.5/5 stars, full review here!

The Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barnes – A young girl inherits billions from a man she never met, the games begin as she and the family try to figure out why. 4/5 stars, full review here!

10 Blind Days by Ashley Elston – A YA novel that will have you laughing and smiling nearly the whole time. After getting dumped, Sophie’s family sets her up on 10 blind dates! 5/5 stars.

How the King of Elfhame Learned to Hate Stories by Holly Black – book 3.5 in the Folk of the Aire series. I loved being back in this world, the illustrations were beautiful and I still love Cardan. 5/5 stars.

What did you read in December?

Categories: Book Review, Books

Review: The Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

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If you liked the movie Knives Out, The Inheritance Games is for you!

The Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barnes has been on my radar since I first heard about it! I put it on hold at the library and then kind of forgot about it until it came last week. Then once I started reading, I could not stop!

What I liked:

  • The whole entire story, the mystery, the game. I honestly don’t want to say too much about this book because I feel like the less you know, the better. But if I had to describe this book in one word I would say FUN!

  • The “i’m really poor and some old guy I never met just left me 46 billion dollars.. why” trope. I mean, I don’t think we see that often, but it made this book fun!

  • I also loved that the MC and the other side characters are all in their teens. I’ve been loving YA mysteries/thrillers this year (for the most part) but this one was right up my alley!

  • All of the brothers and their very different personalities. I think this is why it made it so fun for me, I loved all of the boys and how they interacted with Avery.

What I didn’t like as much:

  • Part of the reveal. The whole time you wonder (right along with everyone in the story) why Avery was the one who got it all. I do think though this will be revealed a bit more in the second book, it felt a little lack luster in this one though. BUT I need book 2 now!

The Inheritance Games is the perfect book for fans of the movie Knives Out and of the Truly Devious Books (full reviews of those here). 4/5 stars.

Steam level: some kissing

I read this book via the Libby app from my library. I plan to add it to my personal library soon!

About The Inheritance Games

A Cinderella story with deadly stakes and thrilling twists, perfect for fans of One of Us is Lying and Knives Out.

Avery Grambs has a plan for a better future: survive high school, win a scholarship, and get out. But her fortunes change in an instant when billionaire Tobias Hawthorne dies and leaves Avery virtually his entire fortune. The catch? Avery has no idea why–or even who Tobias Hawthorne is. To receive her inheritance, Avery must move into sprawling, secret passage-filled Hawthorne House, where every room bears the old man’s touch–and his love of puzzles, riddles, and codes.

Unfortunately for Avery, Hawthorne House is also occupied by the family that Tobias Hawthorne just dispossessed. This includes the four Hawthorne grandsons: dangerous, magnetic, brilliant boys who grew up with every expectation that one day, they would inherit billions. Heir apparent Grayson Hawthorne is convinced that Avery must be a con-woman, and he’s determined to take her down. His brother, Jameson, views her as their grandfather’s last hurrah: a twisted riddle, a puzzle to be solved. Caught in a world of wealth and privilege, with danger around every turn, Avery will have to play the game herself just to survive.

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