Reading With Tyler

About Me

Hi! My name is Tyler and I’m returning to the book reviewing world – finally after a… seven year absense!

I used to run the blog The Reading Pile, but after graduating university and joining the world of work I quickly fell out of love with reading due to a new level of exhaustion that I wasn’t prepared for. This led to my blog going unused and unloved. Last year I dipped my toes back into the world of reading and reviewing over on my goodreads and then this year I chose to start using the book-stgram of the same name.

So, why not jump back into the world of blogging too? I love talking about books, and encouraging friends to do the same. It feels like a good time to start doing this again, and so here I am! I’ve got reviews lined up for you, going back to the start of 2024 that I’m excited to post! Let’s see where this journey goes!

We used to do all sorts of Tags on my previous blog and whilst I don’t think they’ll be making a come back necessarily, I did want to share a bit about me before we jump into the review backlog!

Who am I?

  • My name is Tyler-Rose
  • I am 30 years old
  • I am engaged
  • I am also a cat mom!
  • As well as reading, I enjoy PC games, Board Games and Dungeons and Dragons
  • I love musical theatre!
  • I also enjoy baking and cooking (though I don’t do either often enough
  • I have recently gotten back into Cross Stitching, and added two more hobbies to the list: diamond painting and crochet

What do I enjoy reading?

To start off I am a fiction girlie – I might read non-fiction every now and then but this blog won’t feature any of that. I’ll be the first to admit that I am absolutely a mood reader, which means one day I might be reading fantasy and the next a thriller. I also jump between books! I’ll have a couple on the go and I’ll switch between them depending on the mood I’m in, but also where I am!

Share some of your favourites!

Well alright then, here are some of my favourite books

  • Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher
  • Ready Player One by Ernest Cline
  • Obsidian by Jennifer L Armentrout (and the rest of the Lux Series)
  • Wicked by Jennifer L Armentrout (and the rest of the trilogy)
  • Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros (and the rest of the series)
  • Daughter of No Worlds by Carissa Broadbent (new discovery!)
  • Marked by PC and Kristin Cast (and the rest of the House of Night series)
  • From Blood and Ash by Jennifer L Armentrout (and the rest of this series & spin off series)
  • The Serpent and the Wings of Night by Carissa Broadbent (and the rest of the series)
  • Blood & Steel by Helen Scheuerer (and the rest of the series)
  • One Dark Window & Two Twisted Crowns by Rachel Gillig

As you’ll notice a name popped up a lot in my favourites – Jennifer L Armentrout is one of those authors that can essentially do no wrong. I love everything she writes, and I had to stop myself from including all of her series’ in that list! Even as I write this I’m debating adding them in still!

I made a lot of new author discoveries in 2024, Carissa Broadbent and Helen Scheuerer were 2 of those new discoveries. I fell in love with their work and I am convinced they can’t write anything other than gold.

Ooo what about some of my other favourites? I love playing games, so here are a few of those!

  • Betrayal at House on the Hill (Board Game)
  • Alice & Alice: Madness Returns (Console Game)
  • The Sims 4 (Computer Game – mood game)
  • Frostpunk (Computer Game)
  • Dungeons and Dragons (Table Top Role Play)
  • Stardew Valley (Cosy Computer Game)
  • Ticket To Ride (Board Game)
  • Minecraft (Modded) (Computer Game)

I hope that tells you a bit about who I am! I can’t wait to get into the reviews!

Hello,

I’m Tyler-Rose

I’m rediscovering my love and enjoyment of reading and I’m inviting you along with me! I’ll be posting reviews predominently! But there will be posts talking about TBRs and Read-A-Thons / Reading Challenges as well!

Join me as I pick up my next read, curl up on the sofa with a cup of tea and venture into my next story!

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So, I went through my books read this year and realised that not only was I having rating regrets on a few books, but also that there were many months this year where I read a lot of excellent reads! As a result, picking the best and worst book of the month came down to ratings first, and what stuck with me second. Alchemy of Secrets by Stephanie Garber was described as an adult Caraval - and I adored Caraval so naturally I was hyped for this release. Then the reviews came out which made me nervous… I put it off until I drew it for a TBR prompt and then accidentally ended up buddy reading it with a friend. I had an excellent time doing so. Here’s the thing, there are so many books releasing next year, and there is no way I have heard about them all or have them all on this list… but this list are the ones I either have on preorder or reminders set to buy them (because I can’t keep surprising myself with these preorders that you have to pay for later!!). Oh it feels GOOD to have actually read book 2 in this trilogy! When I picked to reread Storm and Fury I knew I needed to actually continue the trilogy and finish it this time, so naturally I’m really pleased to have prioritised that and read Rage and Ruin!

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