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Taylor Hartley

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Born

in The United States

Website

https://authorthartley.com/

Genre

Fantasy, Paranormal, Fiction

Influences

V.E. Schwab Tamora Pierce Libba Bray ...more

Member Since

October 2024

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Taylor Hartley graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a Bachelor’s degree in English Literature and a minor in Creative Writing. Inspired largely by Tamora Pierce and Madeline L’Engle, they started writing stories when they were nine years old and never looked back.

When they’re not reading or writing, Taylor can be found watching TV favorites such as Peaky Blinders, Wayne, or Succession, working out their rage on the rowing machine, or drinking coffee while staring into space. They love weekly Sunday night dinners with their father, crisp fall afternoons, and long runs, but only on scenic greenways. An eternal lover of the em dash and the Oxford comma, Taylor lives in Charlotte, North Carolina with their partner ...more

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Average rating: 3.71 · 778 ratings · 288 reviews · 3 distinct works • Similar authors

	Song of the Hell Witch (The Leora Duet, #1) 3.70 avg rating — 899 ratings — published 2025 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dance of the Dark Mother (The Leora Duet, #2) 4.60 avg rating — 5 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Risks of Falling really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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The Leora Duet (2 books)
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Taylor Hartley liked Katie's review of Dance of the Dark Mother (The Leora Duet, #2): "Review of advance copy received. CINEMATIC. That is the best way I can think to describe this book. Absolutely cinematic. Taylor Hartley writes in such a phenomenal way. The characters in this novel don’t just come alive, they walk out of the pages, " Read more of this review »
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Taylor Hartley rated a book really liked it And the Sea Gave Up the Dead by William Friend	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
William Friend's eerie, unsettling novel had me hypnotized from the very first page. While I do believe the ending came about a little too quickly—and I felt the twist was a bit contrived—I still think it succeeded in its commentary on grief, familia ...more
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Taylor Hartley liked Cassidy Thomas's review of Dance of the Dark Mother (The Leora Duet, #2): "Another knock-out book from Taylor Hartley. I was lucky enough to get an early copy of DotDM, which was great since I was eagerly awaiting finding out how Puck and Pru's story ends. I think one of the beautiful things about Hartley's writing is that." Read more of this review »
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Taylor Hartley liked Brittany Mckenzie's review of Dance of the Dark Mother (The Leora Duet, #2): "I got an ARC copy of this book, and it was the perfect second and final installment to Pru, Puck and the Spectabra Daughters Story. The world continues to grow, and the characters gain more color and more depth in a heartbreaking and beautiful way. T" Read more of this review »
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And once again, yes, I will be reviewing my own novel...though not in the way people might think. It was my goal in writing DANCE OF THE DARK MOTHER to really wrestle with the struggles that feminism faces and the various ways in which our refusal to ...more
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Taylor Hartley made a comment in the group Goodreads Librarians Group — Requesting to add 2nd book or create series topic " Camille wrote: "Series created. https://www.goodreads.com/series/4454..." Thank you so much! ...more "
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