Tarryn Fisher
Author of The Wives
About the Author
Image credit: Tarryn Fisher at BookExpo at the Javits Center in New York City, May 2019. By Rhododendrites - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=79387618
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Works by Tarryn Fisher
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- Other names
- Fiser, Tarin
Фишър, Тарин - Birthdate
- c 1982
- Gender
- female
- Short biography
- Tarryn was born and raised in Johannesburg, South Africa. She immigrated to America with her parents when she was thirteen, and spent the next eighteen years in South Florida where she earned her degree in Psychology, wrote her first novel, and had two children. In 2012, on a whim, she moved her family to Seattle, Washington where she currently makes her home safely away from the sun. Tarryn is the founder of Guise of the Villain, a fashion blog, and has written ten published novels. Tarryn is a Slytherin.
- Nationality
- South Africa
- Birthplace
- Johannesburg, South Africa
- Places of residence
- Seattle, Washington, USA
- Associated Place (for map)
- South Africa
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Review originally appeared on my blog, with-a-flower.blogspot.com
What an emotional roller coaster!
Often times when reading I try desperately to personify my judgment, decisions, or reactions onto the various characters, that I’m left frustrated and disappointed. I’m waving, stomping my foot, even screaming “Go here! Do that,” as though they will listen and heed my ‘wise’ advice. The Opportunist flaunted its raw and honest intent in my face. It made the choices I would scream for, show more but never have the courage to enact in my own circumstances. The very fact that Olivia can, in her own words, admit over and over again that “I’m a bad person,” is so refreshing. You the reader nod in agreement, but you don’t hate her. In fact she captured my attention so thoroughly I didn’t care about her claims. I cared she was so true to the nature of this beast we call human.
I’m not going to spoil the ending, but I feel so lost between wanting to cry and feeling a sense of relief, happiness even. Perhaps I will cry for the realism that I didn’t necessarily want, even though I say otherwise at times, and be happy with the gripping honesty. That a story can provoke such an emotion akin to mutual understanding and acceptances to their choices; the very choices that are evil in intent, yet we grapple with deciding do what feels right and what is right.
I was expecting a sappy, predictable, romance fluff novel. I’m glad to know my expectations were so far off their mark.
“I think that after the first time you give your heart away, you never get it back. The rest of your life is just your pretending that you still have a heart.”
Scary words, yet I still find myself careening into them, searching, hoping . . .
Tarryn Fisher. Well done. show less
What an emotional roller coaster!
Often times when reading I try desperately to personify my judgment, decisions, or reactions onto the various characters, that I’m left frustrated and disappointed. I’m waving, stomping my foot, even screaming “Go here! Do that,” as though they will listen and heed my ‘wise’ advice. The Opportunist flaunted its raw and honest intent in my face. It made the choices I would scream for, show more but never have the courage to enact in my own circumstances. The very fact that Olivia can, in her own words, admit over and over again that “I’m a bad person,” is so refreshing. You the reader nod in agreement, but you don’t hate her. In fact she captured my attention so thoroughly I didn’t care about her claims. I cared she was so true to the nature of this beast we call human.
I’m not going to spoil the ending, but I feel so lost between wanting to cry and feeling a sense of relief, happiness even. Perhaps I will cry for the realism that I didn’t necessarily want, even though I say otherwise at times, and be happy with the gripping honesty. That a story can provoke such an emotion akin to mutual understanding and acceptances to their choices; the very choices that are evil in intent, yet we grapple with deciding do what feels right and what is right.
I was expecting a sappy, predictable, romance fluff novel. I’m glad to know my expectations were so far off their mark.
“I think that after the first time you give your heart away, you never get it back. The rest of your life is just your pretending that you still have a heart.”
Scary words, yet I still find myself careening into them, searching, hoping . . .
Tarryn Fisher. Well done. show less
Holy-effin-crap I suffered such a book hangover from this book, I cried in my bed for two straight hours. Thief doesn't rip you heart out, it steals piece by piece. It hurt so much that I stopped, laid my head down on my desk and cried... I didn't think I could take much more tortuous sadness. Just when you think you can't take any more you're slammed head on with more. Though it's not all tissues and ice cream, there are some great moments you get to relive with Caleb reliving the past, the show more basket ball shot, the camping trip.
I love the story told in his POV! There's so much drama going on in this book too. Though I truly thought we had enough of that fed to us during Dirty Red. The story is brought to a complete circle by the end, and though it's not truly a HEA, it is one you can live with! I did love the part when someone went bat-shit-crazy and got to "Smack a Hoe!"
Overall, this is a truly amazing series, that will take you on one hell of a messed up ride. I think the series as a whole is brilliant. There are three separate POV, all are complete companions to another, and you also get interwoven flashbacks. Fisher is an amazing writer! This is one of the biggest MindFu*& relationships ever, but Fisher makes you want a effed up love just like theirs! show less
I love the story told in his POV! There's so much drama going on in this book too. Though I truly thought we had enough of that fed to us during Dirty Red. The story is brought to a complete circle by the end, and though it's not truly a HEA, it is one you can live with! I did love the part when someone went bat-shit-crazy and got to "Smack a Hoe!"
Overall, this is a truly amazing series, that will take you on one hell of a messed up ride. I think the series as a whole is brilliant. There are three separate POV, all are complete companions to another, and you also get interwoven flashbacks. Fisher is an amazing writer! This is one of the biggest MindFu*& relationships ever, but Fisher makes you want a effed up love just like theirs! show less
5 "Excuse while I pull my jaw up" stars
*dark and twisted celebration dance*
Yeah. This book worked for me!
Recommended for Stephen King-ish/eerie read lovers.
I couldn't put this book down. Tarryn Fisher is an evil genius. I didn't think she could pull the same type of emotions from me like she did with the Love Me With Lies series...but I was wrong. The emotions are different but they are still strong. I am going to be thinking about this book for while. Oh so many feels!
Mud Vein is not a show more romance so turn back if that's what you are looking for. I think some people had the wrong expectation which is why some might have DNF'd it but not all. This book simply might not be for everyone.
This is a twisted game of truth. It's about facing things you want to hide from. It's about discovering your ugly truths and choosing to own them. Life is not always perfect and sometimes it sucks. Sometimes it's our own fault and sometimes it's due to things we can't control.
The whole time I was reading this, I thought about how exhausting it must have been to write something so depressingly honest.
Also, if I'm being honest with myself I could be Senna if I didn't have such amazing people in my life. The closed off, cynical approach where you would rather hurt people before they can hurt you. Protecting yourself from caring too much because it can backfire. Senna was her own worst enemy and I loved how Isaac really saw her underneath all the bluster and disguise and remained her rock.
I was not fool enough to have expected this story be wrapped up into tidy red bow but I could make peace with the ending.
Well I need to go have a bunch of drinks and a KA-a-thon now!
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*dark and twisted celebration dance*
Yeah. This book worked for me!
Recommended for Stephen King-ish/eerie read lovers.
I couldn't put this book down. Tarryn Fisher is an evil genius. I didn't think she could pull the same type of emotions from me like she did with the Love Me With Lies series...but I was wrong. The emotions are different but they are still strong. I am going to be thinking about this book for while. Oh so many feels!
Mud Vein is not a show more romance so turn back if that's what you are looking for. I think some people had the wrong expectation which is why some might have DNF'd it but not all. This book simply might not be for everyone.
This is a twisted game of truth. It's about facing things you want to hide from. It's about discovering your ugly truths and choosing to own them. Life is not always perfect and sometimes it sucks. Sometimes it's our own fault and sometimes it's due to things we can't control.
The whole time I was reading this, I thought about how exhausting it must have been to write something so depressingly honest.
Also, if I'm being honest with myself I could be Senna if I didn't have such amazing people in my life. The closed off, cynical approach where you would rather hurt people before they can hurt you. Protecting yourself from caring too much because it can backfire. Senna was her own worst enemy and I loved how Isaac really saw her underneath all the bluster and disguise and remained her rock.
I was not fool enough to have expected this story be wrapped up into tidy red bow but I could make peace with the ending.
Well I need to go have a bunch of drinks and a KA-a-thon now!
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I picked up an ARC of this title because I love a good thriller, and I'm a polyamorous queer person, so to see a thriller based on a polygamous relationship piqued my interest. Unfortunately, although it may be a good thriller as the book moves on, I was so disappointed by the portrayal of polygamy in a modern context from the beginning of the book that I DNF'd. It would be more interesting to see a thriller that tackled relevant issues in contemporary consensual non-monogamy than to utilize show more stereotypes of marginalized people for entertainment's sake. Unfortunately, this is not a book that I will recommend. show less
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