hi, i'm elryn!

• theatre kid
• bookdragon
• writer
• fandom fanatic
• environmentalist
• name nerd
• self-proclaimed weirdo
• violinist
• demiromantic ace
• ravenclaw
• surfer
• cat person
• ice cream lover
• jewish atheist
• oldest of 3
• ravenclaw
• sea otters are my spirit animals

• ademir
• adriel
• alpenglow
• amadea
• amadeo
• arcadia
• asher
• ashira
• aurelia
• bellamy
• brynja
• cadenza
• calypso
• casimir
• caspian
• caswyn
• delfinia
• eliana
• elio
• elisabeth
• elliot

• adelaide iris
• ademir wolf
• alasdair finnegan
• amadea beatrix
• amadeo finnian
• antonela sunflower
• arcadia rose
• arthur soleil
• asher wolf
• ashira calypso
• aurelia ivy
• cadenza vivian
• caspian august
• cassandra phoenix
• cassiana daylily
• cordelia juno
• delfinia seaglass
• elisabeth wilde
• elliot rowan
• emilio jude
• emmett orion

• adelaide iris & nathaniel ivy
• alaia poet & callan wilder
• alasdair finnegan & caspian august
• amadeo finnian & cataleya genevieve
• arcadia rose & leonora sage
• ashira calypso & marceline phoenix
• astoria jane & ferelith grey
• aurelia ivy & serafina rose
• ayla rose & stella june
• bellamy solstice & vivienne lilac
• brynn matilda & juno elisabeth
• delfinia seaglass, leocadia tempest, & galilea sunrise
• elliot finn & flora maeve
• evelyn wildrose & jessamy alpenglow
• fiorella joy & penelope dream "fiya & poppy"
• freya thisbe june & thora jupiter kate
• guinevere calypso & ophelia rhoswen
• january emmeline & november annelise
• arden valencia brooke & cleo rosalind sto...

• adelfia magdalen briar
• anya vivendel storm
• artemis fenja maeve
• beatrix evanthe lilac
• caio damien river
• charlotte elisabeth fern
• circe natalia rowan
• clara madeline dove
• cleo rosalind storm
• evander finnegan clyde
• florian othello james
• freya thisbe june
• katya lorelei snow
• lilith endellion storm
• lyra jupiter maeve
• otto evander flynn
• riona ferelith skye
• rory andromeda jude
• thora jupiter kate
• willow beatrix jane

• ada
• adelaide
• alexander
• alice
• amelia
• annelise
• arthur
• beatrix
• bennett
• cassandra
• celia
• charlotte
• claire / clare
• clara
• clementine
• darcy
• elisabeth
• flora
• margaret
• flora
• henry

• azalea
• briar
• brooke
• brooklyn
• clover
• everest
• flora
• fenn
• fern
• florian
• glenn
• hemlock
• hazel
• ivy
• iris
• juniper
• kestrel
• lark
• lily
• lilaea
• lilac

• astraea
• austra
• adira
• akira
• calix
• estelle
• jupiter
• nyx
• orion
• phoenix
• stella
• zaren
• zebulon
• ziv
• cosmo

combos

• maia cosmo
• adira jupiter
• jupiter caelum
• stella maeve

currently reading

• norse mythology by neil gaiman
• alexander hamilton by ron chernow

in shelf

• the box in the woods by maureen johnson
• hail mary by andy weird
• a curse so dark and lonely by brigid kemmerer
• the lie tree by frances hardinge
• the accidental highwayman by ben tripp
• aurora rising by amie kaufman & jay kristoff

• a wrinkle in time by madeleine l'engle
• matilda by roald dahl
• holes by louis sachar
• the war that saved my life by kimberly brubaker bradley
• ms. bixby's last day by john david anderson
• mooncakes by suzanne walker
• to night owl from dogfish by holly goldberg sloan
• sorcery of thorns by margaret rogerson
• the westing game by ellen raskin
• the percy jackson series by rick riordan
• the harry potter series by j. k. rowling
• the berrybrook middle school series by svetlana chmakova
• the six of crows series by alina starkov
• the tyme series by megan morrison
• the magnus chase series by rick riordan
• the hunger games series by suzanne collins
• the wayside school series by louis sachar
• the wee free men series by terry pratchett
• the truly devious series by maureen johnson
• the all the wrong questions series by lemony snicket

• to night owl from dogfish by holly goldberg sloan
• camp so-and-so by mary mccoy
• the tyme series by megan morrison
• sorcery of thorns by margaret rogerson
• we dream of space by erin entrada kelly
• the parker inheritance by varian johnson
• the berrybrook middle school series by svetlana chmakova
• blackbird fly by erin entrada kelly
• ban this book by alan gratz
• sideways stories from wayside school by louis sachar
• secret order of the gum street girls by elise primavera
• the grimm legacy series by polly shulman
• dogs don't tell jokes by louis sachar
• dealing with dragons by patricia c. wrede
• operation redwood by s. terrell french
• the girl who could not dream by sarah beth durst
• slob by ellen potter
• house arrest by k. a. holt
• the all the wrong questions series by lemony snicket
• the slingshot's secret by benjamin conon
• the snarkout boys and the avocado of deat... by daniel pinkwater

books that make me feel emotions

• charlotte's web by e. b. white
• wonder by r. j. palacio
• the one and only ivan by katherine applegate
• the thing about jellyfish by ali benjamin
• out of my mind by sharon m. draper
• the hunger games by suzanne collins
• we dream of space by erin entrada kelly
• the last fifth grade of emerson elementary by laura shovan
• grounded: the adventures of rapunzel by megan morrison
• one by sarah crossan
• the line tender by kate allen

oddball books.

• the wayside school series by louis sachar
• the origami yoda series by tom angleberger
• the secret order of the gumm street girls by elise primavera
• the snarkout boys series by daniel pinkwater
• what we found in the corn maze and how it saved a dragon by henry clark
• the glass town game by catherynne m. valente
• the fearless traveler's guide to wicked places by pete begler
• camp so-and-so by mary mccoy
• a face like glass by frances hardinge

• the friday barnes series
• the truly devious series
• the enola holmes series
• elatsoe
• the inheritance games series
• a castle in the clouds
• the framed! series
• and then there were none
• the ruby redfort series
• the westing game
• the parker inheritance
• the maid

• the harry potter series by j. k. rowling
• the day the crayons quit by drew daywalt
• half magic by edward eager
• the junie b. jones series by barbara park
• the magic tree house series by mary pope osbourne
• the ivy & bean series by annie barrows
• the how to train your dragon series by cressida cowell
• matilda by roald dahl
• the bfg by roald dahl
• a wrinkle in time by madeleine l'engle
• where the mountain meets the moon by grace lin
• flora & ulysses: the illuminated adventures by kate dicamillo
• ms. bixby's last day by john david anderson
• the wayside school series by louis sachar
• the origami yoda series by tom angleberger
• dogs don't tell jokes by louis sachar
• the slingshot's secret by benjamin conlon
• to night owl from dogfish by holly goldberg sloan
• the keeper of the lost cities series by shannon messenger
• mrs. frisby and the rats of nimh by robert c. o'brien

• mooncakes by suzanne walker
• the berrybrook middle school series by svetlana chmakova
• the emmie & friends series by terri libenson
• ghosts by raina telgemeier
• roller girl by victoria jamieson
• american born chinese by gene luen yang

funny books!

• the lightning thief by rick riordan
• the wayside school series by louis sachar
• dogs don't tell jokes by louis sachar
• the wee free men by terry pratchett
• the how to train your dragon series by cressida cowell
• the half upon a time series by james riley
• the magnus chase series by rick riordan
• the snarkout boys and the avocado of death by daniel pinkwater
• the nanny piggins series by r. a. spratt

books you can't put down

• the hunger games series by suzanne collins
• daisy jones and the six by taylor jenkins reid
• the magnus chase series by rick riordan
• the westing game by ellen raskin
• to night owl from dogfish by holly goldberg sloan
• the seven husbands of evelyn hugo by taylor jenkins reid
• concrete rose by angie thomas
• the friday barnes series by r. a. spratt
• camp so-and-so by mary mccoy
• ace of spades by faridah àbíké-íyímídé
• truly devious by maureen johnson
• ophelia after all by racquel marie
• speak by laurie halse anderson
• and then there were none by agatha christie
• the origami yoda series by tom angleberger
• the keeper of the lost cities series by shannon messenger
• house arrest by k. a. holt
• the hate u give by angie thomas
• refugee by alan gratz
• the inheritance games by jennifer lynn barnes

• holes by louis sachar
• the remarkable journey of coyote sunrise by dan gemeinhart
• the parker inheritance by varian johnson
• operation redwood by s. terrell french
• short by holly goldberg sloan
• who could that be at this hour? by lemony snicket
• this would make a good story someday by diana alison levy
• to night owl from dogfish by holly goldberg sloan and meg wolitzer
• elatsoe by darcie little badger
• daisy jones and the six by taylor jenkins reid
• because of winn-dixie by kate dicamillo
• raymie nightingale by kate dicamillo
• walk two moons by sharon creech
• the penderwicks by jeanne birdsall
• every soul a star by wendy mass
• camp so-and-so by mary mccoy
• edie in between by laura sibson
• dark and shallow lies by ginny myers sain

cozy autumn reads & spooky stories for the fall season!

• the westing game by ellen raskin
• an enchantment of ravens by margaret rogerson
• they'll never catch us by jessica goodman
• the westing game by ellen raskin
• mooncakes by suzanne walker
• b*witch by paige mckenzie
• ghosts by raina telgemeier
• miss peregrine's home for peculiar children by ransom riggs
• a tale dark & grimm by adam gidwitz
• the inheritance games by jennifer lynn barnes
• truly devious by maureen johnson
• coraline by neil gaiman
• the darkest part of the forest by holly black
• house of salt and sorrows by erin a. craig

books for chilly days.

• magnus chase and the sword of summer by rick riordan
• wintersmith by terry pratchett
• castle in the clouds by kerstin gier
• harry potter & the sorcerer's stone by j .k. rowling
• bliss by kathryn littlewood
• the house in the cerulean sea by t. j. klune
• the mysterious benedict society by trenton lee stewart
• a wrinkle in time by madeleine l'engle
• matilda by roald dahl
• the bad beginning by lemony snicket
• the tale of despereaux by kate dicamillo
• the giver by lois lowry
• and then there were none by agatha christie
• the case of the missing marquess by nancy springer
• where the mountain meets the moon by grace lin
• the lion, the witch, and the wardrobe by c. s. lewis
• the magician's elephant by kate dicamillo
• the grimm legacy by polly shulman
• ophelia and the marvelous boy by karen foxlee
• the doldrums by nicholas gannon

strong, sensitive, fiery, sweet, flawed, powerful, clever, determined, fearsome, dangerous, loving, witty, unconventional, world-changing girls.

• the hunger games by suzanne collins
• the cruel prince by holly black
• elatsoe by darcie little badger
• etiquette & espionage by gail carriger
• grounded: the adventures of rapunzel by megan morrison
• the guinevere deception by kiersten white
• the wee free men by terry pratchett
• children of blood and bone by tomi adeyemi
• the seven husbands of evelyn hugo by taylor jenkins reid
• seafire by natalie c. parker
• the darkest part of the forest by holly black
• legendborn by tracy deonn
• a wrinkle in time by madeleine l'engle
• shadow and bone by leigh bardugo
• sorcery of thorns by margaret rogerson
• dealing with dragons by patricia c. wrede
• ella enchanted by gail carson levine

sisterhood stories <3

• the sisterhood of the traveling pants by ann brashares
• etiquette & espionage by gail carriger
• seafire by natalie c. parker
• to night owl from dogfish by holly goldberg sloan
• they'll never catch us by jessica goodman
• the penderwicks by jeanne birdsall
• the secret order of the gumm street girls by elise primavera
• one by sarah crossan
• ghosts by raina telgemeier
• this would make a good story someday by dana alison levy
• b*witch by paige mckenzie
• raymie nightingale by kate dicamillo

books set in britain

• etiquette & espionage by gail carriger
• the case of the missing marquess by nancy springer
• the war that saved my life by kimberly brubaker bradley
• the glass town game by catherynne m. valente

books bursting with pride

• flight of the puffin by ann braden (nonbinary character)
• the magnus chase series by rick riordan (non-hetero mc, genderfluid li)
• the seven husbands of evelyn hugo by taylor jenkins reid (bi mc, lesbian li)
• elatsoe by darcie little badger (aroace mc)
• seafire by natalie c. parker (sapphic side couple)
• to night owl from dogfish by holly goldberg sloan (gay parents)
• the darkest part of the forest by holly black (gay character & li)
• the house in the cerulean sea by t. j. klune (achillean mc & li)
• when you get the chance by tom ryan (gay & queer mcs, nonbinary character, gay character)
• they'll never catch us by jessica goodman (lesbian mc)
• sorcery of thorns by margaret rogerson (bi li)
• the misadventures of the family fletcher by dana alison levy (gay parents)
• these witches don't burn by isabel sterling (lesbian mc, bi li, sapphic character)
• simon vs. the homo sapiens agenda by becky albertalli (gay mc, gay li)
• gracefully grayson by ami polonsky (trans mc)

books about books for the story devourer!

• sorcery of thorns by margaret rogerson
• inkheart by cornelia funke
• escape from mr. lemoncello's library by chris grabenstein
• book scavenger by jennifer bertram chambliss
• story thieves by james riley
• ban this book by alan gratz
• tilly & the bookwanderers by anna james

retellings of classic stories, spun fresh and bright.

• grounded: the adventures of rapunzel by megan morrison
• disenchanted: the trials of cinderella by megan morrison
• transformed: the perils of the frog prince by megan morrison
• the guinevere deception by kiersten white
• half upon a time by james riley
• legendborn by tracy deonn
• ella enchanted by gail carson levine
• the grimm legacy by polly shulman
• a tale dark and grimm by adam gidwitz
• the princess curse by merrie haskell
• rump: the true story of rumpelstiltskin by liesl shurtliff
• the fairy-tale detectives by michael buckley
• the thirteenth princess by diane zahler

tired of the endless love stories in books? this is the list for you.

• elatsoe by darcie little badger
• the case of the missing marquess by nancy springer
• sparrow by sarah moon
• the revenge of magic by james riley
• the mysterious benedict society by trenton lee stewart
• the westing game by ellen raskin
• dealing with dragons by patricia c. wrede
• holes by louis sachar
• the secret order of the gumm street girls by elise primavera
• and then there were none by agatha christie
• where the mountain meets the moon by grace lin
• operation redwood by s. terrell french
• a tale dark and grimm by adam gidwitz
• the one and only ivan by katherine applegate
• ruby redfort: look into my eyes by lauren child
• magic marks the spot by caroline carlson
• ophelia and the marvelous boy by karen foxlee
• flora & ulysses by kate dicamillo

for all your love story needs.

• an enchantment of ravens by margaret rogerson
• the seven husbands of evelyn hugo by taylor jenkins reid
• sorcery of thorns by margaret rogerson
• the inheritance games series by jennifer lynn barnes
• stargirl by jerry spinelli
• ella enchanted by gail carson levine
• the grimm legacy by polly shulman
• simon vs. the homo sapiens agenda by becky albertalli
• disenchanted: the trials of cinderella by megan morrison
• what to say next by julie buxbaum
• crush by svetlana chmakova
• mooncakes by suzanne walker
• this is how you lose the time war by amal el-mohtar
• redwood and ponytail by k. a. holt

bookish adventures on the high seas

• race to the bottom of the sea by lindsay eagar
• the jolly regina by kara lareau
• hook's revenge by heidi schulz
• magic marks the spot by caroline carlson
• seafire by natalie c. parker
• twice upon a time by james riley (sequel)

books that draw you so deep into their worlds that returning to the present is jarring.

• the cruel prince by holly black
• etiquette & espionage by gail carriger
• grounded: the adventures of rapunzel by megan morrison
• an enchantment of ravens by margaret rogerson
• a castle in the clouds by kerstin gier
• the seven husbands of evelyn hugo by taylor jenkins reid
• the hunger games by suzanne collins
• the darkest part of the forest by holly black
• the wee free men by terry pratchett
• sorcery of thorns by margaret rogerson
• the case of the missing marquess by nancy springer
• the bad beginning by lemony snicket
• how to train your dragon by cressida cowell
• and then there were none by agatha christie
• a tale dark and grimm by adam gidwitz
• who could that be at this hour? by lemony snicket
• the doldrums by nicholas gannon
• greenglass house by kate milford

candlelit libraries. ancient, dusty scrolls. dark wooden castles stretching up into the night. stories lived by the light of the moon.

• sorcery of thorns by margaret rogerson
• ophelia and the marvelous boy by karen foxlee
• the case of the missing marquess by nancy springer
• the bad beginning by lemony snicket
• the guinevere deception by kiersten white

stories of families of all kinds.

• magnus chase and the sword of summer by rick riordan
• seafire by natalie c. parker
• from night owl to dogfish by holly goldberg sloan
• the darkest part of the forest by holly black
• bliss by kathryn littlewood
• the strangers by margaret peterson haddix
• the house on the cerulean sea by t. j. klune
• they'll never catch us by jessica goodman
• the bad beginning by lemony snicket
• the fairytale detectives by michael buckley
• the penderwicks by jeanne birdsall
• one for the murphys by lynda mullaly hunt
• the misadventures of the family fletcher by dana alison levy
• the glass town game by catherynne m. valente
• the vanderbeekers of 141st street by karina yan glaser
• this would make a good story someday by dana alison levy
• the gilded wolves by roshani chokshi
• the remarkable journey of coyote sunrise by dan gemeinhart
• we dream of space by erin entrada kelly
• the mona lisa key by liesl shurtliff

books that make me smile. for the hard days.

• etiquette & espionage by gail carriger
• how to train your dragon by cressida cowell
• flight of the puffin by ann braden
• the snarkout boys and the avocado of death by daniel pinkwater
• magnus chase & the sword of summer by rick riordan
• the wee free men by terry pratchett
• to night owl from dogfish by holly goldberg sloan
• sorcery of thorns by margaret rogerson
• dogs don't tell jokes by louis sachar
• ella enchanted by gail carson levine
• the lightning thief by rick riordan
• operation redwood by terrell s. french
• the strange case of origami yoda by tom angleberger
• the adventures of nanny piggins by r. a. spratt
• keeper of the lost cities by shannon messenger
• simon vs. the homo sapiens agenda by becky albertalli
• the girl who could not dream by sarah beth durst
• awkward , brave , and crush by svetlana chmakova

• movies + tv shows
  • mcu
  • star wars
  • disney movies
  • gravity falls
  • the owl house
  • amphibia
• podcasts/other
  • welcome to night vale
  • the two princes
  • the glass scientists (webcomic)
• musicals
  • hamilton
  • in the heights
  • dear evan hansen
  • be more chill
  • into the woods
  • newsies

favorites

• gravity falls
• the owl house
• the voice
• the great british baking show
• amphibia
• wandavision

currently watching

• glee : s1 ep16

• the hamilcast (ep 39 of 365)
• myths & legends (ep 34 of 318)
• six minutes (s1 - ep 81 of 100)
• welcome to night vale (ep 50 of 210)
• nature (october 2015)
• bedtime stories with r. a. spratt (about 60%)
• the big fib (s1 - ep 16 of 199)
• the past and the curious (ep 19 of 78)
• the ravenpuff podcast (about 80% through, + backtracking)
• the weirdest thing i learned this week (ep 9 of ???)

paused:

• grimm, grimmer, grimmest (ep 5 of 11)
• radio camp half blood: a percy jackson read-a-long podcast (ep 9 of ???)
• the big melt (ep 6 of 15)
• unfortunate associates: a series of unfortunate events podcast (ep 9 of ???)

featuring my eclectic (aka random af) music taste

• prologue from great comet
• letters from great comet
• defying gravity from wicked
• no one mourns the wicked from wicked
• what is this feeling from wicked
• dancing through life from wicked
• six from six
• heart of stone from six
• don't lose ur head from six
• breathe from in the heights
• 96,000 from in the heights
• in the heights from in the heights
• michael in the bathroom from be more chill
• your fault / last midnight from into the woods
• sincerely me from dear evan hansen
• good for you from dear evan hansen
• mamma mia from mamma mia
• money, money, money from mamma mia
• s. o. s. from mamma mia

• encanto
• thor ragnarok
• the avengers
• the fellowship of the ring
• turning red
• despicable me 1, 2, & 3
• sing
• star wars

don't judge my taste it's weird hahah

• christopher marlowe: chaotic shakespeare
• mary shelley: the og goth queen
• diogenes: weirdest. philosopher. ever.
• lord byron & ada lovelace: the tale of a horny poet and his genius daughter
• rasputin: russia’s greatest love machine
• nikola tesla: pigeon man
• pythagoras: cult rituals but make it math
• king george iii: manic pixie dream boy
• king charles vi: the glass delusion
• sigmund freud: motherfucker
• leonardo da vinci: gay for jesus
• samuel johnson: ahead of his time
• emperor caligula (gaius): horsing around
• napoleon bonaparte: petty short king
• aeschylus: death by tortoise
• victoria woodhull: the definition of badassery
• terrare: the man who ate everything

• ep1
  • welcome to night vale, where the sun is hot, the moon is beautiful, and strange lights pass overhead while we all pretend to sleep.
  • dogs are not allowed in the dog park. people are not allowed in the dog park. you may see strange hooded figures in the dog park. do not approach them. do not approach the dog park. The fence is electrified and highly dangerous. Try not to look at the dog park, and especially do not look for any period of time at the hooded figures.
  • keep an eye on the helicopter colors. sre the unmarked helicopters circling the area black? probably world government. not a good idea for play that day. are they blue? that's the sheriff's secret police. they’ll keep a good eye on your kids an...

• Ep30
  • That is not how we do things, she said. That is not how we do things, she whispered. That is not how we do things, she mouthed silently as a single, dark red tear formed in the corner of her eye and then slowly rolled down her taut, olive cheek and onto her clay-stained smock.
  • Dogs are not only great family companions but also help childhood development. By regularly feeding, walking, fighting, denying the existence of, and ultimately soul-merging with the family dog, young children learn about responsibility, empathy, and pyrokinesis. There are, of course, some breeds of dogs that are not right for children. Those breeds include: Spider Wolves, Double Wolves, Switchbladed Mountain Dogs, Secret Terriers, Flesh-eating Spaniels, Pit Vipers, and Table Saws. Visit...