Monthly Archives: August 2014

Sunday Coffee – The Most Wonderful Time of Year

Posted on August 31, 2014 by Thistle

Autumn. I know, I know, technically it’s not autumn, but for me, this is the beginning of the autumn season. There is so much to look forward to over the next few months. Carl’s RIP event, of course, which I’m over-the-top … Continue reading →

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R.I.P. IX

Posted on August 29, 2014 by Thistle

It’s that time of year again!!! Time for approaching autumn and changing leaves and Halloween and pumpkins and creeping shivers – and this year, it’s EVEN BETTER, because I live up north and will get to experience a REAL autumn for … Continue reading →

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Top Ten Books I Really Want To Read…

Posted on August 26, 2014 by Thistle

…But Don’t Own Yet. That’s a really long title! It’s been a long time since I got to participate in Top Ten Tuesday. I’ve missed it! I’ve watched other book bloggers post different book lists and found myself planning what … Continue reading →

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Sunday Coffee – Beginnings

Posted on August 24, 2014 by Thistle

This week has been a fun trip back down memory lane: Resurrecting The Zen Leaf. Back-posting my earliest reviews, from 2008. God, I was such a snob about modern fiction back then. A lot of those reviews were rather snarky, heh. … Continue reading →

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Emma (series), by Kaoru Mori

Posted on August 22, 2014 by Thistle

Vague series synopsis: A maid named Emma in 19th-century London becomes romantically attached to a man above her station. He loves her as well, and the two of them must navigate this treacherous ground together. I read the first volume … Continue reading →

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The Tarot Cafe (series), by Sang-Sun Park

Posted on August 19, 2014 by Thistle

I don’t read a lot of manga. I’ve tried a few in the past and they didn’t appeal to me, artistically, plus I had a hard time following the plots. So I’m not sure why, on my first trip to … Continue reading →

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Resurrecting The Zen Leaf

Posted on August 14, 2014 by Thistle

I started blogging on Valentine’s Day of 2008. My second post was a book review. At the time, I’d never heard of book blogs, nor did I know anyone else who blogged about books. Fast forward a couple months, and … Continue reading →

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A Discovery of Witches, by Deborah Harkness (audio)

Posted on August 4, 2014 by Thistle

Diana Bishop is from a long line of witches, but she’s refused to use her magic since her parents got killed in Africa when she was seven. She’s now an adult studying at Oxford, and is not happy when a … Continue reading →

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