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I have reviewed many books over the years, and some reviews have been more interesting or fun to write than others. The below list were my favorites to write.
• Ada, or Ardor
• Choose Your Own Autobiography
• Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
• If Not, Winter
• Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell
• The Kid Table
• Like Water for Chocolate
• Lolita
• The Monk
• The Night Circus
• Oathbringer
• Return of the Native
• Rhythm of War
• S
• Things Fall Apart
• The Unit
• The Woods Are Always WatchingCategories:
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- Harry Potter
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Author Archives: Thistle
Fanfic Minis – October 2026
Only one fic this month. There are two reasons for this. 1) I have like 20 fics I’m reading that are posting chapter by chapter each week, so none of them happened to finish in October. Because I was following … Continue reading
The Unlikely Pursuit of Mary Bennet, by Lindz McLeod (audio)
It’s been a few years since Charlotte got married to Mr Collins and moved out to his parsonage near Rosings. Now, she’s unexpectedly widowed and doesn’t know where her life is going to go next. She writes to friends and … Continue reading
How to Fake It in Society, by KJ Charles (audio)
From StoryGraph: It is 1821 and Nicolas-Marc, Comte de Valois de La Motte is making a splash in London Society. The son of Jeanne de Valois de La Motte, infamous for stealing a priceless diamond necklace meant for Marie Antoinette, … Continue reading
The Oblivion Bride, by Caitlin Starling (audio)
After most of her family dies, Lorelei is married off to the country’s top war alchemist, Nephele. The hope is that Nephele can discover and cure whatever curse is killing off Lorelei’s family line. Honestly, I didn’t really get into … Continue reading
Isn’t He Romantic? by Adib Khorram (audio)
Third in a series, where each of three friends (gay, Iranian-American men in Kansas City) has their own journey on the path toward love. This one had a fake-dating plot when a professional cellist (Ben) is trying to escape his … Continue reading
New Beginnings
I have news. Are y’all ready? Divorce In the evening of October 1st, I got a message from my lawyer that the judge had signed the divorce decree, making me officially divorced. The decree was signed Sept 30th, which meant … Continue reading
The Velvet Knife by Maureen Johnson (audio)
Follow-up to Nine Liars, and the sixth book in a loose series. I’ve been looking forward to this one for almost four years now. Nine Liars ended on a major cliffhanger. Tbh, by the time this one released, I’d mostly … Continue reading
September 2026 in Review
Busy, busy, busy. That basically sums up this month. Tarot of the month (full year, month by month, drawn Dec 2025): The Six of Cups. It’s a card of nostalgia. I’m honestly not sure how to interpret this for September. I … Continue reading
Fanfic Minis – September 2026
I have a feeling there’s going to be a cascade of fics in October. There are a few Bangs happening right now and I’m reading like fifteen stories that are posting once per week… Anyway, here’s the much shorter list … Continue reading
Posted in 2026, Adult, Prose, Visual
Tagged cruise, fanfiction, favorite, good omens, LGBTQIA, mini-review, speculative
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Mini-reviews: two audiobooks by KJ Charles
A couple weeks back, I was bored and looking for more audiobooks to listen to. I found two KJ Charles books that had short hold lines, and put them both on hold at the library, only for them both to … Continue reading
