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About Thistle

Queer, neurospicy, chronically longwinded oversharer. 40s; they/them. ✍️📷🐈📚🥾🇩🇪🏳️‍🌈😇💖🐍

New Beginnings

Posted on October 9, 2026 by Thistle

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 →

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The Velvet Knife by Maureen Johnson (audio)

Posted on October 6, 2026 by Thistle

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 →

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September 2026 in Review

Posted on October 2, 2026 by Thistle

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 →

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Fanfic Minis – September 2026

Posted on October 1, 2026 by Thistle

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 →

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Mini-reviews: two audiobooks by KJ Charles

Posted on September 30, 2026 by Thistle

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 →

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The Luis Ortega Survival Club, by Sonido Reyes (audio)

Posted on September 21, 2026 by Thistle

TW: Rape. I’m sorry that I can’t really describe this book without a TW. It centers on Ari, an autistic girl with selective mutism who is raped at a party just before the book starts. Because she didn’t – couldn’t … Continue reading →

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The Alchemist of All Hallows Eve, by Gigi Pandian (audio)

Posted on September 17, 2026 by Thistle

I think this is like the tenth book in the series? Plus a few novellas that have come out along the way? What else can I say about it, given that I’ve reviewed so many?? This installment was excellent. Great … Continue reading →

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Killing Me, by Michelle Gagnon (audio)

Posted on September 14, 2026 by Thistle

A former grifter on the run, a drug-addict prostitute, the true-crime-obsessed owner of a sleazy Las Vegal motel, and an antisocial computer genius team up to hunt down a serial killer. Sounds like the start of a joke, right? Well, … Continue reading →

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A Trade of Blood, by Robert Jackson Bennett (audio)

Posted on September 10, 2026 by Thistle

This is the third book of the Ana and Din mystery series. I can’t say much about the story given that there are previous volumes. Let’s just say that the investigation in this one focuses on a family feud and … Continue reading →

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Unknown, by Riley Sager (audio)

Posted on September 7, 2026 by Thistle

Marin has landed the role of a lifetime. But before filming begins, she must spend a week on an island once known for the mysterious disappearance of five women. She, along with her fellow actresses, must live like those women, … Continue reading →

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