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About Thistle

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

Wires and Nerve, by Marissa Meyer

Posted on March 17, 2017 by Thistle

The events of the Lunar Chronicles series are over, but the world doesn’t just go on peacefully with perfect trust afterwards. Relations are still strained between governments, and there are consequences from former royal edicts to be dealt with. Among … Continue reading →

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Wellness Wednesday #46: Square One(ish)

Posted on March 15, 2017 by Thistle

Coming home has been interesting. The two weeks away helped to bring forward a number of new revelations. First, I noticed just how much more active I was in Texas than I am at home. I’m much more sedentary here. … Continue reading →

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The Hanged Man, by PN Elrod

Posted on March 13, 2017 by Thistle

When Lady Alex Pendlebury is called in to psychically evaluate a death, she has no idea that the deceased will be someone she knows. The death, which Alex is convinced is a murder rather than suicide, is peculiar, and when … Continue reading →

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Sunday Coffee – Vacation Talk

Posted on March 12, 2017 by Thistle

Hello everyone! After three weeks of (mostly) silence, I’m back! It was a much-needed break and a good vacation, but now I have a lot to catch up on. To note, I went ahead and marked all posts in Feedly … Continue reading →

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White Sand Volume 1, by Brandon Sanderson and Rik Hoskin

Posted on March 10, 2017 by Thistle

From Goodreads: On the planet of Taldain, the legendary Sand Masters harness arcane powers to manipulate sand in spectacular ways. But when they are slaughtered in a sinister conspiracy, the weakest of their number, Kenton, believes himself to be the … Continue reading →

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Caraval, by Stephanie Garber

Posted on March 8, 2017 by Thistle

Note: I’m just back from vacation and have a couple backlogged reviews. I’ll be back to the blog in a more substantial way this weekend. In the meantime… From Goodreads: Scarlett has never left the tiny island where she and … Continue reading →

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Sunday Coffee – Gone Fishin’

Posted on February 19, 2017 by Thistle

Well, I haven’t really gone fishing, nor have I really ever gone fishing in my life, owing to an intense fear of fishhooks, not to mention I doubt I’d get much enjoyment from the activity even without that fear. But … Continue reading →

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Sanctuary

Posted on February 17, 2017 by Thistle

About eighteen months ago, I began to KonMari my house based on the principles in The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up. The experience took several months, and I learned a lot about myself during that time. I figured I was … Continue reading →

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Wellness Wednesday #45: Nimi

Posted on February 15, 2017 by Thistle

February hasn’t gone well in Mandaland. I had the one, brief spurt of energy on the second, and tried to keep up the momentum, but some health issues got the better of me. I’m in the process of working with … Continue reading →

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The Sociopath Next Door, by Martha Stout (audio)

Posted on February 13, 2017 by Thistle

Subtitled: The Ruthless Versus the Rest of Us Four percent of the population – about one in every 25 people – has no conscience. They are not all criminals, serial killers, or the Hitlers of the world, which is what … Continue reading →

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