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About Thistle

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

Top Ten Creature Characters

Posted on January 24, 2017 by Thistle

I’ll admit, I’m not usually a fan of talking animals and the like in books. However, some authors really think outside the norm and have made me fall in love with all sorts of creatures over the years. Here are … Continue reading →

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Sunday Coffee – Looking for a Book

Posted on January 22, 2017 by Thistle

Two weeks ago, a vague book plotline popped into my head. Ever since then, I’ve been trying to puzzle out what book it’s from. Unfortunately, the plotline in question is background to the book, taking place before the book began … Continue reading →

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Sorcerer to the Crown, by Zen Cho (audio)

Posted on January 20, 2017 by Thistle

From GoodReads: At his wit’s end, Zacharias Wythe, freed slave, eminently proficient magician, and Sorcerer Royal of the Unnatural Philosophers—one of the most respected organizations throughout all of Britain—ventures to the border of Fairyland to discover why England’s magical stocks … Continue reading →

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Wellness Wednesday #42: Fitness Test

Posted on January 18, 2017 by Thistle

One of my health goals this year is to improve my overall strength. I’ve lost a lot of strength as I’ve gained weight and since my foot prevented me from doing many exercises. I need to get that back, and … Continue reading →

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The Stories That Have Stayed With Me

Posted on January 17, 2017 by Thistle

Back when I was writing about Words of Radiance two Sundays ago, I got to thinking about how some books really resonate and stick. Some books just seem to come at exactly the right time, and influence your life so … Continue reading →

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Sunday Coffee – Comfort Things

Posted on January 15, 2017 by Thistle

Coffee. Family. Bubble baths. Libraries. Pizza. Kitty-snuggles. Harry Potter. Chocolate. Board games. NCIS. Massage. Sunsets. Spaghetti. Friends. Audiobooks. Stiffs Inc. Thrift stores. Geography. Lists.

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My Unscripted Life, by Lauren Morrill

Posted on January 13, 2017 by Thistle

After receiving a rejection from a summer art camp, Dee feels like the whole course of her future is suddenly off track. She jumps at the opportunity to intern for a small-production movie that’s just come to town, and finds … Continue reading →

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Shadows for Silence (collection), by Brandon Sanderson (audio)

Posted on January 11, 2017 by Thistle

This audio collection contains two novellas by Brandon Sanderson. Shadows for Silence in the Forests of Hell Silence is the owner and proprietor of a safe way-stop in the Forests of Hell, where Shades are attracted to movement, noise, and … Continue reading →

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2017 Book Priorities

Posted on January 10, 2017 by Thistle

Today’s Top Ten Tuesday asks about the books we meant to get to in 2016 but didn’t. Happily, I actually managed to get through my entire 2016 book priorities list, either reading, culling, or forwarding to 2017 (in the case … Continue reading →

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Sunday Coffee – Best of the Best

Posted on January 8, 2017 by Thistle

If you use GoodReads regularly, I’m sure you saw the whole “2016 in books” feature that popped up at the end of the year. I never take advantage of their stats because I have so many rereads, and those rereads … Continue reading →

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