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About Thistle

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

North of Beautiful, by Justina Chen Headley

Posted on June 23, 2016 by Thistle

Terra was born with a large port-wine stain across half her face, and despite the doctor’s best efforts, nothing has helped to improve the appearance. She goes through life behind a thick layer of makeup, clinging to a boyfriend she … Continue reading →

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The Widow, by Fiona Barton

Posted on June 21, 2016 by Thistle

Glen Taylor is a very bad man, or at least a man accused (but without enough evidence to convict him) of doing very bad things. Jean, his wife, has stood by him over the years of accusations, police investigations, press … Continue reading →

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Sunday Coffee – For the Fathers

Posted on June 19, 2016 by Thistle

Happy Father’s Day!

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Being Sloane Jacobs, by Lauren Morrill

Posted on June 17, 2016 by Thistle

Sloane Emily Jacobs is a former competitive figure skater trying to make a comeback. She’s also the daughter of a senator with her life always on camera, and she’s seen more than she ever wanted to see. She’s off to … Continue reading →

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Kingdom of Strangers, by Zoe Ferraris

Posted on June 15, 2016 by Thistle

When a body is found in a remote part of the desert, evidence emerges that there’s a serial killer long on the loose near Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The homicide team is stumped, digging for patterns and clues as over a … Continue reading →

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Top Most-Anticipated Remaining 2016 Releases

Posted on June 14, 2016 by Thistle

How do you shorten today’s topic into a brief title?? Heh. Anyway, today we discuss those releases still left to come in 2016 that we’re most excited about. I don’t quite have ten, because my most anticipated (Oathbringer by Brandon … Continue reading →

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Sunday Coffee – A Balance of Voice and Persona

Posted on June 12, 2016 by Thistle

When I started blogging about books over eight years ago, I was a very different reader than I am today. I had a very limited set of books I enjoyed. I always finished books that I started, no matter how … Continue reading →

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Scattered Hellos

Posted on June 11, 2016 by Thistle

Hello lovely people! I’ve had tons and tons going on over the last few weeks, and while I’ve talked in brief about some things (boys out of school, new haircut, stupid termite issues), I thought I’d do a bullet list … Continue reading →

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The Sleeping Prince, by Melinda Salisbury (audio)

Posted on June 9, 2016 by Thistle

In this follow-up to The Sin Eater’s Daughter, a fairy tale has come to life. The Sleeping Prince is awake, and is taking multiple kingdoms for his throne after five hundred years asleep. He’s brutal, and the world is in … Continue reading →

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Something New, by Lucy Knisley

Posted on June 8, 2016 by Thistle

Subtitled: Tales From a Makeshift Bride As evidenced by the title and cover of this graphic novel, Lucy Knisley takes us through the year of her wedding planning and eventual ceremony. And just as with other Knisley books, I was … Continue reading →

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