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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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Author Archives: Thistle
Shadows of Self, by Brandon Sanderson
Part 2 in the second trilogy of the Mistborn trilogy-of-trilogies (ha!), this follows The Alloy of Law and continues the adventures of Wax and Wayne. The city of Elendel is burbling with unrest, and after some peculiar murders catch the … Continue reading
Sunday Coffee – NaNoWriMo
November 1st. The beginning of a season. A 30-day spring to 50,000 words. National Novel Writing Month. NaNoWriMo. I’ve been participating in NaNoWriMo since 2009. In years past, I’ve gone to great lengths to defend the event from cranky naysayers, … Continue reading
The Quick, by Lauren Owen (audio)
I’m not going to summarize this book the way I usually do in reviews, for two reasons. First, I knew almost nothing about the book going in, and that influenced my experience with it. Second, this is the sort of … Continue reading
Posted in 2015, Adult, Prose
Tagged atmospheric, audio, historical, LGBTQIA, portentous, RIP-worthy, speculative
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Wellness Wednesday #9: Numbers
Recently, I found myself a primary care doctor in San Antonio, and he began doing various tests and such. Yay needles and blood! Some of the news has been good. I have no autoimmune disorders like lupus or rheumatoid arthritis. … Continue reading
Dead Witch Walking, by Kim Harrison
A witch, a vampire, and a pixie walk into a church… Sounds like the beginning of a joke, right? But that’s really what this book is about, except instead of just walking into a church, Rachel (the witch), Ivy (the … Continue reading
Posted in 2015, Adult, Prose
Tagged dream-invader, LGBTQIA, mini-review, RIP-worthy, speculative
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Technique Review: Bullet Journal
Over the years, I’ve tried multiple kinds of to-do list tracking. Back when I was working full time, I used the Franklin Covey method, but it no longer worked once I was a stay at home mom with a much … Continue reading
Wellness Wednesday #8: Glass Ball
When I was ten years old, my family moved across the country from South Carolina to Texas. For several months, while my parents looked for jobs and got on their feet from the move, we lived with my grandparents, and … Continue reading
