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About Thistle

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

The Screaming Staircase, by Jonathan Stroud (audio)

Posted on June 14, 2014 by Thistle

Lucy is a ghost-hunter in alternate-world London. In this alternate world, ghosts of the dead frequently come back to haunt the living, and only children can see them (though adults can sense them to a certain degree). Ghost-hunting agencies then … Continue reading →

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Between Two Thorns, by Emma Newman

Posted on June 7, 2014 by Thistle

The plot of this story is a bit convoluted. There are three worlds: the fae world, where fae are trapped by Sorcerers, the real world, and the “in between” world, where some families live. I’m not sure if those families … Continue reading →

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Protected: Throne of Glass, by Sarah J. Maas

Posted on May 24, 2014 by Thistle

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Protected: Year of Mistaken Discoveries, by Eileen Cook

Posted on May 15, 2014 by Thistle

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The Bitter Kingdom, by Rae Carson

Posted on May 6, 2014 by Thistle

Installment three of this trilogy, after The Girl of Fire and Thorns, and The Crown of Embers. Spoilers. What can I say? I think this is my new favorite series. There were definitely some flaws in this book, particularly with … Continue reading →

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Attachments, by Rainbow Rowell

Posted on May 4, 2014 by Thistle

My second book by Rainbow Rowell was not quite as good as the first, but still quite good. Attachments is an adult book, a story about two people who work at a small newspaper in late 1999. Lincoln is the … Continue reading →

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The Crown of Embers, by Rae Carson

Posted on May 2, 2014 by Thistle

Sequel to The Girl of Fire and Thorns. And oh my it was wonderful. I just want to hug this series! In this book, Elisa is struggling to assert herself as queen and not appear weak. There are assassination attempts … Continue reading →

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Phantom – DONE!

Posted on April 30, 2014 by Thistle

Note: Originally posted on Facebook. Formatting added on repost. Done. Eight years to the date, four drafts, hundreds of thousands of words in notes and manuscripts combined, and I have a final version of the very first novel I ever … Continue reading →

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The Girl of Fire and Thorns, by Rae Carson

Posted on April 17, 2014 by Thistle

Spoilers. Once every century, God chooses a Hero. The child is meant to perform a service in His name, and is identified by a jewel known as the Godstone in the child’s navel, not present at birth, but granted shortly … Continue reading →

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And Then She Fell, by Stephanie Laurens (audio)

Posted on April 16, 2014 by Thistle

Henrietta doesn’t believe in the necklace charm that has been passed down through the ladies of her family and, for years, to her. She doesn’t believe it will help her find her “hero,” but instead believes she will remain a … Continue reading →

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