Category Archives: Adult

Darling Girl, by Liz Michalski

Posted on August 9, 2022 by Thistle

From Goodreads: Life is looking up for Holly Darling, granddaughter of Wendy–yes, that Wendy. She’s running a successful skincare company; her son, Jack, is happy and healthy; and the tragedy of her past is well behind her…until she gets a call … Continue reading →

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You’re Invited, by Amanda Jayatissa

Posted on July 15, 2022 by Thistle

Amaya hasn’t spoken to her ex-boyfriend or ex-best-friend in five years, but when she sees they’ve suddenly gotten engaged, she knows she must stop the wedding at all costs. Book TW (contains spoilers so highlight to read): fatphobia, self-harm, BDSM, … Continue reading →

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The Locked Room, by Elly Griffiths (audio)

Posted on July 7, 2022 by Thistle

As the UK enters its first lockdown in 2020, Ruth Galloway tries to unravel a mystery from her mother’s past while simultaneously teaching, homeschooling, and running a university department. DCI Nelson, meanwhile, finds his investigation into a string of suspicious … Continue reading →

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Tell Me Everything, by Erika Krouse (audio)

Posted on July 1, 2022 by Thistle

Subtitled: The Story of a Private Investigation Part memoir, part legal/true crime, Krouse details the work she did as a private detective on a landmark case involving sexual assault in the collegiate football arena. Over the course of several years, … Continue reading →

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Curfew, by Jayne Cowie

Posted on June 29, 2022 by Thistle

For fifteen years, women in Great Britain have been safe. Ever since the reforms of 2023, women have had equal pay, domestic work compensation, free and easy access to healthcare such as birth control and abortion, strict laws re: violence … Continue reading →

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Breathless, by Amy McCulloch

Posted on May 23, 2022 by Thistle

Cecily is famous for not making it to the summit of high mountains. She’s still a bit gobsmacked that the famous Charles McVeigh has invited her to be the only journalist on his final push to break a world record: … Continue reading →

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Yerba Buena, by Nina LaCour

Posted on May 20, 2022 by Thistle

From GoodReads: When Sara Foster runs away from home at sixteen, she leaves behind not only the losses that have shattered her world but the girl she once was, capable of trust and intimacy. Years later, in Los Angeles, she … Continue reading →

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The Hacienda, by Isabel Cañas

Posted on May 13, 2022 by Thistle

When Rodolfo Solórzano proposes to Beatriz, she jumps at the opportunity to help her family out of their current poverty and dependance on hateful relatives. She travels with her new husband to his country estate with plans to make it … Continue reading →

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The Reunion, by Kiersten Modglin (audio)

Posted on May 6, 2022 by Thistle

Cait doesn’t particularly want to attend her 10-year high school reunion, but she also needs to face the things that happened at the end of her senior year, and the people who made her life miserable. Only now that she’s … Continue reading →

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April Mini-Reviews

Posted on April 29, 2022 by Thistle

Very little reading happened in April, but here are some mini-reviews of the things that got read in the corners of busyness! Remote Control by Nnedi Okorafor This is a sci-fi future-world story of a girl who is somehow infected … Continue reading →

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