Category Archives: Prose

Fanfic Minis – October 2026

Posted on October 30, 2026 by Thistle

Only one fic this month. There are two reasons for this. 1) I have like 20 fics I’m reading that are posting chapter by chapter each week, so none of them happened to finish in October. Because I was following … Continue reading →

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The Unlikely Pursuit of Mary Bennet, by Lindz McLeod (audio)

Posted on October 29, 2026 by Thistle

It’s been a few years since Charlotte got married to Mr Collins and moved out to his parsonage near Rosings. Now, she’s unexpectedly widowed and doesn’t know where her life is going to go next. She writes to friends and … Continue reading →

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How to Fake It in Society, by KJ Charles (audio)

Posted on October 26, 2026 by Thistle

From StoryGraph: It is 1821 and Nicolas-Marc, Comte de Valois de La Motte is making a splash in London Society. The son of Jeanne de Valois de La Motte, infamous for stealing a priceless diamond necklace meant for Marie Antoinette, … Continue reading →

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The Oblivion Bride, by Caitlin Starling (audio)

Posted on October 22, 2026 by Thistle

After most of her family dies, Lorelei is married off to the country’s top war alchemist, Nephele. The hope is that Nephele can discover and cure whatever curse is killing off Lorelei’s family line. Honestly, I didn’t really get into … Continue reading →

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Isn’t He Romantic? by Adib Khorram (audio)

Posted on October 19, 2026 by Thistle

Third in a series, where each of three friends (gay, Iranian-American men in Kansas City) has their own journey on the path toward love. This one had a fake-dating plot when a professional cellist (Ben) is trying to escape his … Continue reading →

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The Velvet Knife by Maureen Johnson (audio)

Posted on October 6, 2026 by Thistle

Follow-up to Nine Liars, and the sixth book in a loose series. I’ve been looking forward to this one for almost four years now. Nine Liars ended on a major cliffhanger. Tbh, by the time this one released, I’d mostly … Continue reading →

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Fanfic Minis – September 2026

Posted on October 1, 2026 by Thistle

I have a feeling there’s going to be a cascade of fics in October. There are a few Bangs happening right now and I’m reading like fifteen stories that are posting once per week… Anyway, here’s the much shorter list … Continue reading →

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Mini-reviews: two audiobooks by KJ Charles

Posted on September 30, 2026 by Thistle

A couple weeks back, I was bored and looking for more audiobooks to listen to. I found two KJ Charles books that had short hold lines, and put them both on hold at the library, only for them both to … Continue reading →

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The Luis Ortega Survival Club, by Sonido Reyes (audio)

Posted on September 21, 2026 by Thistle

TW: Rape. I’m sorry that I can’t really describe this book without a TW. It centers on Ari, an autistic girl with selective mutism who is raped at a party just before the book starts. Because she didn’t – couldn’t … Continue reading →

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The Alchemist of All Hallows Eve, by Gigi Pandian (audio)

Posted on September 17, 2026 by Thistle

I think this is like the tenth book in the series? Plus a few novellas that have come out along the way? What else can I say about it, given that I’ve reviewed so many?? This installment was excellent. Great … Continue reading →

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