Category Archives: Review

The Forgetting Time, by Sharon Guskin (audio)

Posted on April 5, 2016 by Thistle

Noah is a disturbed four year old, and his mother, Janie, doesn’t know how to help. Doctors and therapists can do nothing for him. Noah is growing ever worse, terrified of water, knowledge of things he’s had no exposure to, … Continue reading →

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Love in Lowercase, by Francesc Miralles

Posted on April 1, 2016 by Thistle

Samuel de Juan is a mid-30s professor living a solitary life when a cat shows up on his doorstep on New Year’s. Little did he know (ha!), by opening his door to that cat, Samuel would open his life up … Continue reading →

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Callback: The Well of Ascension

Posted on March 21, 2016 by Thistle

Recently I’ve been re-listening to my favorite of Brandon Sanderson’s trilogies, the Mistborn trilogy: The Final Empire, The Well of Ascension, and The Hero of Ages. After finishing The Final Empire, I found I didn’t have much to say about … Continue reading →

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The Children’s Home, by Charles Lambert (audio)

Posted on March 11, 2016 by Thistle

Morgan is a disfigured recluse living in a large manor home with only a housekeeper, Engel, for company. Then the children begin to arrive on the grounds, their origins mysterious, and they are welcomed into the home. The family grows … Continue reading →

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Calamity, by Brandon Sanderson

Posted on March 4, 2016 by Thistle

I won’t give any summary here, so as not to give away any spoilers for this book/series. Calamity is the third in the Reckoners trilogy, following Steelheart and Firefight. Let me start this review with my emotional/engagement thoughts. I’ve had … Continue reading →

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Stars Above, by Marissa Meyer

Posted on February 12, 2016 by Thistle

Stars Above is a collection of nine short stories related to Marissa Meyer’s Lunar Chronicles. The stories are in roughly chronological order, starting with some prequels and ending with (essentially) epilogues to the series. Each is from a different point … Continue reading →

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Mistborn: Secret History, by Brandon Sanderson

Posted on February 11, 2016 by Thistle

As I said in my review of Bands of Mourning, this novella is a companion to the original Mistborn trilogy, with major spoilers for that trilogy, plus minor spoilers for Bands. The story goes deep into the depths of Sanderson’s … Continue reading →

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Bands of Mourning, by Brandon Sanderson

Posted on February 10, 2016 by Thistle

In this third installment of this particular set of books in this multi-series sequence (ha!), our hero (Wax) is attempting to rescue his sister, deal with personal loss, and find a mythological magical item that may or may not exist. … Continue reading →

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Callback: Warbreaker

Posted on February 5, 2016 by Thistle

When I read Words of Radiance last month, I was pleasantly surprised to run across characters from Warbreaker. I’d been thinking about rereading the book for a long time, so this was the perfect lead-in! During my first experience with … Continue reading →

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Shadow Scale, by Rachel Hartman

Posted on January 28, 2016 by Thistle

War is about to break out between humans and dragons, and Seraphina, as a half-dragon, is in a unique position to help stop the conflict. Let me start by saying that I don’t really want to review this book. It … Continue reading →

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