Category Archives: Review

Meant to Be, by Lauren Morrill

Posted on May 15, 2013 by Thistle

Spoilers. Julia is a quiet, uptight swimmer/bookworm with few friends and a lot of idiosyncrasies. Jason is a popular, loud, obnoxious lacrosse player whom Julia despises. Unfortunately, the two of them are paired up for the duration of their 10-day … Continue reading →

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Protected: Beautiful Darkness, by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl

Posted on May 4, 2013 by Thistle

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The Shadow Society, by Marie Rutkoski

Posted on May 1, 2013 by Thistle

Darcy Jones doesn’t have any memory from before she was abandoned at a Chicago firehouse when she was five years old. Since then, she’s lived in a string of foster homes, and has only recently stayed in one long enough … Continue reading →

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Beautiful Creatures, by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl

Posted on April 30, 2013 by Thistle

Ethan is having dreams about a girl he cannot see, a girl sinking into mud, that he can’t rescue. He doesn’t understand, and he doesn’t expect anything to change in his backwoods small-town Gatlin, South Carolina. But then Lena arrives, … Continue reading →

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Relish: My Life in the Kitchen, by Lucy Knisley

Posted on April 22, 2013 by Thistle

I love Lucy Knisley. I adored French Milk, and so when I heard she had a new book out, I knew I had to read it. It doesn’t matter that I’m not really a cook, and that this book is … Continue reading →

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Protected: Full Planet, Empty Plates, by Lester Brown

Posted on April 17, 2013 by Thistle

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The Book of Margery Kempe, by Margery Kempe

Posted on April 9, 2013 by Thistle

This is an autobiography from the early 1400s of a woman who was apparently considered quite saintly. Basically, she had fits and religious delusions, gave herself over to crying and weeping so hard she astonished people continually (even those who … Continue reading →

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Zoo Story, by Thomas French (audio)

Posted on March 28, 2013 by Thistle

I picked up this audiobook back in December, while Jason and I were visiting an unfamiliar library branch during our day out for our anniversary. I like zoos, and I thought it might make an interesting bit of nonfiction. I … Continue reading →

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Scarlet, by Marissa Meyer

Posted on March 15, 2013 by Thistle

Minor spoilers. In complete contrast to what I normally think about second books in a series, I not only enjoyed Scarlet as much as Cinder, but I think it improved Cinder in my mind. Scarlet is a retelling of Little … Continue reading →

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Protected: The Madness Underneath, by Maureen Johnson

Posted on March 11, 2013 by Thistle

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