Category Archives: 2017

The Girl at Midnight, by Melissa Grey (audio)

Posted on September 14, 2015 by Thistle

Echo has been raised by Avicen, a race of bird-like creatures living outside human society. Though raised by them, Echo is not fully accepted, since she’s human, and so she’s willing to work to gain their respect. She agrees to … Continue reading →

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Blue Lily, Lily Blue, by Maggie Stiefvater

Posted on October 31, 2014 by Thistle

Third book in the Raven Cycle, after The Raven Boys and The Dream Thieves. I cannot review this one in regular fashion. I just love these books too much to formulate coherent thoughts. Instead, I will simply list out some … Continue reading →

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The Dream Thieves, by Maggie Stiefvater (audio)

Posted on September 26, 2014 by Thistle

This review will necessarily contain spoilers for the first book in the series, The Raven Boys. It will unnecessarily contain minor spoilers from The Dream Thieves. Ronan Lynch has a secret. He can remove things from his dreams, taking them … Continue reading →

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The Silkworm, by Robert Galbraith

Posted on September 16, 2014 by Thistle

In this second Cormoran Strike novel, Strike takes on a case to find a missing husband. Owen Quine is an eccentric two-bit author whose latest work was rejected right before he disappeared. His wife believes he’s gone off in a … Continue reading →

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The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater (audio)

Posted on September 11, 2014 by Thistle

Blue Sargent lives in a family of psychics, though she has no (usable) magic herself. She’s been told since early childhood that if she kisses her true love, he will die, and therefore, she’s decided never to fall in love. … Continue reading →

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The Cuckoo’s Calling, by Robert Galbraith

Posted on July 24, 2013 by Thistle

I put this book on hold the moment I found out that “Robert Galbraith” is really JK Rowling. Crazy, the way it was discovered, and I feel sorry for Rowling. I know she didn’t want it out so quickly. But … Continue reading →

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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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City of Dark Magic, by Magnus Flyte

Posted on February 5, 2013 by Thistle

This is my favorite book of 2013 thus far. It’s so creative and so much fun, flying across a dozen different genres, with a plot and characters so ridiculous the book should be ludicrous, but it doesn’t take itself seriously, … Continue reading →

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