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The Trespasser, by Tana French (audio)

Posted on October 11, 2016 by Thistle

Antoinette Conway is nearly done with the Dublin Murder Squad. The harassment has gotten to the breaking point, and Conway can hardly tell who is and isn’t out to get her anymore. The case that’s handed down to her and … Continue reading →

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Protected: Losing It, by Cora Carmack

Posted on October 10, 2016 by Thistle

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Crooked Kingdom, by Leigh Bardugo (audio)

Posted on October 4, 2016 by Thistle

Crooked Kingdom is the followup to Six of Crows. As far as I’m aware, this is a two-book series and there won’t be further volumes. (There are, however, some indications that there might be more books coming in this world … Continue reading →

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Ross Poldark, by Winston Graham (audio)

Posted on September 28, 2016 by Thistle

Earlier this month, I watched the first season of Poldark and rather enjoyed it. So of course, I had to start reading the books. I’ve finished the first book on audio, and here are my thoughts in handy little bullets: … Continue reading →

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The Creeping Shadow, by Jonathan Stroud (audio)

Posted on September 23, 2016 by Thistle

Book 4 in the Lockwood & Co series. This review will have minor spoilers from previous books but no spoilers from this volume. So this book begins a few months after the abrupt end of The Hollow Boy. Lucy is … Continue reading →

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The Selection: Stories, by Kiera Cass

Posted on September 15, 2016 by Thistle

Not much to say about this collection. The book consisted of two stories – “The Prince” and “The Guard” – which went through a few events of the original Selection trilogy from the point of view of other characters. Namely, … Continue reading →

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The Accidental Alchemist, by Gigi Pandian (audio)

Posted on September 12, 2016 by Thistle

A three-hundred-year-old alchemist, a teen hoodlum, and a French gourmet chef gargoyle take up residence in an abandoned haunted house in Portland… Sounds like the beginning of a joke, right? That’s essentially the opening premise to this book, however, followed … Continue reading →

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Rejection Proof, by Jia Jiang (audio)

Posted on September 9, 2016 by Thistle

Subtitled: 100 Days of Rejection, or How to Ask Anything of Anyone at Anytime Also subtitled: How I Beat Fear and Became Invincible, One Rejection at a Time Okay. I think the premise of Rejection Proof is obvious by the … Continue reading →

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An Ember in the Ashes, by Sabaa Tahir (audio)

Posted on September 6, 2016 by Thistle

Laia is forced into a dangerous mission after the ruling class kills most of her family and takes her brother captive. She’s sent to spy on the leader of a military school in exchange for the rebels rescuing her brother. … Continue reading →

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Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, by Jack Thorne

Posted on August 10, 2016 by Thistle

(based on a story by JK Rowling, and in collaboration with John Tiffany) Many years after the end of the Harry Potter series, a new story starts centered on the children of several characters of the original series. In play … Continue reading →

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