Tag Archives: atmospheric

Dreadful Company, by Vivian Shaw (audio)

Posted on September 10, 2018 by Thistle

This second Greta Helsing novel, as I predicted, is an entirely separate plot from Strange Practice. The characters are (mostly) the same, with a few new people introduced. In this volume, Greta is in France at a conference when a … Continue reading →

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Foundryside, by Robert Jackson Bennett

Posted on September 5, 2018 by Thistle

Sancia is a thief-by-necessity in a world where class difference is sharply divided. She avoids those who have power, prestige, and wealth, but on a dangerous job which should pay a huge sum of money, she gets tangled up with … Continue reading →

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The One, by John Marrs

Posted on April 9, 2018 by Thistle

If a DNA test could match you to the one person in the world you are biologically compatible with, would you take the test? How would your results influence your actions? Can terms like “love” and “soulmate” really be quantified … Continue reading →

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Children of Blood and Bone, by Tomi Adeyemi

Posted on March 26, 2018 by Thistle

From GoodReads: Zélie Adebola remembers when the soil of Orïsha hummed with magic. Burners ignited flames, Tiders beckoned waves, and Zelie’s Reaper mother summoned forth souls. But everything changed the night magic disappeared. Under the orders of a ruthless king, maji … Continue reading →

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Night of Cake and Puppets, by Laini Taylor

Posted on December 27, 2017 by Thistle

In the Daughter of Smoke and Bone trilogy by Laini Taylor, Karou’s best friend is an absolutely amazing “rabid fairy” named Zuzana. Zuzana has the biggest crush on a co-worker she knows only as “violin-boy,” and her rabid-fairy-ness flees whenever … Continue reading →

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The Scarecrow Queen, by Melinda Salisbury

Posted on November 27, 2017 by Thistle

I’m not going to summarize this book as it would give away spoilers from the previous two books, The Sin Eater’s Daughter and The Sleeping Prince. I’ll just say that this is the conclusion to the series, involving war, rebellion, … Continue reading →

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All the Crooked Saints, by Maggie Stiefvater (audio)

Posted on October 23, 2017 by Thistle

From GoodReads: Here is a thing everyone wants: a miracle. Here is a thing everyone fears: what it takes to get one. Any visitor to Bicho Raro, Colorado is likely to find a landscape of dark saints, forbidden love, scientific dreams, miracle-mad … Continue reading →

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The Call, by Peadar O’Guilin (audio)

Posted on October 13, 2017 by Thistle

It’s been twenty-five years since the Sidhe began their revenge on the Irish. They were banished thousands of years ago, and now they plot to exterminate the population of the island. No one can get in or out of Ireland. … Continue reading →

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The Empty Grave, by Jonathan Stroud (audio)

Posted on September 14, 2017 by Thistle

As this is the fifth book in the Lockwood & Co series, any description would necessarily give away series spoilers, and I don’t want to do that. Instead I’ll do my best to sing this book’s praises – and the … Continue reading →

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A Face Like Glass, by Frances Hardinge

Posted on July 31, 2017 by Thistle

The underground city of Caverna is known for two things: first for the magical delicacies they create (wines that erase specific memories, perfume that convinces you to trust the wearer, etc), and second for their doll-like faces. Babies born in … Continue reading →

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