Tag Archives: audio

Bitter Waters, by Vivian Shaw (audio)

Posted on April 4, 2025 by Thistle

This is a novella-sized addition (3.5) to the Greta Helsing series. I’ve read the first three, with the fourth coming out later this year. Honestly, it’s been long enough since the third (2019) that I barely remember the previous installments. … Continue reading →

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Callback: Good Omens

Posted on August 10, 2023 by Thistle

I am currently obsessed with Good Omens. Here’s the thing: I listened to the audiobook way back in 2010. It was one of the first audiobooks I’d ever tried, and I enjoyed it immensely, but I didn’t get obsessed. I … Continue reading →

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A House with Good Bones, by T. Kingfisher (audio)

Posted on July 31, 2023 by Thistle

Between work assignments, Sam goes to spend a few months with her mother in the house where she grew up. Sam’s brother has expressed concern about their mother’s recent behavior, and Sam is equally alarmed when she arrives. Her mother … Continue reading →

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Yumi and the Nightmare Painter, by Brandon Sanderson (audio)

Posted on July 13, 2023 by Thistle

From StoryGraph: Yumi comes from a land of gardens, meditation, and spirits, while Painter lives in a world of darkness, technology, and nightmares. When their lives suddenly become intertwined in strange ways, can they put aside their differences and work … Continue reading →

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Sunday Coffee – Audible Scam

Posted on July 2, 2023 by Thistle

A few months ago, I purchased a book from Audible through one of their sales, for something like $7. Recently, I started listening to it, but it wasn’t catching my attention and I didn’t think it would do so in … Continue reading →

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A Tempest at Sea, by Sherry Thomas (audio)

Posted on June 14, 2023 by Thistle

This is volume 7 of this series, which if anyone remembers from my previous reviews, I’d started to get bored with. For the last few volumes, in fact, I struggled to keep up with the story because I didn’t remember … Continue reading →

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The Last Remains, by Elly Griffiths (audio)

Posted on May 8, 2023 by Thistle

In the fall of 2019, I discovered the Ruth Galloway series and quickly binged my way through the first 11 of them. Each year since, a new book has published, and The Last Remains is the 15th and final volume … Continue reading →

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Nightbirds, by Kate Armstrong (audio)

Posted on April 28, 2023 by Thistle

Magic is forbidden by the church, but it lives on deep inside certain women, kept hidden by rich families to do their bidding with a kiss. On the surface, this is the story of three teenage girls forced into a … Continue reading →

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The Longest Race, by Kara Goucher and Mary Pilon (audio)

Posted on April 21, 2023 by Thistle

Subtitled: Inside the Secret World of Abuse, Doping, and Deception on Nike’s Elite Running Team From the subtitle of this book, I expected it to be part memoir, part exposé about the Nike Oregon Project. While it is that, the … Continue reading →

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The Frugal Wizard’s Handbook, by Brandon Sanderson (audio)

Posted on April 14, 2023 by Thistle

Full title: The Frugal Wizard’s Handbook for Surviving Medieval England Our narrator wakes up in a field, not knowing who or where he is. Very quickly, he discovers that he’s from another dimension and has traveled to some version of … Continue reading →

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