Tag Archives: audio

Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell, by Susanna Clarke (audio)

Posted on February 5, 2015 by Thistle

This book is way too long and multi-plotted for me to try to describe on my own. I’d paste in the Goodreads synopsis, but that’s also extraordinarily long, so instead, if you don’t really know what this book is about, … Continue reading →

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All Joy and No Fun, by Jennifer Senior (audio)

Posted on January 8, 2015 by Thistle

Subtitled: The Paradox of Modern Parenting. This book is a sociological look at the ways parenting has changed over the last hundred or so years. It is not a how-to or advice book about parenting, and it focuses on the … Continue reading →

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The Queen of the Tearling, by Erika Johansen (audio)

Posted on December 22, 2014 by Thistle

Raised in hiding until her nineteenth birthday, Kelsea Raleigh returns to the city to claim her place as queen. In order to avoid spoilers, that’s all I’m going to say about that. I’ve heard such good things about this book … 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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Storm Front, by Jim Butcher (audio)

Posted on October 29, 2014 by Thistle

Harry Dresden is a professional wizard, meaning that yes, he can perform magic – such a thing does exist, along with vampires and demons and various other paranormal phenomena – and yes, he does so for a fee when you … Continue reading →

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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, by Robert Louis Stevenson (audio)

Posted on October 24, 2014 by Thistle

I have read the story of Jekyll & Hyde so many times since my first read eight years ago that I really cannot just review it like a normal book. Even my first review – my third read-through, and one … Continue reading →

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The Secret Place, by Tana French (audio)

Posted on October 16, 2014 by Thistle

Stephen Moran has been working cold cases since his appearance in Faithful Place. Holly Mackey, who has aged seven years since Faithful Place, comes to him with a postcard from a wall at her private girls’ school. The wall is … Continue reading →

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The Whispering Skull, by Jonathan Stroud

Posted on October 1, 2014 by Thistle

The adventures continue for Lockwood & Co, related to the teaser at the end of The Screaming Staircase. It involves murder, theft, old uncontained relics, a black market ring, and leaping off buildings. I don’t want to say anything more … 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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