Tag Archives: dream-invader

Red Queen, by Victoria Aveyard

Posted on March 22, 2017 by Thistle

The world is divided along lines of color: Silver and Red. Those with silver blood (literally) have supernatural powers and are the ruling class. Those with red blood are ordinary, and thus essentially slave labor. Of course, divisions like this … Continue reading →

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The Hanged Man, by PN Elrod

Posted on March 13, 2017 by Thistle

When Lady Alex Pendlebury is called in to psychically evaluate a death, she has no idea that the deceased will be someone she knows. The death, which Alex is convinced is a murder rather than suicide, is peculiar, and when … Continue reading →

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Different Class, by Joanne Harris

Posted on January 30, 2017 by Thistle

Roy Straitley has been a St. Oswald’s teacher for over thirty years. He’s not easily ruffled, and he survived the events of the previous year. St. Oswald’s isn’t doing as well after those events, though, and there’s a new crisis … Continue reading →

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Sorcerer to the Crown, by Zen Cho (audio)

Posted on January 20, 2017 by Thistle

From GoodReads: At his wit’s end, Zacharias Wythe, freed slave, eminently proficient magician, and Sorcerer Royal of the Unnatural Philosophers—one of the most respected organizations throughout all of Britain—ventures to the border of Fairyland to discover why England’s magical stocks … Continue reading →

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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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A Kiss at Midnight, by Eloisa James

Posted on May 9, 2016 by Thistle

After seven years of virtual servitude at the hands of her callous stepmother, Kate once more has her wants overruled. Her stepsister is injured and thus cannot go with her fiance to meet the prince and gain approval for the … Continue reading →

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The Raven King, by Maggie Stiefvater

Posted on May 6, 2016 by Thistle

1. Book 4 of the Raven Cycle. 2. There will be no spoilers at all in this review (book or series). 3. I honestly considered simply writing the word LOVE!!!!! on this review and being done with it. 4. I … Continue reading →

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Readathon: The Selection, by Kiera Cass

Posted on May 4, 2016 by Thistle

America Singer is perfectly fine with her life. Sure, her family isn’t rich or part of an upper caste, but the love of her life lives next door, and she’s happy with the profession she’s assigned by society. Then she … Continue reading →

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The Forgetting Time, by Sharon Guskin (audio)

Posted on April 5, 2016 by Thistle

Noah is a disturbed four year old, and his mother, Janie, doesn’t know how to help. Doctors and therapists can do nothing for him. Noah is growing ever worse, terrified of water, knowledge of things he’s had no exposure to, … Continue reading →

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Callback: Warbreaker

Posted on February 5, 2016 by Thistle

When I read Words of Radiance last month, I was pleasantly surprised to run across characters from Warbreaker. I’d been thinking about rereading the book for a long time, so this was the perfect lead-in! During my first experience with … Continue reading →

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