Tag Archives: LGBTQIA

Grave Importance, by Vivian Shaw (audio)

Posted on October 2, 2019 by Thistle

As a favor to a friend (and a bit of vacation for herself), Greta Helsing takes over as director at a health and wellness spa for mummies in the south of France. There, she encounters an odd condition she’s never … Continue reading →

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The Last Resort, by Marissa Stapley

Posted on September 13, 2019 by Thistle

The Harmony Resort promises to be a “last resort” stop for struggling couples, run by famed marriage counselors with a perfect marriage. But no marriage is really perfect, and several couples find themselves grappling with more than they expected. Now … Continue reading →

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The City in the Middle of the Night, by Charlie Jane Anders

Posted on June 28, 2019 by Thistle

From Goodreads: Set on a planet that has fully definitive, never-changing zones of day and night, with ensuing extreme climates of endless, frigid darkness and blinding, relentless light, humankind has somehow continued apace — though the perils outside the built … Continue reading →

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Tell Me How You Really Feel, by Aminah Mae Safi

Posted on June 24, 2019 by Thistle

Rachel and Sana are not friends. When they first started in the same high school together, Sana asked Rachel out, and Rachel assumed it was a mean prank. Ever since then, the two have avoided each other. Now, they’re forced … Continue reading →

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Bright We Burn, by Kiersten White

Posted on August 27, 2018 by Thistle

As this is the third book in a series, I won’t say too much about the story. This is the continuation of a story based on a fiction version of the man later known as Vlad the Impaler, or alternatively, … Continue reading →

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The Prince and the Dressmaker, by Jen Wang

Posted on August 10, 2018 by Thistle

When Frances follows her client’s wishes instead of her boss’, she is both fired from her job as a seamstress and hired by a mysterious new client in the palace. She meets Sebastian, the Belgian prince, in need of her … Continue reading →

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Tess of the Road, by Rachel Hartman (audio)

Posted on April 6, 2018 by Thistle

Tess has always been the “bad” twin, in her angelic sister’s shadow, tormented by her mother and younger brothers. Her family is completely miserable: parents estranged and impoverished, half-sister who is also a half-dragon, and Tess herself, “ruined” at the … Continue reading →

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Protected: Into the Bright Unknown, by Rae Carson

Posted on December 15, 2017 by Thistle

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Now I Rise, by Kiersten White

Posted on September 29, 2017 by Thistle

After And I Darken, the paths taken by the three main characters have diverged. Lada (Vlad the Impaler) has gone back to Europe to try to claim the throne of Wallachia. Mehmed (sultan of the Ottoman Empire) plans to conquer … Continue reading →

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Mrs. Fletcher, by Tom Perrotta

Posted on September 25, 2017 by Thistle

Eve Fletcher is a divorced single mom whose only son has just gone off to his freshman year of college. As she struggles with empty nest syndrome, she finds herself addicted to internet smut, while simultaneously taking a class in … Continue reading →

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