Tag Archives: memorable

Callback: The Well of Ascension

Posted on March 21, 2016 by Thistle

Recently I’ve been re-listening to my favorite of Brandon Sanderson’s trilogies, the Mistborn trilogy: The Final Empire, The Well of Ascension, and The Hero of Ages. After finishing The Final Empire, I found I didn’t have much to say about … 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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The Raven’s Prophecy Tarot, by Maggie Stiefvater

Posted on December 18, 2015 by Thistle

Subtitled: Illuminating the Prophecy [Before starting this review, let me clear up a few misconceptions about tarot. Tarot is not magic. It does not tell the future. It is not anti-Christian or some form of devilry. It is not a … Continue reading →

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Career of Evil, by Robert Galbraith (audio)

Posted on December 4, 2015 by Thistle

This is the third volume in the continuing series of Cormoran Strike’s detective agency. Strike’s assistant and business partner, Robin, has been sent a severed leg, and Cormoran immediately has a few ideas about who might have sent it. While … Continue reading →

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Come As You Are, by Emily Nagoski (audio)

Posted on November 23, 2015 by Thistle

Subtitled: The Surprising New Science That Will Transform Your Sex Life In Come As You Are, Nagoski discusses what women’s sexuality is and isn’t, and talks about the many ways that culture and history has interfered with and influenced the … Continue reading →

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The Hollow Boy, by Jonathan Stroud

Posted on October 12, 2015 by Thistle

Lockwood & Co. are still on the case(s), this time trying to contain one of the largest sources of supernatural outbreak since the Problem began. Only now, the team is disjointed. Business has been booming, the team is split up … Continue reading →

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It Was Me All Along, by Andie Mitchell (audio)

Posted on October 5, 2015 by Thistle

Growing up, food was Mitchell’s best friend and most consistent source of comfort. By twenty years old, she was up to 268 lbs, and went on a weight loss journey to lose 135 lbs. She was thin and physically healthy, … Continue reading →

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Gentlemen and Players, by Joanne Harris

Posted on September 21, 2015 by Thistle

St. Oswald’s Grammar School for Boys has withstood so much, from curriculum modernization to the dwindling of funds to a series of scandals buried as deep as the Board of Governors can dig. Roy Straitly has been teaching Latin there … Continue reading →

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Nekropolis, by Maureen McHugh

Posted on August 27, 2015 by Thistle

Hariba has voluntarily entered a life of forced servitude to escape the death-homes of Nekropolis, the section of a large Moroccan city where she was raised. She’s working for a rich couple who buy the contract of many such forced-servants, … Continue reading →

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The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up, by Marie Kondo

Posted on July 23, 2015 by Thistle

Subtitled: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing So…basically this is a kind of self-help course in decluttering and organizing, as the subtitle suggests. It’s been traveling around the blogosphere for a time now, and I first heard about it … Continue reading →

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