Tag Archives: mini-review

Suspect, by Kristin Wolden Nitz

Posted on July 20, 2010 by Thistle

The summer before Jen’s senior year, she goes to help out at her grandmother’s Bed & Breakfast in Missouri. Every summer, a mystery group comes together to put on a mystery weekend at the hotel, where everyone plays a role … Continue reading →

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Trance, by Linda Gerber

Posted on June 23, 2010 by Thistle

Ashlyn and her older sister, Kyra, see visions of the future. They go into trances and see random glimpses of images. While they see, they write number sequences that they can’t make sense of. They’ve never been able to stop … Continue reading →

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An Ideal Husband, by Oscar Wilde

Posted on May 4, 2010 by Thistle

Because I was so sad that The Importance of Being Earnest ended so quickly, I dove right into a second play of Wilde’s that I hadn’t even planned to read right away. An Ideal Husband was different. It had less … Continue reading →

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The Importance of Being Earnest, by Oscar Wilde

Posted on May 4, 2010 by Thistle

I’m not even going to try to describe the plot of this play. It’s a three-act comedy full of mix-ups, mistaken identities, and romance. Absolutely delightful. I laughed and smiled all through it. The only Oscar Wilde I’ve ever read … Continue reading →

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Black is for Beginnings, by Laurie Faria Stolarz

Posted on April 25, 2010 by Thistle

The fifth book of this series is a graphic novel. Stacey is dealing with relationship issues (won’t say anything further as I don’t want to spoil earlier books) and also dreaming about a little girl she once knew a long … Continue reading →

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Red is for Remembrance, by Laurie Faria Stolarz

Posted on April 23, 2010 by Thistle

Stacey is now in college and dealing with a whole new set of issues: grief about a very heavy loss in her life, a complete lack of dreams when she wants more than ever to have them, a roommate who … Continue reading →

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Silver is for Secrets, by Laurie Faria Stolarz

Posted on April 22, 2010 by Thistle

Senior year is over, and Stacey and her friends have rented a beach cabin for the summer. It’s supposed to be a vacation, but the nightmares start all over again, this time about a stranger, a girl who then shows … Continue reading →

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White is for Magic, by Laurie Faria Stolarz

Posted on April 21, 2010 by Thistle

A year later, and it’s happening again. Stacey is having dream premonitions. But this time, two things have changed. She’s not the only one having these dreams, and it’s her own death that she’s dreaming about. Okay I’m even more … Continue reading →

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the Weetzie Bat series, by Francesca Lia Block

Posted on April 20, 2010 by Thistle

Rather than add four individual reviews, I want to review this series in a single post. There are five books – Weetzie Bat, Witch Baby, Cherokee Bat and the Goat Guys, Missing Angel Juan, and Baby Be-Bop. The last of … Continue reading →

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Fragile Eternity, by Melissa Marr

Posted on April 18, 2010 by Thistle

This book, unlike the first two in the series, did not feel well written. Fragile Eternity is the third in the series and continues the story, back to focusing on Aislinn and Seth. There is very little plot, but lots … Continue reading →

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