Tag Archives: mini-review

Kid Gloves, by Lucy Knisley

Posted on April 15, 2019 by Thistle

In this graphic memoir, Knisley discusses her trials in getting pregnant, including discussion of miscarriage and fertility treatment, and then her trials during her pregnancy, labor, and delivery. It’s both a memoir on a specific topic, and a historical look … Continue reading →

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A Summing Up of March Titles

Posted on April 5, 2019 by Thistle

I did a lot of skim-reading in March. I don’t usually write reviews of skim-read books, and I don’t include them as part of my year’s reading list. However, because I haven’t finished a non-skim-read book since February, I decided … Continue reading →

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Rosmersholm; The Christmas Hirelings (audio)

Posted on March 4, 2019 by Thistle

I listened to a couple short classics (one play, one novella) a couple weeks back. Since they were both short and my thoughts on them are equally so, I decided to review them both in the same post. The two … Continue reading →

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King of Scars, by Leigh Bardugo

Posted on February 25, 2019 by Thistle

Time has passed since the end of the Grisha trilogy and the Six of Crows duology. The country of Ravka has tentative peace, but is still threatened by enemies without and within. King Nicholai is determined to heal his country, … Continue reading →

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An Unwanted Guest, by Shari Lapena

Posted on January 25, 2019 by Thistle

A collection of guests are snowed in at a quaint luxury hotel in the Catskills. When one of them dies, it looks like an accident…but then another is quite obviously murdered. Terror ensues. I grabbed this one off my library’s … Continue reading →

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Love a la Mode, by Stephanie Kate Strohm

Posted on January 24, 2019 by Thistle

Henry and Rosie meet on a plane to Paris, where they’re both new students of a specialty culinary high school. They fall in love-at-first-sight, of course, as you’d expect, but you know things can’t be that easy. This was a … Continue reading →

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The Winters, by Lisa Gabriele

Posted on December 27, 2018 by Thistle

Getting in a last quick mini-review before the year ends! This book is a retelling of Rebecca updated to modern times and with a stepdaughter, Dani, instead of a Mrs Danvers. Rebecca was of course a loose retelling of Jane … Continue reading →

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Abandoned Books of 2018

Posted on December 21, 2018 by Thistle

I cull tons of books from my potential read list every year, and don’t consider those “abandoned.” Only books that I put down after some serious investment fall into my abandoned list, and those books deserve some blog-time. Often, what … Continue reading →

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The Hollow of Fear, by Sherry Thomas (audio)

Posted on October 29, 2018 by Thistle

This is the next installment in the Lady Sherlock series. I can’t really describe the plot without giving away the last two books, and the mysteries in these books are really good, so I definitely don’t want to do that! … Continue reading →

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The Hypnotist’s Love Story, by Liane Moriarty

Posted on September 21, 2018 by Thistle

Ellen, a hypnotherapist, thinks she’s finally found Mr. Right in Patrick. So when Patrick announces that they need to talk, her heart begins to break. He’s not breaking up with her, though – instead, he has a stalker that he … Continue reading →

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