Tag Archives: psychology

The Cage, by Megan Shepherd

Posted on August 20, 2015 by Thistle

Six teenagers wake up in an unfamiliar world full of semi-human environments. Each of them remember exactly what they were doing the moment before, but their memories don’t match up with the present. They’re dressed in different clothes, and nothing … Continue reading →

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Fairest, by Marissa Meyer

Posted on August 19, 2015 by Thistle

Prequel to the Lunar Chronicles, featuring Queen Levana’s backstory. I’ve enjoyed all the Lunar Chronicles thus far, and can’t wait for Winter to release later this year. I’ve read all the short stories, and now this novella. Funny thing: When … Continue reading →

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Fat Girl Walking, by Brittany Gibbons (audio) + getting personal

Posted on August 18, 2015 by Thistle

Subtitled: Sex, Food, Love, and Being Comfortable in Your Skin…Every Inch of It One woman’s journey into body-positivity. Exploring her life through stories, Gibbons discusses the ins and outs of being a larger woman in our society, and how she … Continue reading →

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Her, by Harriet Lane

Posted on August 10, 2015 by Thistle

Nina is a successful painter, life neat and orderly. Emma has left her career to care for her children, and is caught up in the drudgery of that life. When the two meet, seemingly by chance, they take to each … Continue reading →

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Where They Found Her, by Kimberly McCreight

Posted on August 6, 2015 by Thistle

When Molly is assigned to investigate a murder for the local newspaper, she doesn’t expect the victim to be a newborn, embroiling her in memories of her miscarriage two years before and the depression that followed. I read Reconstructing Amelia … Continue reading →

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The Saffron Kitchen, by Yasmin Crowther (audio)

Posted on July 31, 2015 by Thistle

Maryam is an Iranian immigrant who has long lived in Britain with her British husband and a now-grown, pregnant daughter, Sara. When Maryam’s sister dies in Iran, her son comes to live with Maryam, dredging up a past that Maryam had long attempted to forget. … Continue reading →

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Orange is the New Black, by Piper Kerman (audio)

Posted on June 4, 2015 by Thistle

Subtitled: My Year in a Women’s Prison I’m sure most people have heard of the TV show version of this, at least, so I won’t spend a lot of time recapping. Piper Kerman spent roughly a year in a federal … Continue reading →

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The Precious One, by Marisa de los Santos (audio)

Posted on May 14, 2015 by Thistle

When Taisy was almost an adult, her family fell apart when her father left her mother and additionally disowned her and her twin brother, Marcus. Dad then married his mistress and had a new child, Willow, whom Taisy has only … Continue reading →

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Irritable Hearts: A PTSD Love Story, by Mac McClelland

Posted on April 17, 2015 by Thistle

Mac McClelland is a journalist who developed PTSD while on assignment in Haiti. The various events/conditions that led up to the disorder are more complicated than the previous sentence makes them out to be, and of course dealing with PTSD … Continue reading →

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Vanishing Girls, by Lauren Oliver

Posted on April 10, 2015 by Thistle

Nick and Dara used to be close, but after a major accident leaves them both scarred, the sisters are no longer speaking. That’s all I’m going to say about that. There’s more in the book description, but I feel any … Continue reading →

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