Tag Archives: RIP-worthy

The Clackity, by Lora Senf

Posted on August 29, 2022 by Thistle

Blight Harbor is one of the most haunted cities in America, but the only truly scary things about it are the abandoned slaughterhouse, and the memory of a serial killer whose victims were never found. At least, those are the … Continue reading →

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The Gifts That Bind Us, by Caroline O’Donoghue

Posted on July 27, 2022 by Thistle

After the traumas of spring, life is meant to go on as normal. Except now, Maeve and her friends are filled with burdening magic, stressed by separations and worries of the future, and suspicious of new activity from the extremist … Continue reading →

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The Locked Room, by Elly Griffiths (audio)

Posted on July 7, 2022 by Thistle

As the UK enters its first lockdown in 2020, Ruth Galloway tries to unravel a mystery from her mother’s past while simultaneously teaching, homeschooling, and running a university department. DCI Nelson, meanwhile, finds his investigation into a string of suspicious … Continue reading →

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Gallant, by VE Schwab

Posted on June 21, 2022 by Thistle

Olivia has no home, not among family, not at the girls’ orphanage/school where she’s begrudgingly given a place. She has no voice, can make no sound, and so the other girls and the matrons turn away from her. Then one … Continue reading →

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Horror Hotel, by Victoria Fulton and Faith McClaren

Posted on May 27, 2022 by Thistle

Elisa Lam meets Scooby Doo meets RL Stine. TBH, I’m not sure how this book got on my TBR, but it someone landed on my library hold list, possibly based purely on the cover. And somehow, I got the impression … Continue reading →

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The Hacienda, by Isabel Cañas

Posted on May 13, 2022 by Thistle

When Rodolfo Solórzano proposes to Beatriz, she jumps at the opportunity to help her family out of their current poverty and dependance on hateful relatives. She travels with her new husband to his country estate with plans to make it … Continue reading →

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April Mini-Reviews

Posted on April 29, 2022 by Thistle

Very little reading happened in April, but here are some mini-reviews of the things that got read in the corners of busyness! Remote Control by Nnedi Okorafor This is a sci-fi future-world story of a girl who is somehow infected … Continue reading →

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Sunday Coffee – Wrapping Up RIP XVI + Halloween!!

Posted on October 31, 2021 by Thistle

It was a weird RIP season for me. I really started reading much earlier than usual (and technically before the challenge started), and then ended up culling most of the books on my original list. Normally, I read tons of … Continue reading →

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The Postscript Murders, by Elly Griffiths (audio)

Posted on October 18, 2021 by Thistle

From GoodReads: The death of a ninety-year-old woman with a heart condition should not be suspicious. Detective Sergeant Harbinder Kaur certainly sees nothing out of the ordinary when Peggy’s caretaker, Natalka, begins to recount Peggy Smith’s passing. But Natalka had … Continue reading →

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The Ex Hex, by Erin Sterling

Posted on October 14, 2021 by Thistle

Heartbroken at nineteen years old, Vivi breaks the family motto: Never mix vodka and witchcraft. Of course, she and her cousin Gwyn are just playing around. The “curses” they put on Vivi’s ex, Rhys, are of the utterly ridiculous type. … Continue reading →

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