Tag Archives: speculative

The Boy on the Bridge, by MR Carey (audio)

Posted on March 5, 2018 by Thistle

As this is a prequel to The Girl with All the Gifts, I don’t want to say much about the story that might give away spoilers from either book. Scaled back to the bare bones, this book details the journey … Continue reading →

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The City of Brass, by SA Chakraborty

Posted on January 19, 2018 by Thistle

Nahri is a con-woman in 19th century Cairo with a few magical abilities that she uses to survive. Then one night, those magical abilities accidentally call a djinn to her, and suddenly she’s on the run from demons and discovering … Continue reading →

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Mind Games, by Kiersten White

Posted on January 8, 2018 by Thistle

Two sisters with psychic powers. A mysterious and dangerous school. Both sisters trying to protect and save each other though one is blind and one is psychologically traumatized by what she’s forced to do. I only found out recently that … Continue reading →

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Night of Cake and Puppets, by Laini Taylor

Posted on December 27, 2017 by Thistle

In the Daughter of Smoke and Bone trilogy by Laini Taylor, Karou’s best friend is an absolutely amazing “rabid fairy” named Zuzana. Zuzana has the biggest crush on a co-worker she knows only as “violin-boy,” and her rabid-fairy-ness flees whenever … Continue reading →

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Protected: Into the Bright Unknown, by Rae Carson

Posted on December 15, 2017 by Thistle

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Oathbringer, by Brandon Sanderson (audio)

Posted on December 11, 2017 by Thistle

Since this book is third in a ten-book series and is over 1200 pages long, a synopsis would pretty much be the size of a full review. I’ll just skip it, and if you’re interested in one, GoodReads has a tidy … Continue reading →

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City of Miracles, by Robert Jackson Bennett

Posted on December 8, 2017 by Thistle

Since this is the third book in a series, I don’t want to give a synopsis and spoil previous books. A few quick details: This installment takes place nearly twenty years after the first book and follows Sigrud (a side … Continue reading →

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The Scarecrow Queen, by Melinda Salisbury

Posted on November 27, 2017 by Thistle

I’m not going to summarize this book as it would give away spoilers from the previous two books, The Sin Eater’s Daughter and The Sleeping Prince. I’ll just say that this is the conclusion to the series, involving war, rebellion, … Continue reading →

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City of Blades, by Robert Jackson Bennett (audio)

Posted on November 6, 2017 by Thistle

City of Blades takes place five years after the end of the first book in this series, City of Stairs. General Mulaghesh – a side character from the first book – is called out of retirement to do some reconnaissance … Continue reading →

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The Lie Tree, by Frances Hardinge (audio)

Posted on October 27, 2017 by Thistle

Imagine a tree that grows only in the dark and thrives on a diet of human lies. When well fed, the tree bears a bitter fruit, and when eaten, the fruit shows visions of secret knowledge. Now imagine a young … Continue reading →

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