Tag Archives: speculative

Fanfic Minis – May 2026

Posted on June 3, 2026 by Thistle

I didn’t read much this month. My brain is starting to float away from fanfics and back into tradpub. It’s funny how these things float around. I thought I’d have much more drive to read FF after S3 but…yeah. First: … Continue reading →

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Best Laid Plaids, by Ella Stainton (audio)

Posted on May 29, 2026 by Thistle

Joachim is a student on the verge of finishing his thesis on delusional minds. He goes to Scotland to study his friend’s brother, Ainsley, a once-prominent academic who lost his reputation by claiming to speak with ghosts. Ainsley is determined … Continue reading →

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Platform Decay, by Martha Wells (audio)

Posted on May 23, 2026 by Thistle

Volume 8 in the Murderbot series. Murderbot is on a mission to rescue some of Mensah’s family. The mission takes a turn when Murderbot gains a second request to rescue a second family. Lots of bad things happen. Feelings are … Continue reading →

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A Charm of Magpies (series), by KJ Charles (audio)

Posted on April 15, 2026 by Thistle

Lucien Crane was packed off to China by his family when he was 17. Several decades later, he suddenly finds himself forced back to England as the next in line to inherit money and titles. He doesn’t want to be … Continue reading →

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Fanfic Minis – March 2026

Posted on April 3, 2026 by Thistle

So you know how I said I would try looking up fanfic for the Will Darling series? Well… Let’s just say there’s not a lot out there. I had to do a lot of narrowing, because there’s crossover with other … Continue reading →

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Fanfic Minis – February 2026

Posted on March 2, 2026 by Thistle

If you’re unfamiliar with the fanfic world, they have what they call Bangs, where artists and authors get paired together. It’s a nice way to collaborate and additionally, you often end up meeting lots of fellow writers and artists that … Continue reading →

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The Narrow, by Kate Alice Marshall (audio)

Posted on February 27, 2026 by Thistle

No one survives the Narrow. If you fall in, the water will destroy you, often in a way that means your body will never be found. And yet, Eden knows that at least one person survived. She saw Delphine fall … Continue reading →

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The Most Unusual Haunting of Edgar Lovejoy, by Roan Parrish (audio)

Posted on February 23, 2026 by Thistle

Edgar has been haunted by ghosts – literally – for most of his life. When he meets Jamie, a professional haunter (creating major haunted houses in New Orleans, specifically), he really likes them – but how can he tell anyone, … Continue reading →

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Go Luck Yourself, by Sara Raasch (audio)

Posted on February 9, 2026 by Thistle

This second book in the Royals & Romance series involves the second heir of Christmas stuck in an enemies-t0-lovers type situation with the would-be king of St Patrick’s Day. Someone from St Patrick’s Day is stealing magic from Christmas, but … Continue reading →

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A Box Full of Darkness, by Simone St. James (audio)

Posted on February 6, 2026 by Thistle

When Violet, Dodie, and Vale were children, their younger brother Ben disappeared one day during a game of Hide and Seek. He was only six years old. Police never found him, and eventually, the family fell apart. Now, twenty years … Continue reading →

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