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Paper Thistle Book Reviews

At Paper Thistle, we write a review for every book we sell, specialising in Scottish fiction. Each review considers character, writing style, tone, and overall reading experience, offering a thoughtful introduction to what awaits on the page.

Book Review: Crow Moon

We return to a Shetland island after a girl goes missing. As the search continues,[...]

Book Review: In Her Shadow

We follow a mother drawn into another family’s orbit through a school friendship. Admiration turns[...]

Book Review: Unwritten Woman

We read about women whose music was sidelined or silenced. Through imagined lives shaped by[...]

Book Review: Nothing Left Unsaid

We read a memoir shaped by silence and survival. Growing up in Glasgow, Janey Godley[...]

Book Review: No Gods, No Monsters

We watch a city change after monsters are revealed. Fear spreads quickly and power hardens[...]

Book Review: Poverty Safari

We are taken inside the lived reality of poverty in Scotland, where shame, anger, and[...]

Book Review: Storm Pegs

We are taken to a battered Scottish coastal town where violence and neglect shape everyday[...]

Book Review: The Blackhouse

We return with a detective to the Isle of Lewis, where a murder reopens wounds[...]

Book Review: This House of Burning Bones

We are taken to modern Aberdeen, where a woman returns to the city she escaped[...]

Book Review: Beside the Ocean of Time

We follow a young boy on an Orkney island whose imagination drifts through centuries of[...]