Boyhood
David Keenan
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: Resolution
We read a crime novel set in late 1980s Edinburgh that follows a young Ray[...]
Book Review: The F*ck It List
We read a young adult novel centred on Alex, a teenager coping with her father’s[...]
Book Review: The Long Knives
We read a brutal crime novel following Ray Lennox after disgrace and exile. As corruption[...]
Book Review: The Fallen Kingdom
We read the final Falconer novel as Aileana Kameron faces war, loss, and irreversible choices[...]
Book Review: The Vanishing Throne
We read the second Falconer novel as Aileana Kameron faces the fallout of survival in[...]
Book Review: The Falconer
We read a fantasy set in Victorian Edinburgh where Aileana Kameron hunts fae after her[...]
Book Review: On A Northern Shore
We read a wartime novel set on the Shetland coast, where a Norwegian refugee is[...]
Book Review: Consumed
We read a dark thriller set on a lonely farm where an elderly woman’s death[...]
Book Review: Tommy the Bruce
We met Tommy Bruce in a rundown Perthshire hotel where debt, loneliness and monotony rule[...]
Book Review: The Friday Girl
We read a tense thriller set in 1978 Dundee with Detective Elizabeth Burnet at its[...]