John of JOhn
Douglas Stuart
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: Fyneshade
Mist shrouded the valley, clinging to Fyneshade’s gables like a living thing. Marta paused on[...]
Book Review: Hex
She fills the glass jars with leaves that bleach like bone, her notebook pages a[...]
Book Review: Room Little Darker
In the half-light of the alley, his shoes gathering the street’s brackish rain, she watches[...]
Book Review: Fake Accounts
She scrolls past night-light screens, the faces blur, the like counts ticking up and down[...]
Book Review: Pure Gold
A dull evening light slips across the peat-bog road, and two boys flick their matches,[...]
Book Review: Girl in the Walls
The old house sighed as Elise slipped between the joists. Behind the wallpaper she held[...]
Book Review: The Sisters Mao
The gallery lights dimmed and Iris held the microphone, her voice steady despite the ache[...]
Book Review: Jungle House
The house held its breath midday - Mother watched the mango trees shimmer in the heat, and[...]
Book Review: An Echo in the Bone
Claire’s fingers trembled on the quill as the British redcoats stormed the Ridge. Jamie’s voice[...]
Book Review: Blood Scion
Sloane’s hands were still shaking from the orders she’d carried out. The Lucis camp burned[...]