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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: Rock Paper Scissors
We followed Adam and Amelia into the Scottish Highlands expecting a quiet anniversary trip, but[...]
Book Review: The Family Business
We followed DI Dania Gorska deep into the north of Dundee, chasing a missing girl’s[...]
Book Review: The Polish Detective
We followed DS Dania Gorska into Dundee’s specialist crime unit as she chased clues through[...]
Book Review: The God of All Small Boys
We followed 11-year-old James from comfortable Broughty Ferry into the heart of Dundee’s mill town[...]
Book Review: The Law Killers
We read through a series of Dundee’s most infamous murders, from Templeton Woods cases to[...]
Book Review: A Scots Quair
We followed Chris Guthrie from the fields of Kinraddie into adulthood shaped by war, work[...]
Book Review: Emotionally Weird
We followed Effie through 1970s Dundee as her mother told story after story, each more[...]
Book Review: There’s Only One Danny Garvey
We followed Danny back to his Scottish village where his unfulfilled promise and a troubling[...]
Book Review: The Last King of Scotland
We followed Garrigan into Uganda expecting adventure and found ourselves trapped inside a violent regime.[...]
Book Review: Hazardous Spirits
We were drawn into 1920s Edinburgh where Evelyn’s steady life bends into mystery when her[...]