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: Anatomy: A Love Story
In Edinburgh’s fog-lit alleys, Hazel defies rules to dissect cadavers and Jack haunts graves for[...]
Book Review: A Haunting in the Arctic
A ship ices in far north of rescue. Men vanish. A ledger fills with rumours[...]
Book Review: Rambling Man
Banjo in hand and wind in his face, Billy Connolly travels from Glasgow to icy[...]
Book Review: DM For Murder
The tweet goes viral before the blood dries. Bryce Horrigan’s final post loops through millions[...]
Book Review: The Blood Isles
Tyler runs the rooftops, the rain-slick city alive with cameras and blades. Lana steadies her[...]
Book Review: The Unrecovered
In 1918, casualty trains bring Flanders into a Scottish manor turned hospital. Esther counts breaths[...]
Book Review: Just Another Mountain
When Sarah Jane Douglas lost her mother, the promise to carry on became a trek[...]
Book Review: Close to Where the Heart Gives Out
On Eday, the ferry timetable is as vital as any drug chart. Storms cancel clinics;[...]
Book Review: The Young Team
Azzy’s life unfolds in the raw rhythm of Lanarkshire streets - violence, laughter, loyalty and regret. Graeme[...]
Book Review: The Things We Do To Our Friends
Clare comes to Edinburgh to reinvent herself and finds Tabitha’s glittering circle waiting. Private clubs,[...]