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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: Torch

We follow an investigation shaped by memory and delay, where violence committed long ago still[...]

Book Review: Driftnet

We enter a remote island community where everyone knows each other and nothing stays hidden[...]

Book Review: The Testament of Gideon Mack

We read this as a careful exploration of belief under pressure. Set in a Scottish[...]

Book Review: The Second Coming

We watch a compassionate figure collide with systems built on control and image. The setting[...]

Book Review: Nobody’s Empire

We follow characters who believe they are acting freely, only to see how money and[...]

Book Review: All the Hidden Truths

We follow three women after an Edinburgh college shooting: a detective, a victim’s mother and[...]

Book Review: Poor Things

We meet Bella Baxter, born again in a strange Victorian experiment, then follow her journey[...]

Book Review: The Sleepless

We follow Grafton, a single dad drawn into a Scottish commune that rejects sleep and[...]

Book Review: News of the Dead

We follow reporter Harry Caul as he investigates deaths linked to newspaper notices in his[...]

Book Review: The Silent Daughter

We follow Chris as he faces every parent’s nightmare: his wife in a coma and[...]