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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: Mother Sea
We were absorbed by how the sea shapes every life in this novel. The story[...]
Book Review: The House of a Hundred Whispers
We were drawn into the slow menace of the house and the way its whispers[...]
Book Review: Muscle
We were struck by how closely this novel stays with Ryan’s anger and shame. It[...]
Book Review: House of Spines
We were shaken by how closely this novel stays with Beth’s fear. The story shows[...]
Book Review: After He Died
We were drawn into Paula’s grief and confusion as a single note turned her certainty[...]
Book Review: A Song of Isolation
We were struck by the stark reality here: a life upended by accusation, a celebrity[...]
Book Review: Quicksand of Memory
We found Quicksand of Memory a tense psychological thriller where love and past harm collide.[...]
Book Review: Spaceships Over Glasgow
We read Spaceships Over Glasgow as a vivid memoir from Mogwai’s Stuart Braithwaite, full of[...]
Book Review: The Sound of My Voice
We found The Sound of My Voice a compelling and reflective novel that charts Morris[...]
Book Review: Thirsty Animals
We were struck by Thirsty Animals’ vivid imagining of a drought-ruined Scotland where water scarcity[...]