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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: See Them Run
We accompany DI Clare Mackay to St Andrews after a wedding night murder marked with[...]
Book Review: Home
We follow Zoe, who escaped a strict cult called the Children and their compound Home,[...]
Book Review: One Day
We follow Emma Morley and Dexter Mayhew from their university graduation onward, checking in on[...]
Book Review: The Story Keeper
9781472234803
Book Review: May Day
We feel the pulse of protest and memory in this poetic chronicle from Jackie Kay.[...]
Book Review: Island of Wings
We follow Neil and Lizzie MacKenzie as they arrive on the remote island of St[...]
Book Review: The Devil Stone
9781838858889
Book Review: Scabby Queen
We piece together Clio Campbell’s life after her suicide. Friends, lovers, and comrades recall her[...]
Book Review: The Party House
We are drawn into a Highland village shaken by a missing girl’s discovery beneath property[...]
Book Review: The Last Summer
The Last Summer by Karen Swan · ISBN: 9781529084382 ★★★★☆ Historical Fiction Romance Scottish Writing[...]