ThistleBee
@thistlebeereads.bsky.social
Reader, wellness, plant-based food, anti-fascist.
Setting up a small business so not operating yet. Let's talk books in the meantime. Retreat • Refresh • Regrow
Setting up a small business so not operating yet. Let's talk books in the meantime. Retreat • Refresh • Regrow
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ThistleBee
@thistlebeereads.bsky.social
· Apr 16
'We'll get through this together': Reactions to Supreme Court's trans ruling
Reactions from trans activists and allies – as well as anti-trans campaigners – have poured in following the UK Supreme Court's ruling.
www.thepinknews.com
The law is wrong and needs to be changed. I stand by my trans sisters (and brothers) and accept them for who they are.
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The Trials of Marjorie Crowe by C. S. Robertson.
I am a bit annoyed with myself for not sitting down properly with this modern day witch hunt. I picked it up in the evenings waiting for my HRT gel to dry, or while cooking, or trying to switch off on retreat.
Not a long book. Must read again. 📚💙
I am a bit annoyed with myself for not sitting down properly with this modern day witch hunt. I picked it up in the evenings waiting for my HRT gel to dry, or while cooking, or trying to switch off on retreat.
Not a long book. Must read again. 📚💙
February 17, 2026 at 7:51 PM
The Trials of Marjorie Crowe by C. S. Robertson.
I am a bit annoyed with myself for not sitting down properly with this modern day witch hunt. I picked it up in the evenings waiting for my HRT gel to dry, or while cooking, or trying to switch off on retreat.
Not a long book. Must read again. 📚💙
I am a bit annoyed with myself for not sitting down properly with this modern day witch hunt. I picked it up in the evenings waiting for my HRT gel to dry, or while cooking, or trying to switch off on retreat.
Not a long book. Must read again. 📚💙
My first reading retreat
We did it! But I haven't really had a chance to process it yet.
Feedback has been great and I have spent the weekend with an amazing group of readers.
Now I have to decide if I want to turn this into a viable business.
More updates to follow once I've reflected 📚💙
We did it! But I haven't really had a chance to process it yet.
Feedback has been great and I have spent the weekend with an amazing group of readers.
Now I have to decide if I want to turn this into a viable business.
More updates to follow once I've reflected 📚💙
February 10, 2026 at 11:42 AM
My first reading retreat
We did it! But I haven't really had a chance to process it yet.
Feedback has been great and I have spent the weekend with an amazing group of readers.
Now I have to decide if I want to turn this into a viable business.
More updates to follow once I've reflected 📚💙
We did it! But I haven't really had a chance to process it yet.
Feedback has been great and I have spent the weekend with an amazing group of readers.
Now I have to decide if I want to turn this into a viable business.
More updates to follow once I've reflected 📚💙
I don't like to give bad reviews, as I know I can't write for toffee, but I just can't get on with Patricia Cornwell's Kay Scarpetta series.
Well, I needed a breather after reading the Tawny Man trilogy, and that was it.
Not sure yet what I'm going to read next. To the TBR pile...📚💙
Well, I needed a breather after reading the Tawny Man trilogy, and that was it.
Not sure yet what I'm going to read next. To the TBR pile...📚💙
January 31, 2026 at 9:44 PM
I don't like to give bad reviews, as I know I can't write for toffee, but I just can't get on with Patricia Cornwell's Kay Scarpetta series.
Well, I needed a breather after reading the Tawny Man trilogy, and that was it.
Not sure yet what I'm going to read next. To the TBR pile...📚💙
Well, I needed a breather after reading the Tawny Man trilogy, and that was it.
Not sure yet what I'm going to read next. To the TBR pile...📚💙
Been a bit incommunicado recently because I've been obsessively reading the Tawny Man Trilogy by Robin Hobb. I've loved it...BUT...spoilers ahead
January 27, 2026 at 4:20 PM
Been a bit incommunicado recently because I've been obsessively reading the Tawny Man Trilogy by Robin Hobb. I've loved it...BUT...spoilers ahead
It's #nationalreadingday in the USA. Maybe if our 'friends' at ICE sat down and read a book or 2 they'd stop shooting prople and the 🌎 would be a nicer place to live.
So, this is where I'm at this Friday.
📚 Fool's Fate by Robin Hobb
🎧 The Great Gatsby by F Scott Fitzgerald
How about you?
📚🌎
So, this is where I'm at this Friday.
📚 Fool's Fate by Robin Hobb
🎧 The Great Gatsby by F Scott Fitzgerald
How about you?
📚🌎
January 23, 2026 at 3:56 PM
It's #nationalreadingday in the USA. Maybe if our 'friends' at ICE sat down and read a book or 2 they'd stop shooting prople and the 🌎 would be a nicer place to live.
So, this is where I'm at this Friday.
📚 Fool's Fate by Robin Hobb
🎧 The Great Gatsby by F Scott Fitzgerald
How about you?
📚🌎
So, this is where I'm at this Friday.
📚 Fool's Fate by Robin Hobb
🎧 The Great Gatsby by F Scott Fitzgerald
How about you?
📚🌎
Happy Friday night everyone 📚💙
January 16, 2026 at 6:37 PM
Happy Friday night everyone 📚💙
Finished 2 books yesterday.
1/2 The List by Yomi Adegoke explores the ethical dilemma of trial by social media of alleged abusers & what you would do if someone you loved's name was on that list. Would you believe them innocent even if you knew guilty people were on that list? 📚💙
1/2 The List by Yomi Adegoke explores the ethical dilemma of trial by social media of alleged abusers & what you would do if someone you loved's name was on that list. Would you believe them innocent even if you knew guilty people were on that list? 📚💙
January 9, 2026 at 4:13 PM
Finished 2 books yesterday.
1/2 The List by Yomi Adegoke explores the ethical dilemma of trial by social media of alleged abusers & what you would do if someone you loved's name was on that list. Would you believe them innocent even if you knew guilty people were on that list? 📚💙
1/2 The List by Yomi Adegoke explores the ethical dilemma of trial by social media of alleged abusers & what you would do if someone you loved's name was on that list. Would you believe them innocent even if you knew guilty people were on that list? 📚💙
There are Rivers in the Sky by Elif Shafak. I didn't know anything about this book when I randomly bought it, but I like water. Set on the Thames & the Tigris, 3 stories across time intertwine. I didn't know it would be so emotional. Opened my eyes to more genocide. Why are people so evil? 💙📚
January 3, 2026 at 2:46 PM
There are Rivers in the Sky by Elif Shafak. I didn't know anything about this book when I randomly bought it, but I like water. Set on the Thames & the Tigris, 3 stories across time intertwine. I didn't know it would be so emotional. Opened my eyes to more genocide. Why are people so evil? 💙📚
Child 44 was a difficult read. Based on a true investigation in Cold War Russia, but dramatised. Learnt a lot that I should probably have already known. Glad I read Winter Gifts as a cleanser after. Magic & monsters in the US. Wish I'd read it in 1 sitting, would have been perfect for a W/E read. 💙📚
December 19, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Child 44 was a difficult read. Based on a true investigation in Cold War Russia, but dramatised. Learnt a lot that I should probably have already known. Glad I read Winter Gifts as a cleanser after. Magic & monsters in the US. Wish I'd read it in 1 sitting, would have been perfect for a W/E read. 💙📚
Real Murders by Charlaine Harris was a BSky rec for a 'cosy murder'. But, I am a prude and don't like people dating more than 1 person (unless they're open about it and poly). It feels like cheating to me. My problem, not the books. Apart from that, it was enjoyable. I would read another one. 📚💙
December 10, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Real Murders by Charlaine Harris was a BSky rec for a 'cosy murder'. But, I am a prude and don't like people dating more than 1 person (unless they're open about it and poly). It feels like cheating to me. My problem, not the books. Apart from that, it was enjoyable. I would read another one. 📚💙
There's some stories that you just know are going to be difficult to read. This is one of them. Not sure I'd carry on if it wasn't for the fact that it's a book club book. I'm only a few chapters in 😭
Secret police in Moscow in 1953 investigating a child's murder
Child 44 by Tom Rob Smith
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Secret police in Moscow in 1953 investigating a child's murder
Child 44 by Tom Rob Smith
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December 8, 2025 at 3:17 PM
There's some stories that you just know are going to be difficult to read. This is one of them. Not sure I'd carry on if it wasn't for the fact that it's a book club book. I'm only a few chapters in 😭
Secret police in Moscow in 1953 investigating a child's murder
Child 44 by Tom Rob Smith
📚💙
Secret police in Moscow in 1953 investigating a child's murder
Child 44 by Tom Rob Smith
📚💙
Read The Mill House by Yukito Ayatsuji for my book club on Tuesday. This is the 2nd book I've ready by this author and a second locked room murder mystery. Some of the plot twists I guessed, which was disappointing. A light read, but easily solved if you're a Christie fan. 📚💙
November 30, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Read The Mill House by Yukito Ayatsuji for my book club on Tuesday. This is the 2nd book I've ready by this author and a second locked room murder mystery. Some of the plot twists I guessed, which was disappointing. A light read, but easily solved if you're a Christie fan. 📚💙
I've just left my book at my mother-in-law's - 3 hours away - with about one chapter to go 🙈😭. Looks like I'll be down the library tomorrow and hoping they have it in stock...📚💙
November 23, 2025 at 10:11 PM
I've just left my book at my mother-in-law's - 3 hours away - with about one chapter to go 🙈😭. Looks like I'll be down the library tomorrow and hoping they have it in stock...📚💙
Boosting 📚💙
Hey readers! I need bookish help.
I need to find artsy creators with small businesses. I want to commission some art for my books. I will be purchasing the art to include in some giveaway boxes for the holidays. ❤️
#readingcommunity #booksky
I need to find artsy creators with small businesses. I want to commission some art for my books. I will be purchasing the art to include in some giveaway boxes for the holidays. ❤️
#readingcommunity #booksky
November 8, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Boosting 📚💙
Someone mentioned on #booksky that they really enjoyed reading Christina Lauren's Something Wilder. So I added it to my TBR list. Didn't realise it's an out & out romance. Not my genre, but, it was a very easy read and everyone needs an adventure in the canyons of Utah once in a while 📚💙
October 31, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Someone mentioned on #booksky that they really enjoyed reading Christina Lauren's Something Wilder. So I added it to my TBR list. Didn't realise it's an out & out romance. Not my genre, but, it was a very easy read and everyone needs an adventure in the canyons of Utah once in a while 📚💙
I loved this book when I read it at our @astrobiologyou.bsky.social book club. It was a difficult read, but I think I would find it harder to read just a few short years later.
October 29, 2025 at 9:25 PM
I loved this book when I read it at our @astrobiologyou.bsky.social book club. It was a difficult read, but I think I would find it harder to read just a few short years later.
Love all the books that I've read by @thetowerofstars.bsky.social. He's definitely one of my fave authors. If you happen to be in London on 11th November, go and see him
MATTHEW WARD @thetowerofstars.bsky.social will be speaking at SRFC on 11th November!
Author of the epic LEGACY fantasy series will read and chat about this and plenty more.
Reserve your free spot now: srfcnov2025.eventbri...
Author of the epic LEGACY fantasy series will read and chat about this and plenty more.
Reserve your free spot now: srfcnov2025.eventbri...
October 28, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Love all the books that I've read by @thetowerofstars.bsky.social. He's definitely one of my fave authors. If you happen to be in London on 11th November, go and see him
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October 28, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Just finished Daphne Du Maurier's Rebecca. Yes, I've seen the (old) film and knew the plot, but this book really affected me for some reason. Part of me wanted to shout at Mrs de Winter and part of me knows I would also have been jealous of the 'perfect' lady. 📚💙
October 26, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Just finished Daphne Du Maurier's Rebecca. Yes, I've seen the (old) film and knew the plot, but this book really affected me for some reason. Part of me wanted to shout at Mrs de Winter and part of me knows I would also have been jealous of the 'perfect' lady. 📚💙
Good old gun-toting yet intelligent, hot, young female American agency operators saving the day against the Russians. For all that, it was quite a jolly jape and it was very readable. A good example of how our lives are run by computers and how we now wage war on each other via tech. 📚💙
October 24, 2025 at 7:55 AM
Good old gun-toting yet intelligent, hot, young female American agency operators saving the day against the Russians. For all that, it was quite a jolly jape and it was very readable. A good example of how our lives are run by computers and how we now wage war on each other via tech. 📚💙
Finally finished listening to @margaretatwood.bsky.social 's #TheHandmaidsTale. I had to do it in instalments. This is one of the most prophetic books I've ever read. I just hope we can prevent it from playing out.
October 20, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Finally finished listening to @margaretatwood.bsky.social 's #TheHandmaidsTale. I had to do it in instalments. This is one of the most prophetic books I've ever read. I just hope we can prevent it from playing out.
Needed another easy read. Moving next week so all books are packed now. Had to buy this out and about earlier in the week. Used to live in North Wales where this series is set so it's nice to have an idea of the locations.
I have some birthday pressies books waiting for me at my new home 📚💙
I have some birthday pressies books waiting for me at my new home 📚💙
October 9, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Needed another easy read. Moving next week so all books are packed now. Had to buy this out and about earlier in the week. Used to live in North Wales where this series is set so it's nice to have an idea of the locations.
I have some birthday pressies books waiting for me at my new home 📚💙
I have some birthday pressies books waiting for me at my new home 📚💙
Just finished Patricia Cornwell's Postmortem. It's not my 1st read through, as I'm not reading anything too taxing at the moment so sticking with what I know. It is claimed to redefine the genre by telling the story through the eyes of the ME rather than the cops. It's okay, but it didn't grip me 📚💙
October 6, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Just finished Patricia Cornwell's Postmortem. It's not my 1st read through, as I'm not reading anything too taxing at the moment so sticking with what I know. It is claimed to redefine the genre by telling the story through the eyes of the ME rather than the cops. It's okay, but it didn't grip me 📚💙