cheekybritlit's reviews
8 reviews

The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

adventurous emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Blood, and Grief

Moderate: Infertility, Miscarriage, Xenophobia, Religious bigotry, Murder, and Pregnancy

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Dementia, and Death of parent

Occult America: White House Seances, Ouija Circles, Masons, and the Secret Mystic History of Our Nation by Mitch Horowitz

challenging informative reflective slow-paced

4.0

Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Excrement, and Murder

Moderate: Drug abuse and Drug use

Minor: Car accident

The Pearl by John Steinbeck

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death

The Mere Wife by Maria Dahvana Headley

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Brideshead Revisited: 75th Anniversary Edition by Evelyn Waugh

challenging dark reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

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Content Warnings

Minor: Alcoholism, Child death, Infertility, Miscarriage, Racial slurs, Terminal illness, and Death of parent

Carmilla by J. Sheridan Le Fanu

4.0

I enjoyed how fast-paced this was, as well as the depth of the lore. Carmilla is every bit as bewitching as a vampire should be. I love the complexity of the relationships. The ending was quite abrupt.