celticthistle's reviews
92 reviews

Yellow Wife: Totally gripping and heart-wrenching historical fiction by Sadeqa Johnson, Sadeqa Johnson

challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Would love to give more stars!!  Marvellous book

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Slavery, Death, Miscarriage, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Torture, Gore, Medical content, Blood, Animal death, Domestic abuse, Sexual harassment, Adult/minor relationship, and Colonisation

Idol by Louise O'Neill

emotional reflective fast-paced

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

5.0

Brooklyn by Colm Tóibín

emotional reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Fatphobia, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Body shaming, and Death

The Premonitions Bureau by Sam Knight

challenging dark informative mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

3.5

Creepy @ times. However it does make you think about how very complex the brain is. How it works under severe pressure, illness etc

The Neighbour Upstairs by Kathryn Croft

medium-paced

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

2.5

Bk had potential for being a great read about coercive, controlling,abuse. Instead it flopped around the issues . Don't!!!

The Last Passenger by Will Dean

adventurous dark mysterious slow-paced

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

3.5

Far too long to be  worthy of a  great read. Annoying narrator.  The moments of nail biting never really got there . Shame 

The Murders at Fleat House by Lucinda Riley

lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

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

2.5

Author had died before bk completed, her children have finished it.  Why???

Cursed Bread by Sophie Mackintosh

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Blood, Body shaming, Infidelity, and Self harm

The Women by Kristin Hannah

dark informative inspiring reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Blood, Body horror, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Gun violence, and Medical content

The Last Story of Mina Lee by Nancy Jooyoun Kim

challenging emotional informative mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.5

Story moves between characters, & time. Hard to keep up! Language is a problem