emilycirrus's Reviews (931)

Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson

Black Cake

Charmaine Wilkerson

5.0
emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad 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
This Cursed House by Del Sandeen

This Cursed House

Del Sandeen

3.75
dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
Run Time by Catherine Ryan Howard

Run Time

Catherine Ryan Howard

3.5
dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
You Like It Darker by Stephen King

You Like It Darker

Stephen King

4.5
adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
The Winter Spirits: Ghostly Tales for Festive Nights by Catriona Ward, Imogen Hermes Gowar, Kiran Millwood Hargrave, Stuart Turton, Elizabeth Macneal, Andrew Michael Hurley, Jess Kidd, Bridget Collins, Laura Shepherd-Robinson, Susan Stokes-Chapman, Laura Purcell, Natasha Pulley

The Winter Spirits: Ghostly Tales for Festive Nights

Catriona Ward, Imogen Hermes Gowar, Kiran Millwood Hargrave, Stuart Turton, Elizabeth Macneal, Andrew Michael Hurley, Jess Kidd, Bridget Collins, Laura Shepherd-Robinson, Susan Stokes-Chapman, Laura Purcell, Natasha Pulley

4.25
dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
Knock Knock, Open Wide by Neil Sharpson

Knock Knock, Open Wide

Neil Sharpson

4.5
dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
Oh William! by Elizabeth Strout

Oh William!

Elizabeth Strout

4.0
emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
Hercule Poirot's Silent Night by Sophie Hannah

Hercule Poirot's Silent Night

Sophie Hannah

3.5
dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
Beach Read by Emily Henry

Beach Read

Emily Henry

4.0
emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective 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: Yes
My Name Is Lucy Barton by Elizabeth Strout

My Name Is Lucy Barton

Elizabeth Strout

4.5
emotional reflective sad fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes