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Violence
A lot
Significant supernatural violence and action; the Checquy handles genuine monsters and body horror is present
Language
Some
Some strong language in the spy thriller register
Sexual Content
Barely any
Minimal sexual content
Substance Use
None
No substance use
Emotional Intensity
Some
The psychological experience of having no memory of your own life and having to trust letters your past self wrote is inventively handled
What this book is about
Daniel O'Malley's inventive urban fantasy follows Myfanwy Thomas, a high-ranking official in the Checquy — a secret British organization that manages supernatural threats — who wakes with total amnesia and quickly has to fake her way through a world she no longer remembers. The former Myfanwy left detailed letters to her amnesiac future self explaining who everyone is. The novel is genuinely funny, beautifully plotted, and manages to be both a comedy of bureaucratic espionage and a legitimate thriller. Supernatural violence is significant.
Notes for sensitive readers
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Supernatural body horror and violence
Amnesia as central conceit
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