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Violence
Some
Magic-related violence and threat in the Celtic fantasy tradition
Language
Barely any
Mild language in Marillier's lyrical style
Sexual Content
Some
Adult romantic content appropriate to the historical fantasy
Substance Use
None
No substance use
Emotional Intensity
A lot
The psychological weight of being raised to do evil — and the cost of choosing otherwise — is the novel's central moral drama
What this book is about
The third Sevenwaters novel follows Fainne, daughter of Niamh (from Daughter of the Forest), who has been raised by her sorcerer father on a remote coast. When she travels to Sevenwaters, she discovers her grandmother has plans for her — and that she must choose between the dark magic she was raised in and the people she is learning to love. Marillier's Celtic fantasy is beautifully written and emotionally demanding.
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Protagonist raised to do evil
Dark magic and moral conflict
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