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Violence
Some
Fantasy violence between angels and chimaera; a massacre depicted
Language
Barely any
Mild language
Sexual Content
Some
Romantic content; a love story between natural enemies
Substance Use
None
No substance use
Emotional Intensity
Some
Explores identity, belonging, and forbidden love with atmospheric intensity
What this book is about
Seventeen-year-old Karou is an art student in Prague who also serves as a messenger for Brimstone, a chimaera who trades in wishes. When a seraph burns a handprint onto a portal she uses, she is drawn into a war between angels and chimaera — and toward memories she doesn't know she has. Laini Taylor's lush, inventive fantasy debut.
Notes for sensitive readers
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Fantasy violence and war
Massacre and death of significant characters
A tragic love story between enemies
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