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Violence
Some
Body horror and some violence connected to Tom's condition and the forest threat
Language
Some
Some strong language
Sexual Content
Barely any
Dark romantic content between Tom and a supernatural creature
Substance Use
None
No substance use
Emotional Intensity
A lot
The psychological weight of a character who has been hurt so many times that beauty and threat have become inseparable drives the novel's emotional register
What this book is about
C.G. Drews's YA dark fantasy follows Tom, who blooms flowers from his wounds and has survived a painful life by sheer stubbornness. When a creature from the forest begins pursuing him, what develops is a dark, strange romance that asks what it means to be truly seen. Drews writes with lyrical intensity and genuine darkness. The body horror elements and the psychological weight of the relationship put this at the mature end of YA.
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Body horror
Dark supernatural romance
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