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Violence
Some
Fantasy violence including assassinations, monsters, and dangerous magical confrontations
Language
Barely any
Mild language
Sexual Content
Barely any
Brief romantic content; non-explicit
Substance Use
None
No substance use
Emotional Intensity
Some
Explores displacement, invisibility, and the psychological terror of being erased from one's own life
What this book is about
Richard Mayhew, an ordinary London office worker, helps an injured girl named Door and wakes to find his normal life has vanished — his friends don't recognize him, his fiancée forgets him, and he's been absorbed into London Below, a shadow city beneath the underground populated by angels, assassins, and ancient dark powers.
Notes for sensitive readers
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Fantasy violence and assassinations
Dark and threatening supernatural imagery
Themes of social invisibility
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