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Violence
Some
Deaths including a traumatic suicide; some violence; nothing graphic
Language
Some
Moderate adult language throughout
Sexual Content
Barely any
No sexual content
Substance Use
Barely any
None
Emotional Intensity
A lot
The psychological horror of hypnotic manipulation and the fear that you cannot trust your own memories
What this book is about
Maya discovers a video of her childhood friend dying in the presence of a man she remembers from years ago—a man who has an inexplicable power to put people in trances. Ana Reyes's psychological thriller builds dread through Maya's investigation into hypnosis, trauma, and a past she may have misremembered.
Notes for sensitive readers
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Traumatic death depicted
Psychological manipulation as a horror element
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