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Violence
Some
Some violence in the underground world's history and present
Language
Barely any
Mild language
Sexual Content
Some
A queer romance; some adult content
Substance Use
None
No substance use
Emotional Intensity
Some
The psychological enchantment of a place that may not be escapable; the weight of stories that have been lost
What this book is about
Zachary Ezra Rawlins finds a book in his university library containing a fairy tale that includes a scene from his own childhood. The trail leads him to a masked ball in New York and then deep underground—into the Starless Sea, a vast subterranean world where stories are kept and those who love books come to stay. Morgenstern's follow-up to The Night Circus is more ambitious in structure—a nested series of fairy tales and love stories that may frustrate some readers and enchant others.
Notes for sensitive readers
Reader-flagged moments and themes that may affect your experience.
A queer central romance
Fantasy violence in the underground world
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