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Violence
A lot
Graphic body horror and violence; students are killed and physically transformed in disturbing ways
Language
Some
Some strong language
Sexual Content
Barely any
Minimal romantic content
Substance Use
None
No substance use
Emotional Intensity
A lot
The psychological horror of bodily transformation, isolation, and institutional betrayal creates sustained dread throughout
What this book is about
Rory Power's debut novel follows Hetty and her best friends at the Raxter School for Girls, where a disease called the Tox has been transforming the students and staff for eighteen months. The CDC has quarantined the island and food drops are irregular. Power's book is body horror YA — the Tox causes grotesque physical changes, violence erupts between the students, and the truth about what the island is hiding is darker than the girls expect. Visceral, feminist, and deliberately unsettling.
Notes for sensitive readers
Reader-flagged moments and themes that may affect your experience.
Graphic body horror
Violence and death among the girls
Institutional betrayal of minors
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