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Abandon

Meg Cabot (2011)

SubgenreFairy Tale Retelling
Age groupYA 12-17
Content ratingPG-13
Pages (Standard (250-400))
SeriesAbandon (Meg Cabot) #1
Setting
CSM age13
Goodreads3.68

Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentMild
LanguageMild

Trigger warnings

DeathCaptivityStalking

Protagonist archetypes

Time-Displaced

Synopsis

Though she tries returning to the life she knew before the accident, Pierce can't help but feel at once a part of this world, and apart from it. Yet she's never alone . . . because someone is always watching her. Escape from the realm of the dead is impossible when someone there wants you back. But now she's moved to a new town. Maybe at her new school, she can start fresh. Maybe she can stop feeling so afraid. Only she can't. Because even here, he finds her. That's how desperately he wants her back. She knows he's no guardian angel, and his dark world isn't exactly heaven, yet she can't stay away . . . especially since he always appears when she least expects it, but exactly when she needs him most. But if she lets herself fall any further, she may just find herself back in the one place she most fears: the Underworld

Is Abandon appropriate for my child?

Suitable for most readers 13 and up.

A YA paranormal romance involving a teen girl haunted by a mysterious figure from the Underworld after a near-death experience. Contains mild supernatural peril, themes of death and the afterlife, and fade-to-black romance.

What to know going in

This book has mild violence, mild sexual content, and mild language. Content notes include captivity, death, and stalking.

Who'll love this

Teens will be drawn to the mysterious, protective hero who appears when Pierce needs him most and the romantic tension between life and death.

Tags

Paranormal RomanceMythology RetellingContemporary FantasyDark Romance