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April Shadows

V. C. Andrews (2005)

SubgenreDark Fantasy
Age groupAdult 18+
Content ratingR
Pages (Standard (250-400))
Setting
CSM age18+
Goodreads3.75

Content levels

ViolenceModerate
Sexual contentModerate
LanguageMild

Hero archetypes

Outcast / Loner

Protagonist archetypes

Coming-of-Age Protagonist

Synopsis

**April had always felt like an outsider.** Her older sister Brenda was tall, athletic, competitive, and sure of herself. But April Taylor was short, sensitive, and overweight -- and she couldn't bounce back from their father's cutting criticisms the way Brenda did. April didn't know why their once-loving dad had become a coldhearted monster, but she was sure it had something to do with her. And she could see how his cruel behavior was tearing away at her gentle mother. But a glimmer of happiness returns when Brenda brings home her college roommate: beautiful, bewitching Celia. And April wonders if she might not be so different from Brenda after all....

Tags

Psychological DramaFamily SagaGothic FictionContemporary Drama