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Cover of Black Dog Summer

Black Dog Summer

Miranda Sherry (2014)

SubgenreHigh Fantasy
Age groupAdult 18+
Content ratingPG-13
Pages (Standard (250-400))
Setting
CSM age16
Goodreads3.57
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Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentMild
LanguageModerate

Trigger warnings

DeathDeath of ParentGriefFamily Dysfunction

Positive tags

Healing ArcComing of AgeFamily BondsHopeful Ending

Heroine archetypes

Ghost / Undead HeroineMom / Mother Figure

Protagonist archetypes

Ghost / Undead Protagonist

Tropes

Ghost NarratorFamily SagaAfterlife ObservationGenerational Trauma

Themes

Grief and LossFamily DysfunctionMotherhoodLetting GoHealingLegacyComing of Age

Synopsis

In this debut novel a mother watches from the afterlife as her teenage daughter recovers amidst the startling dysfunction of her extended family.

Tags

Literary FictionContemporary FantasyMagical RealismFamily Drama