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Bloodborn

Karen Kincy (2011)

SubgenreDark Fantasy
Age groupYA 12-17
Content ratingPG-13
Pages (Standard (250-400))
SeriesOther #2
Setting
CSM age14
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Content levels

ViolenceModerate
Sexual contentNone
LanguageMild

Trigger warnings

Body HorrorIdentity CrisisSelf-HarmViolence

Positive tags

Coming of AgeSelf-DiscoveryHurt/Comfort

Hero archetypes

Cursed HeroReluctant HeroComing-of-Age Hero

Protagonist archetypes

Coming-of-Age ProtagonistCursed Protagonist

Tropes

Coming of AgeFish out of WaterHidden IdentityShapeshiftersReluctant HeroMorally Gray Protagonist

Themes

IdentitySelf-AcceptancePrejudiceTransformationInternal ConflictWhat It Means to Be Human

Synopsis

Brock has always hated werewolves and Others like them, but once he is bitten by one he struggles with his identity, trying to keep from transforming but wondering what it would be like to accept his new reality.

Is Bloodborn appropriate for my child?

Suitable for most readers 14 and up.

Features werewolf transformation with likely body horror elements and the protagonist struggling with hatred toward his own new identity. Moderate violence related to lycanthropy and transformation sequences.

What to know going in

This book has moderate violence, no sexual content, and mild language. Content notes include self-harm, body horror, and identity crisis (see the full list above).

Who'll love this

Teens will connect with Brock's identity crisis as he grapples with becoming the very thing he always hated.

Tags

Urban FantasyContemporary FantasyParanormal