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Compulsion

Martina Boone (2014)

SubgenreEpic Fantasy
Age groupYA 12-17
Content ratingPG-13
Pages (Standard (250-400))
SeriesHeirs of Watson Island #1
Setting
CSM age14
Goodreads3.85
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Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentMild
LanguageMild

Trigger warnings

Death of ParentGriefBody Horror

Positive tags

Coming of AgeSelf-DiscoveryMysterySouthern GothicAtmospheric

Heroine archetypes

Coming-of-Age HeroineOrphanFish out of Water

Protagonist archetypes

Cursed Protagonist

Tropes

Coming of AgeFish out of WaterAncient Evil ReturnsCursed FamilyHaunted LocationForbidden MagicHidden IdentitySouthern Gothic FantasyMagical CompulsionPlantation Setting

Themes

Grief and LossIdentity and BelongingFamily SecretsLegacy and InheritanceMagic as CurseSouthern Gothic AtmosphereCommunity and Isolation

Synopsis

After the death of her disfigured, shut-in mother, Barrie Watson moves to her aunt's South Carolina plantation, which is guarded by an ancient spirit who cursed one of the island's three founding families and gave the others magical gifts that become compulsions.

Tags

Southern GothicParanormal RomanceContemporary FantasyMagical Realism