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Dark Companion

Marta Acosta (2012)

SubgenreDark Fantasy

Age groupYA 12-17

Content ratingPG-13

Pages (Standard (250-400))

Setting

CSM age13

Goodreads3.57

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Content levels

ViolenceModerate

Sexual contentMild

LanguageMild

Trigger warnings

Child Harm Manipulation Possession

Positive tags

Mystery Survival Self-Discovery

Heroine archetypes

Governess / Companion

Protagonist archetypes

Fish out of Water

Tropes

Fish out of Water Colonization Haunted Location Dark Lord Mentor Figure Coming of Age

Themes

Good vs Evil Isolation Innocence Endangered Colonialism Duty and Responsibility Uncovering Hidden Dangers

Synopsis

A young governess accompanies her two charges to a frontier planet and finds the children are involved with an evil power.

Tags

Gothic HorrorScience FantasyFrontier Fiction