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Dark Interval

Joan Aiken (1967)

SubgenreGaslamp Fantasy
Age groupYA 12-17
Content ratingPG-13
Pages (Quick Read (<250))
Setting
CSM age14
Goodreads3.24

Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentMild
LanguageNone

Positive tags

MysterySurvival

Hero archetypes

Mysterious Hero

Synopsis

NIGHTMARE OF MADNESS When Caroline awakened, she didn't know where she was. Then a name pricked at her memory. Beaumont- a word from her childhood at the manor. Beaumont- where the hopelessly mad were committed. Beaumont- great, gloomy house of the living dead. And now she was there, watched over by a hard-eyed nurse, visited by a doctor whose smile could not hide the icy indifference of his gaze. Why was she there? How could she escape? And above all, where was the man who had claimed her body and destroyed her mind- and whom she so desperately loved?

Is Dark Interval appropriate for my child?

Suitable for most readers 14 and up.

A gothic psychological thriller where a young woman awakens in an asylum with no memory, raising questions about manipulation and sanity. Contains psychological horror themes and gaslighting scenarios that may disturb younger readers.

What to know going in

This book has mild violence, mild sexual content, and clean language. Content notes include captivity, mental illness, and gaslighting (see the full list above).

Who'll love this

Teens will be gripped by the mystery of Caroline's lost memories and her desperate quest to escape the sinister asylum.

Tags

Gothic HorrorPsychological ThrillerMystery