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Don't Expect Magic

Kathy McCullough (2011)

SubgenreHigh Fantasy
Age groupYA 12-17
Content ratingPG
Pages (Standard (250-400))
SeriesDelaney Collins #1
Setting
CSM age12
Goodreads3.54
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Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

Trigger warnings

Death of ParentGriefAbandonment

Positive tags

Coming of AgeSelf-DiscoveryFound FamilyHeartwarming

Heroine archetypes

Coming-of-Age HeroineFish out of WaterOrphan

Protagonist archetypes

Coming-of-Age ProtagonistFish out of Water

Tropes

Coming of AgeFish out of WaterHidden IdentityUrban FantasyMentor FigureFound Family

Themes

Coming of AgeIdentityGriefFamilySelf-DiscoveryMagic and Responsibility

Synopsis

Upon her mother's death, fifteen-year-old Delaney Collins must move to California to live with a father she barely knows, and discovers not only that he is a fairy "godmother", but she may be one, as well.

Tags

Contemporary FantasyUrban FantasyMagical Realism