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First Kill

Heather Brewer (2011)

SubgenreHigh Fantasy
Age groupYA 12-17
Content ratingPG-13
Pages (Standard (250-400))
SeriesThe Slayer Chronicles #1
Setting
CSM age13
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Content levels

ViolenceModerate
Sexual contentNone
LanguageMild

Trigger warnings

Death of ChildDeath of SiblingGriefViolence

Positive tags

Coming of AgeMentor FigureAdventureSelf-Discovery

Hero archetypes

Coming-of-Age HeroVengeance-Driven Hero

Protagonist archetypes

Chosen One

Tropes

Coming of AgeChosen OneMentor FigureVengeance-DrivenSecret SocietyTraining ArcUrban Fantasy

Themes

Grief and LossComing of AgeVengeanceDestinyFamily TraumaIdentity

Synopsis

The summer before ninth grade, when Joss sets off to meet his uncle and hunt down the beast that murdered his younger sister three years earlier, he learns he is destined to join the Slayer Society.

Tags

Urban FantasyContemporary FantasyMonster HuntersSecret Society