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Synopsis
"One October morning, Laina gets the news that her brother was shot and killed by Boston cops. But what looks like a case of police brutality soon reveals something much stranger. Monsters are real. And they want everyone to know it. As creatures from myth and legend come out of the shadows, seeking safety through visibility, their emergence sets off a chain of seemingly unrelated events. Members of a local werewolf pack are threatened into silence. A professor follows a missing friend's trail of bread crumbs to a mysterious secret society. And a young boy with unique abilities seeks refuge in a pro-monster organization with secrets of its own. Meanwhile, more people start disappearing, suicides and hate crimes increase, and protests erupt globally, both for and against the monsters. At the center is a mystery no one thinks to ask: Why now? What has frightened the monsters out of the dark? The world will soon find out."--Dust jacket flap.
No Gods, No Monsters: content & age rating
Intended for adult readers (18+).
This adult urban fantasy opens with a police shooting and explores systemic violence, hate crimes, and suicide as monsters come out of hiding. It contains strong violence and deals with heavy themes of discrimination and oppression through a speculative lens.
What to know going in
This book has strong violence, no sexual content, and moderate language. Content notes include suicide, death, and death of a loved one (see the full list above).
Who'll love this
Older readers will appreciate this thought-provoking urban fantasy that uses monsters as a lens to explore real-world issues of identity, visibility, and social justice.