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Paradise Lost

Steven L. Layne (2010)

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

ViolenceModerate
Sexual contentNone
LanguageMild

Trigger warnings

ManipulationDeceptionBody Image Issues

Positive tags

MysteryComing of AgeSelf-DiscoveryFriendship

Hero archetypes

Fish out of Water

Protagonist archetypes

Coming-of-Age ProtagonistReluctant Hero

Tropes

Hidden IdentityMentor FigureFish out of WaterComing of AgeUnreliable NarratorMorally Gray Protagonist

Themes

IdentityTransformationDeceptionPower and CorruptionTrustPhysical Appearance vs Inner Self

Synopsis

When former wallflower Chase Maxfield returns to school in the fall as a hunky high schooler, his too-good-to-be-true physical transformation unsettles Jack, who discovers that the dangerous, utopia-building Mr. Eden may still be alive.

Tags

Contemporary FantasyMysteryThrillerParanormal