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Possessed

C. A. Winstone (1979)

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

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentNone
LanguageMild

Trigger warnings

ManipulationPsychological Horror

Positive tags

Coming of AgeSelf-DiscoveryMystery

Hero archetypes

Mysterious Hero

Heroine archetypes

Coming-of-Age HeroineFish out of Water

Protagonist archetypes

Coming-of-Age Protagonist

Tropes

Fish out of WaterComing of AgeMysterious StrangerHaunted LocationDark Secret

Themes

Coming of AgeGood vs EvilIdentityPeer PressureTrustIsolation

Synopsis

Sixteen-year-old Rayne escapes London, her mother, and boyfriend for a job in the country at Morton's Keep, where she is drawn to a mysterious clique and its leader, St. John, but puzzles over whether the growing evil she senses is from the manor house or her new friends.

Is Possessed appropriate for my child?

Suitable for most readers 13 and up.

A YA gothic mystery with psychological tension and supernatural elements, featuring a teen protagonist drawn into a mysterious clique at a manor house where evil may be lurking.

What to know going in

This book has mild violence, no sexual content, and mild language. Content notes include manipulation and psychological horror.

Who'll love this

Teens will be drawn to the atmospheric mystery of whether the evil comes from the house or the mysterious new friends Rayne meets.

Tags

Gothic HorrorPsychological ThrillerParanormal