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Sleeping with the Blackbirds

Alex Pearl (2011)

SubgenreHigh Fantasy

Age groupAdult 18+

Content ratingR

Pages (Standard (250-400))

Setting

CSM age18+

Goodreads4.05

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Content levels

ViolenceModerate

Sexual contentMild

LanguageModerate

Trigger warnings

Suicide Suicidal Ideation Infidelity Emotional Abuse Child Harm Dysfunctional Family Mental Illness Depression

Positive tags

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Protagonist archetypes

Coming-of-Age Protagonist

Tropes

Coming of Age Dysfunctional Family Dark Childhood

Themes

Family Dysfunction Childhood Trauma Survival Mental Illness Isolation Loss of Innocence

Synopsis

A four-year-old boy is trapped in a loveless family with his suicidal father and his adulteress mother.

Tags

Literary FantasyDark FantasyPsychological