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Someplace to Be Flying

Charles de Lint (1998)

SubgenreUrban Fantasy
Age groupAdult 18+
Content ratingPG-13
Pages (Standard (250-400))
SeriesNewford #5
Setting
CSM age14
Goodreads4.31

Content levels

ViolenceModerate
Sexual contentMild
LanguageMild

Trigger warnings

Violence

Heroine archetypes

Journalist

Protagonist archetypes

Duo / PartnersFish out of Water

Synopsis

A woman photojournalist investigates reports of "animal people" in her town. She finds them after being attacked in a slum and saved by a taxi driver who is one of the people. He introduces her to the world of shape-shifting individuals with animal blood and magical powers who live on the edge of society.

Is Someplace to Be Flying appropriate for my child?

Suitable for most readers 14 and up.

This urban fantasy features a photojournalist investigating shapeshifters living in society's margins. Contains moderate violence (an attack in a slum) and explores themes of poverty and social outcasts, but without graphic content.

What to know going in

This book has moderate violence, mild sexual content, and mild language. Content notes include violence.

Publisher age: Adult·Our content rating: 14+

Publisher ages reflect reading level; our rating reflects content maturity — they can differ.

Who'll love this

Teens will enjoy discovering a hidden world of shapeshifters living secretly in an urban setting alongside a determined journalist protagonist.

Tags

Contemporary FantasyMagical RealismMystery