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Cover of Soul/Mate

Soul/Mate

Joyce Carol Oates (1989)

SubgenreHigh Fantasy

Age groupAdult 18+

Content ratingR

Pages (Standard (250-400))

Setting

CSM age18+

Goodreads3.43

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Content levels

ViolenceStrong

Sexual contentMild

LanguageModerate

Trigger warnings

Murder Stalking Obsession Violence Manipulation Death

Positive tags

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Hero archetypes

Obsessive Hero Antihero

Heroine archetypes

Unsuspecting Target

Protagonist archetypes

Morally Gray Protagonist Villain Protagonist

Tropes

Dark Lord Obsessive Love Hidden Identity Fish out of Water Forbidden Love

Themes

Obsession Madness Predator and Prey Violence Identity Deception Psychological Horror

Synopsis

Colin Asch, staying with his aunt and uncle in a respectable Boston suburb, is a killer who has chosen Dorothea Deverell as his soulmate.

Tags

Psychological ThrillerDark FictionContemporary FantasyHorror