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Stormwitch

Susan Vaught (2005)

SubgenreDark Fantasy
Age groupYA 12-17
Content ratingPG-13
Pages (Standard (250-400))
Setting
CSM age14
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Content levels

ViolenceStrong
Sexual contentNone
LanguageMild

Trigger warnings

RacismViolenceDeathPolitical Violence

Positive tags

Coming of AgeSelf-DiscoveryProtectorSurvival

Heroine archetypes

Warrior / SoldierWitch / Mage

Protagonist archetypes

Coming-of-Age ProtagonistVengeance-Driven

Tropes

Coming of AgeMentor FigureDark LordAncient Evil ReturnsNon-Western SettingHard Magic SystemAntihero

Themes

Racism and Social JusticeCultural HeritageFighting EvilComing of AgeHistorical InjusticeNatural Disaster as MetaphorFeminine Power

Synopsis

In Pass Christian, Mississippi in 1969, sixteen-year-old Ruba, trained by her Haitian grandmother in both voodoo and Amazonian warrior tactics, uses her skills to fight against racism and the African witch Zashar, now coming ashore in the form of Hurricane Camille.

Tags

Historical FantasyMagical RealismSouthern GothicHurricane Fiction