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Sweet Shadows

Tera Lynn Childs (2012)

SubgenreFairy Tale Retelling
Age groupYA 12-17
Content ratingPG-13
Pages (Standard (250-400))
SeriesMedusa Girls #2
Setting
CSM age13
Goodreads4.06
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Content levels

ViolenceModerate
Sexual contentNone
LanguageMild

Trigger warnings

ViolenceMonster Violence

Positive tags

AdventureSibling BondProtectorChosen Family

Heroine archetypes

Supernatural HeroineWarrior / SoldierComing-of-Age Heroine

Protagonist archetypes

Multiple POVsCursed Protagonist

Tropes

Hidden IdentityUrban FantasyChosen OneComing of AgeFellowshipReluctant HeroTraining ArcSecret Legacy

Themes

IdentityFamily BondsDuty vs DesireHeritage and LegacySisterhoodProtecting Loved OnesComing of Age

Synopsis

Teen triplets Gretchen, Grace, and Greer, descendants of Medusa, continue to battle the monsters who walk the streets of San Francisco, unseen by humans, but realize they must enter the abyss if they are to protect their loved ones--and their world.

Is Sweet Shadows appropriate for my child?

Suitable for most readers 13 and up.

Teen sisters with supernatural monster-hunting abilities fight creatures in San Francisco with moderate fantasy violence and peril but no sexual content or strong language.

What to know going in

This book has moderate violence, no sexual content, and mild language. Content notes include violence and monster violence.

Who'll love this

Triplet sisters discover they're descended from Medusa and must battle monsters to protect their world in fast-paced urban fantasy adventure.

Tags

Urban FantasyMythology RetellingContemporary FantasyMonster Hunting