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The Butterfly Tattoo

Barry Norman (1995)

SubgenreSword & Sorcery
Age groupYA 12-17
Content ratingPG-13
Pages (Standard (250-400))
Setting
CSM age14
Goodreads2.33
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Content levels

ViolenceModerate
Sexual contentMild
LanguageMild

Trigger warnings

DeceptionManipulation

Positive tags

Coming of AgeMysterySelf-Discovery

Hero archetypes

Coming-of-Age Hero

Heroine archetypes

Mysterious Heroine

Protagonist archetypes

Coming-of-Age Protagonist

Tropes

Coming of AgeFish out of WaterHidden IdentityUnreliable Narrator

Themes

Coming of AgeTrust and BetrayalIdentityConsequences of ChoicesRomantic Obsession

Synopsis

Seventeen-year-old Chris, living and working in Oxford, falls in love with an elusive girl and while searching for her discovers the devastating consequences of placing his trust in the wrong person. Suggested level: secondary.

Is The Butterfly Tattoo appropriate for my child?

Suitable for most readers 14 and up.

A teen romance with mystery elements involving trust and deception. The 'devastating consequences' suggest emotional intensity and possibly moderate peril or violence, though specifics are unclear from the brief synopsis.

What to know going in

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

Who'll love this

Teens will be drawn to the romantic mystery of searching for an elusive love interest and the suspenseful consequences of misplaced trust.

Tags

Contemporary FantasyPsychological ThrillerMystery