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The Demon in the Wood

Leigh Bardugo (2015)

SubgenreParanormal Fantasy
Age groupYA 12-17
Content ratingPG-13
Pages72 (Quick Read (<250))
SettingSecondary World
CSM age13
Goodreads4.09/5 (51689)
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Content levels

ViolenceModerate
Sexual contentNone
LanguageMild

Trigger warnings

ViolenceDeath of ParentPersecutionAbandonment

Positive tags

Coming of AgeHurt/ComfortSurvivalHigh Angst

Hero archetypes

OrphanOutcast / LonerLost Heir / Hidden Royalty

Protagonist archetypes

Coming-of-Age ProtagonistMorally Gray Protagonist

Tropes

Coming of AgeOutcast / LonerHidden IdentityFound FamilyDark LordReluctant HeroGrishaSecondary WorldPersecution of Magic Users

Themes

Power and CorruptionIdentitySurvivalIsolation and LonelinessOrigins of EvilPersecutionComing of Age

Synopsis

Before he ruled Ravka, before he was the Darkling, he was just a lonely boy with an extraordinary gift. In this prequel story to the New York Times-bestselling Grisha Trilogy, Leigh Bardugo takes us into Ravka's mysterious past, when Grisha lived as fugitives and the Darkling took his first steps on the path to power.

Tags

Origin StoryDark FantasyCharacter StudyHistorical Fantasy