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The Foretelling

Alice Hoffman (2005)

SubgenreMagical Realism
Age groupYA 12-17
Content ratingPG-13
Pages (Quick Read (<250))
Setting
CSM age13
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Content levels

ViolenceModerate
Sexual contentMild
LanguageMild

Trigger warnings

AbandonmentEmotional Abuse

Positive tags

Found FamilyFriendshipSelf-DiscoveryComing of AgeForbidden Love

Hero archetypes

Fish out of WaterOutcast / Loner

Heroine archetypes

Warrior / SoldierRoyalty / Princess

Protagonist archetypes

Coming-of-Age ProtagonistReluctant Hero

Tropes

Coming of AgeForbidden LoveOutcast / LonerFish out of WaterReluctant HeroFound FamilyRebellion

Themes

IdentityBelongingDefying TraditionFemale EmpowermentMother-Daughter RelationshipsLove vs DutySelf-Discovery

Synopsis

Growing up the daughter of an Amazon queen who shuns her, Rain rebels against the ways of her tribe through her sister-like relationship with Io and her feelings for a boy from a tribe of wanderers.

Tags

Historical FantasyFeminist FantasyMythology Retelling