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The Iron Thorn

Caitlin Kittredge (2011)

SubgenreUrban Fantasy
Age groupYA 12-17
Content ratingPG-13
Pages (Standard (250-400))
SeriesThe Iron Codex #1
Setting
CSM age13
Goodreads3.57
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Content levels

ViolenceModerate
Sexual contentNone
LanguageMild

Trigger warnings

Mental IllnessAbandonmentFamily History of Mental Illness

Positive tags

Coming of AgeSelf-DiscoveryAdventureMystery

Hero archetypes

Mechanic

Heroine archetypes

Coming-of-Age Heroine

Protagonist archetypes

Coming-of-Age ProtagonistFish out of Water

Tropes

Coming of AgeFish out of WaterQuestHidden IdentityForbidden MagicPortal FantasyUrban FantasyMentor FigureFound Family

Themes

Coming of AgeMadness and SanityFamily SecretsIdentityScience vs MagicCourageSelf-Discovery

Synopsis

In an alternate 1950s, mechanically gifted fifteen-year-old Aoife Grayson, whose family has a history of going mad at sixteen, must leave the totalitarian city of Lovecraft and venture into the world of magic to solve the mystery of her brother's disappearance and the mysteries surrounding her father and the Land of Thorn.

Tags

SteampunkAlternate HistoryDystopianGothic