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Content levels
ViolenceModerate
Sexual contentNone
LanguageMild
Trigger warnings
Protagonist archetypes
Synopsis
For the first time since the Mosiman family was massacred and their house slid into Seventh Lake twelve years before, Many Pines, an old inn on the edge of the lake, is remaining open for the winter and facing an unexpected horror.
Is The Island appropriate for my child?
Suitable for most readers 16 and up.
This dark fantasy/horror novel features a massacre backstory and supernatural horror elements at an isolated inn. The violence is implied rather than graphic, focusing on atmospheric dread and psychological terror.
What to know going in
This book has moderate violence, no sexual content, and mild language. Content notes include death, mass death, and violence (see the full list above).
Who'll love this
Teens who enjoy creepy, atmospheric horror with haunted locations and mysterious past events will find this chilling.
Tags
HorrorSupernatural ThrillerGothic