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The Isle of Blood

Rick Yancey (2011)

SubgenreDark Fantasy
Age groupYA 12-17
Content ratingR
Pages (Standard (250-400))
SeriesThe Monstrumologist #3
Setting
CSM age15+
Goodreads4.23
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Content levels

ViolenceGraphic
Sexual contentNone
LanguageModerate

Trigger warnings

Graphic ViolenceGoreBody HorrorDeathChild HarmAnimal DeathBloodMental ManipulationAbandonment

Positive tags

Mentor FigureComing of AgeAdventureSurvival

Hero archetypes

OrphanApprentice

Protagonist archetypes

Coming-of-Age ProtagonistDuo / Partners

Tropes

Dark FantasyMentor FigureOrphan ProtagonistQuestMonster HuntingVictorian EraHistorical FantasyApprentice and MasterComing of AgeFish out of Water

Themes

Coming of AgeLoyaltySurvivalMoral BoundariesObsessionScience vs EthicsHumanityIsolation

Synopsis

When Dr. Warthrop goes hunting for the "Holy Grail of Monstrumology" in 1888, twelve-year-old orphan Will Henry follows him to Socotra, plunging into depths of horror worse than anything he has experienced so far.

Tags

Historical FantasyVictorian HorrorMonster HuntingGothicAdventure Horror