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The Presence

Eve Bunting (2003)

SubgenreEpic Fantasy
Age groupYA 12-17
Content ratingPG-13
Pages (Quick Read (<250))
Setting
CSM age13
Goodreads3.45
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Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentNone
LanguageMild

Trigger warnings

DeathGriefDeath of FriendGuiltManipulation

Positive tags

Healing ArcSelf-DiscoveryComing of Age

Hero archetypes

Mysterious HeroGhost / Supernatural Hero

Heroine archetypes

Coming-of-Age HeroineTortured Heroine

Protagonist archetypes

Tortured Protagonist

Tropes

Mysterious StrangerGrief ProcessingSupernatural ContactCalifornia SettingTeen Guilt

Themes

GriefGuilt and ForgivenessSupernatural ContactComing of AgeResponsibilityHealingManipulation

Synopsis

While visiting her grandmother in California, seventeen-year-old Catherine comes in contact with a mysterious stranger who says he can help her contact a friend who died in a car crash for which Catherine feels responsible.

Tags

Contemporary FantasyParanormalYoung Adult FictionPsychological Fiction