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The Shadow Society

Marie Rutkoski (2012)

SubgenreDark Fantasy
Age groupYA 12-17
Content ratingPG-13
Pages (Standard (250-400))
Setting
CSM age13
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Content levels

ViolenceModerate
Sexual contentMild
LanguageMild

Trigger warnings

AbandonmentViolence

Positive tags

Coming of AgeSelf-DiscoveryMysterySlow Burn

Hero archetypes

Mysterious Hero

Heroine archetypes

OrphanComing-of-Age Heroine

Protagonist archetypes

Coming-of-Age ProtagonistHidden Identity

Tropes

Hidden IdentityComing of AgeFish out of WaterMysterious StrangerFound FamilyUrban FantasyHidden Heir

Themes

IdentityBelongingSelf-DiscoverySecrets and LiesChosen vs Given Identity

Synopsis

Sixteen-year-old Darcy Jones knows little about her past except that she was abandoned outside a Chicago firehouse at age five, but when the mysterious Conn arrives at her high school she begins to discover things about her past that she is not sure she likes.

Is The Shadow Society appropriate for my child?

Suitable for most readers 13 and up.

This YA paranormal fantasy contains moderate fantasy violence and explores themes of identity and abandonment. Some romantic tension but remains age-appropriate with mild content throughout.

What to know going in

This book has moderate violence, mild sexual content, and mild language. Content notes include abandonment and violence.

Who'll love this

Teens will connect with Darcy's search for identity and her mysterious past as supernatural secrets about her origins are revealed.

Tags

Urban FantasyParanormal RomanceMystery