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The Witch's Boy

Michael Gruber (2005)

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

ViolenceModerate
Sexual contentNone
LanguageMild

Trigger warnings

AbandonmentBody Image IssuesEmotional AbuseRevenge

Positive tags

Redemption ArcSelf-DiscoveryComing of AgeHealing Arc

Hero archetypes

OrphanOutcast / LonerCursed Hero

Protagonist archetypes

Coming-of-Age ProtagonistMorally Gray Protagonist

Tropes

Mentor FigureComing of AgeAntiheroFound FamilyReluctant HeroMorally Gray Protagonist

Themes

RedemptionIdentityRevenge and Its CostMother-Son RelationshipGreed and MaterialismFinding True PurposeSelf-Acceptance

Synopsis

A grotesque foundling turns against the witch who sacrificed almost everything to raise him when he becomes consumed by the desire for money and revenge against those who have hurt him, but he eventually finds his true heart's desire.

Tags

Literary FantasyCharacter-DrivenDark Fairy Tale