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Valiant

Holly Black (2005)

SubgenreUrban Fantasy
Age groupYA 12-17
Content ratingPG-13
Pages320 (Standard (250-400))
Series/modern-faerie-tale" #
SettingModern/Urban
CSM age14
Goodreads3.78/5 (50927)
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Content levels

ViolenceModerate
Sexual contentMild
LanguageModerate

Trigger warnings

Drug-Related ContentAddictionViolenceEmotional AbuseCheating/InfidelityHomelessnessPower Imbalance

Positive tags

Found FamilySurvivalSelf-DiscoveryRedemption Arc

Hero archetypes

Fae HeroMorally Gray HeroOutcast / Loner

Heroine archetypes

Runaway BrideFish out of Water

Protagonist archetypes

Coming-of-Age Protagonist

Tropes

Urban FantasyFaeFish out of WaterFound FamilyMorally Gray ProtagonistDark Urban SettingHidden WorldForbidden LoveReluctant Hero

Themes

SurvivalBetrayalIdentityAddiction and RecoveryMoral AmbiguityFound FamilyComing of Age

Synopsis

Explore Valiant by Holly Black, a dark urban fantasy of faerie monsters, ancient bargains, survival, and morally complex relationships.

Tags

Dark FantasyContemporary FantasyParanormal Romance