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Without a Summer

Mary Robinette Kowal (2013)

SubgenreFantasy
Age groupAdult 18+
Content ratingPG
Pages364 (Standard (250-400))
Setting
CSM age13
Goodreads3.94/5 (3813)
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Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentMild
LanguageNone

Trigger warnings

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Positive tags

FriendshipHappy EndingHeartwarmingFound Family

Hero archetypes

Protective HeroArtist

Heroine archetypes

Artist / PainterCareer-Driven Heroine

Protagonist archetypes

Duo / Partners

Tropes

Historical FantasyMagic SystemPolitical IntrigueCourt IntrigueFish out of WaterMentor FigureSlow Burn

Themes

Marriage and Social ExpectationArt and CreativityInternational PoliticsFamily DutyClass and SocietyPartnership and Collaboration

Synopsis

Regency-era glamourists Jane and Vincent Ellsworth hope to bolster Melody's chances for a good marriage by accepting a commission from a prominent London family, a job that embroils them in an international crisis.

Is Without a Summer appropriate for my child?

Suitable for most readers 13 and up.

This Regency-era fantasy features a married couple of glamourists (magical illusionists) navigating London society and international intrigue with mild peril and chaste romance appropriate for teens and adults.

What to know going in

This book has mild violence, mild sexual content, and clean language.

Who'll love this

Teens who love Jane Austen-style society stories with a magical twist will enjoy following the glamourist couple through London's high society.

Tags

Historical FantasyRegency FantasyManners of MagicLow Magic