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Wit's End

Karen Joy Fowler (2008)

SubgenreHigh Fantasy
Age groupAdult 18+
Content ratingPG
Pages (Standard (250-400))
Setting
CSM age13
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Content levels

ViolenceNone
Sexual contentNone
LanguageMild

Trigger warnings

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Positive tags

MysterySelf-DiscoveryMentor FigureFriendship

Heroine archetypes

Mystery WriterComing-of-Age Heroine

Protagonist archetypes

Duo / Partners

Tropes

Fish out of WaterMentor FigureHidden IdentityUnreliable Narrator

Themes

Reality vs FictionIdentityFamily SecretsAuthorshipLiterary Meta-FictionEstrangement and Reconciliation

Synopsis

What happens when readers steal your characters? Rima Lanisell is about to find out when she visits her estranged godmother, Addison Early, the successful mystery writer of the Maxwell Lane mysteries, and discovers the truth behind Addison's novels.

Tags

MysteryLiterary FictionMetafictionContemporary Fantasy