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Yarrow: An Autumn Tale

Charles de Lint (1986)

SubgenreUrban Fantasy
Age groupAdult 18+
Content ratingPG-13
Pages (Standard (250-400))
SeriesOttawa and the Valley #
Setting
CSM age16
Goodreads3.92

Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentMild
LanguageMild

Heroine archetypes

Artist / Painter

Protagonist archetypes

Cursed Protagonist

Synopsis

Cat Midhir had made a reputation as the author of popular fantasy novels. But the secret that her fans didn't know was that her Otherworld was no fantasy. Then, one night, a thief stole her dreams. Since then, Cat has been unable to enter the Otherworld. Since then she's been trapped in the everyday. And the Others are coming to find her.....

Is Yarrow: An Autumn Tale appropriate for my child?

Suitable for most readers 16 and up.

Charles de Lint's urban fantasy involves a writer who loses access to her magical Otherworld. Mild supernatural tension and threat, minimal violence or romance, sophisticated narrative about creativity and reality.

What to know going in

This book has mild violence, mild sexual content, and mild language. Content notes include loss of abilities and supernatural threat.

Who'll love this

Teens who love stories about writers and the blurred lines between imagination and reality will find this intriguing.

Tags

Contemporary FantasyLiterary FantasyMythic Fiction