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Huntress

Malinda Lo (2011)

SubgenreFantasy Romance / Romantasy
Age groupYA 12-17
Content ratingPG-13
Pages (Standard (250-400))
SettingContemporary
CSM age14
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Content levels

ViolenceModerate
Sexual contentMild
LanguageNone

Trigger warnings

PerilFantasy Violence

Positive tags

AdventureQuestSapphic RomanceFound FamilySelf-Discovery

Heroine archetypes

Coming-of-Age HeroineChosen One Heroine

Protagonist archetypes

Duo / PartnersQuest / Journey

Tropes

Quest/AdventureForbidden LoveFae RomanceSlow BurnDestined MatesFish out of WaterFriends to LoversWorking Together

Themes

Coming of AgeBalance of NatureDuty vs DesireSelf-DiscoveryForbidden LoveMagic and DestinySapphic Love

Synopsis

Seventeen-year-olds Kaede and Taisin are called to go on a dangerous and unprecedented journey to Tanlili, the city of the Fairy Queen, in an effort to restore the balance of nature in the human world.

Tags

Epic FantasyQuest FantasyFairy Tale RetellingAsian-Inspired Fantasy

Is Huntress appropriate for my child?

Suitable for most readers 14 and up.

Two teenage girls undertake a dangerous quest to restore balance to their world, with a slow-burn sapphic romance developing between them. Contains fantasy peril and violence but no explicit content.

What to know going in

This book has moderate violence, mild sexual content, and clean language. Content notes include peril and fantasy violence.

Who'll love this

Teens will love this epic fantasy quest with two compelling heroines and a beautiful, slow-building romance.