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Magnolia

Kristi Cook (2014)

SubgenreContemporary Romance
Age groupYA 12-17
Content ratingPG
Pages (Standard (250-400))
SettingCollege/Campus
CSM age13
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Content levels

ViolenceNone
Sexual contentMild
LanguageMild

Trigger warnings

Not yet tagged

Positive tags

Coming of AgeHappy EndingHopeful EndingHeartwarming

Hero archetypes

Small Town Hero

Protagonist archetypes

Duo / PartnersComing-of-Age Protagonist

Tropes

Enemies to LoversSmall TownContemporarySecond ChanceForced ProximityChildhood FriendsHEA (Happy Ever After)

Themes

Coming of AgeTrue Feelings RevealedCommunity and CrisisSmall Town LifeOvercoming Prejudice

Synopsis

High school seniors Ryder and Jemma have been at odds for four years, despite their mothers' lifelong plan that they will marry one day, but when a storm ravages their small Mississippi town, the pair's true feelings are revealed.

Tags

Young Adult RomanceDisaster RomanceSouthern Setting

Is Magnolia appropriate for my child?

Suitable for most readers 13 and up.

High school seniors navigate their true feelings after years of animosity while dealing with storm aftermath in their small Mississippi town. Expect first love, kissing, and mild language but no explicit content.

What to know going in

This book has no graphic violence, mild sexual content, and mild language.

Who'll love this

Teens will enjoy the enemies-to-lovers romance that unfolds when a disaster forces two rivals to see each other in a new light.