A modern retelling of Hansel and Gretel, where teenage siblings face a hellish foster home and tough choices.
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A modern retelling of Hansel and Gretel, where teenage siblings face a hellish foster home and tough choices.
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In this modern-day retelling of Grimm's fable, young heroines Hansel and Greta are all grown-up and worse off than a witch thrust in an oven. With wild unpredictability, this novel breaks the barriers of the original fairy tale with alarm bells ringing. Teenage Hansel and Greta have great plans to escape their hellish foster home where child exploitation is the norm. But Greta's unplanned pregnancy, and the evangelical wishes of her evil foster mom, threaten to derail them. Greta's past of magic...
What's Inside
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Sexual content
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Minor romantic elements; possible sexual content implied due to pregnancy theme.
Violence & gore
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Minor violence possible in context of abusive foster home setting.
Profanity
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Minor profanity likely given dark themes and teenage characters.
Substance use
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No evidence found in available sources.
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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Religious content
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Moderate presence with evangelical foster mom influencing the story.
Magic & witchcraft
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Minor magical elements hinted at with Vegas memories in retelling.
Occult / demonology
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No evidence found in available sources.
Political content
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Self-harm / suicide
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Abuse & suffering
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Major theme of child exploitation and abuse in foster home setting.
Other
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