A secret clan on the Yorkshire Moors eats books for sustenance, but one woman's son hungers for human minds in this dark gothic tale.
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A secret clan on the Yorkshire Moors eats books for sustenance, but one woman's son hungers for human minds in this dark gothic tale.
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Truth is found between the stories we're fed and the stories we hunger for.
Out on the Yorkshire Moors lives a secret line of people for whom books are food, and who retain all of a book's content after eating it. To them, spy novels are a peppery snack; romance novels are sweet and delicious. Eating a map can help them remember destinations, and children, when they misbehave, are forced to eat dry, musty pages from dictionaries.
Devon is part of The Family, an old and reclusive clan...
What's Inside
will contain mild spoilers
Sexual content
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Forced marriages, dubious consent, and forced pregnancy/childbirth central to plot.
Violence & gore
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Graphic body horror, gore, and explicit violence including dismemberment and torture.
Profanity
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No evidence found in available sources
Substance use
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Brief mentions of alcohol consumption with no addiction themes.
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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Multiple LGBTQ+ characters including an asexual woman; queer identity is central.
Religious content
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No evidence found in available sources
Magic & witchcraft
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Core fantasy premise of consuming books or minds to absorb knowledge and power.
Occult / demonology
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No evidence found in available sources
Political content
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Explores patriarchal oppression, bodily autonomy, and generational trauma.
Self-harm / suicide
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No evidence found in available sources
Abuse & suffering
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Domestic abuse, child violence, forced marriage, child abduction, and misogyny depicted.
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