FantasyYoung Adult
Sixteen-year-old Deka, branded impure for her golden blood, joins an army of gifted alaki girls to battle threats in a brutal patriarchal empire.
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Sixteen-year-old Deka, branded impure for her golden blood, joins an army of gifted alaki girls to battle threats in a brutal patriarchal empire.
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Sixteen-year-old Deka lives in fear and anticipation of the blood ceremony that will determine whether she will become a member of her village. Already different from everyone else because of her unnatural intuition, Deka prays for red blood so she can finally feel like she belongs. But on the day of the ceremony, her blood runs gold, the color of impurity--and Deka knows she will face a consequence worse than death. Then a mysterious woman comes to her with a choice: stay in the village and sub...
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Sexual content
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Off-page references to rape and sexual violence
Violence & gore
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Graphic violence, torture, blood, and death throughout
Profanity
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Substance use
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LGBTQ+ Rep.
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Religious content
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Blood ceremony, religious purity rituals, patriarchal religion
Magic & witchcraft
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Alaki with near-immortal gifts and abilities in fantasy setting
Occult / demonology
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Political content
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Exploration of patriarchy, gender inequity, and oppression
Self-harm / suicide
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Mentions of self-harm and PTSD
Abuse & suffering
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Child abuse, rape, torture, slavery, misogyny, family death
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