The Lustrous Dark
No CoverA midwife’s apprentice reclaims stolen magic in a dark YA fantasy steeped in Moroccan folklore, addiction, and oppression.
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A midwife’s apprentice reclaims stolen magic in a dark YA fantasy steeped in Moroccan folklore, addiction, and oppression.
Shay, an orphaned midwife’s apprentice, has always yearned for more, but when she discovers her mother is alive, she is betrayed and abandoned in a magical forest, forcing her to reclaim stolen magic and uncover the truth behind the drug called Snow
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Vague sexual-abuse reference; no clear romance or sexual scenes noted
Dark fairy-tale peril, monsters, and conflict; not highly graphic
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Central addiction themes; drug called Snow used to control people
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Stolen magic, magical forest, and mythic power drive the plot
No real-world occult content present
Central themes of patriarchy, women’s oppression, and injustice
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Toxic motherhood, abandonment, oppression; vague sexual-abuse reference
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