A Darker Shade of Magic

Book • 2015 • Fantasy  

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Does the dog die?
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Unanswered Triggers
Are animals abused?
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Does a pet die?
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Were animals harmed in the making?
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Is there pedophilia?
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Is there a dead animal?
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Is a minor sexualized?
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Is an animal abandoned?
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Is there excessive gore?
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Abuse
Is there domestic violence?
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Is someone gaslighted?
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Is a child abused?
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EvaMorgan
Chapter III in entirety is torture of a teen.
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Addiction
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Is there addiction?
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To further explain the above, there is a different universe where magic is scarce and people are discribed as addicts. At some point there is a magical item that is described in an addictive manor as it tries to get people to use it (like the ring in Lord of the Rings).
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Does someone abuse alcohol?
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Animal
Does a horse die?
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Does an animal die?
(besides a dog, cat or horse)
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Does a cat die?
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Does a dragon die?
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Are there spiders?
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Are there snakes?
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Yogalion
Not a real snake but a magical one made of smoke but ut acts like a real one
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Are there bugs?
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Assault
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A drunk character begins to assault Delilah Bard early in the book. A struggle is described as he tries to restrain her, but she kills him before anything can happen
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Bodily Harm
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Character magically compelled to cut wrist, and blood for magic is gotten by cutting own arm.
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Is there cannibalism?
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A villain drinks human blood.
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Is someone burned alive?
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Is someone buried alive?
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Does a head get squashed?
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Is there a hanging?
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Does someone break a bone?
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Does someone have a seizure?
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Is there genital trauma/mutilation?
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Is there finger/toe mutilation?
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EvaMorgan
Chapter III is entirely whipping torture of teen boy. Unsure if any necessary plot, aside from last 3 paragraphs, I skipped over it.
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Yogalion
During a fight someone gets pushed back and falls from a balcony
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Gadgetrocks
It's implied a child lost an eye after their parents removed it
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Children
Does a kid die?
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Family
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GreenRequiem
A secondary villain was captured and magically enslaved by the main villains of the book.
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Does a parent die?
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Does someone cheat?
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Fear
Are there jumpscares?
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A consistent theme in the book is people being possessed by living magic or by the main villains using magic. When possessed by living magic, it kills the individuals.
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Are there ghosts?
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Are there clowns?
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Is there a shower scene?
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Gross
Does someone vomit?
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Law Enforcement
Is there copaganda?
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Medical
Is electro-therapy used?
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Are needles/syringes used?
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Is there a mental institution scene?
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Is there a hospital scene?
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Does someone have cancer?
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Mental Health
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Main character cuts his arm repeatedly for magical spells throughout the first few chapters; I haven’t read further to know if it is mentioned more later but it seems to be a basic mechanic of the world. So far it is not related to mental health or extremely graphic, but the act and its effects are described frequently.
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Is there body dysmorphia?
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Are there anxiety attacks?
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Is there a claustrophobic scene?
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Does someone have an eating disorder?
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Is there autism specific abuse?
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Yogalion
People in the world are under a magical compulsion and give up in fights to the death to be free of the mind slavery
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Noxious
Is there shakey cam?
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Are there flashing lights or images?
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Pregnancy
Is there childbirth?
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Are there abortions?
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Does someone miscarry?
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Prejudice
Are there fat jokes?
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A female character often tries to look like a man, but is sometimes misgendered when not trying. She is described as being somewhat fond of it
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Does the black guy die first?
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Are there homophobic slurs?
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Are there "Man in a dress" jokes?
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Is there hate speech?
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Does an LGBT person die?
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Are there n-words?
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Sex
Is there sexual content?
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Are there incestuous relationships?
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Rhy is a little egotistical and comes off as flirtatious when talking to his adopted brother Kell, but they are never romantically involved. I was concerned when I first started reading that their relationship would get weird but it stays brotherly.
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Spoiler
Is Santa (et al) spoiled?
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Does it have a sad ending?
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Vehicular
Does a car crash?
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Does a plane crash?
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Someone is hit by a horse and cart but it’s not described graphically and their body turns to dust/ash after the accident due to something else
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Violence
Is there a nuclear explosion?
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Is there blood/gore?
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Does someone drown?
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Someone is restrained in a magical bubble of water, but does not drown. Running low on breath is described as the character panics a little in the situation.
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Some of the characters have guns and they are handled/mentioned sparingly throughout the book.
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