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This dark, character-driven novella explores mental illness, psychosis, and the blurring of reality and fantasy through an intimate relationship between two teenage boys. While the page count is short, the content is mature and psychologically intense, focusing on a protagonist's descent into madness rather than graphic violence. The book rewards introspection and emotional honesty but centers on isolation and a character's struggle with sanity rather than conventional positive role models.
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K. Ancrum's The Legend of the Golden Raven novella, part fairy tale and part gritty reality, follows a boy as he descends into madness. August and Jack weren’t meant to be friends. One is a misfit with a pyro streak and the other a golden boy on the rugby team. But as their relationship intensifies, Jack slowly begins... K. Ancrum's The Legend of the Golden Raven novella, part fairy tale and part gritty reality, follows a boy as he descends into madness. August and Jack weren’t meant to be friends. One is a misfit with a pyro streak and the other a golden boy on the rugby team. But as their relationship intensifies, Jack slowly begins to lose his mind—taking readers on an intimate journey into the fantasy kingdom creeping into the edges of his world. As the novella moves back and forth between a medieval legend and our own, contemporary world, nothing is as it seems. The boys alienate everyone around them as they struggle with their sanity and as Jack’s quest to fulfill a dark prophecy begins to consume them both . . . Devour this companion novella to The Wicker King. An ImprintBook Praise for The Wicker King: “An eerie and mesmerizing thriller that questions the spacewhere reality and perception overlap, The Wicker King is a spine-tingling read that will have you riveted.” —Caleb Roehrig, author of Last Seen Leaving and White Rabbit “An eerie piece of realistic fiction whose characters revelin intense emotions.” —Kirkus Reviews
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- Young Adult Fiction
- Character driven
- Weak Character Development
- Loveable Characters
- Diverse Characters
- emotional
- Adventurous
- dark
- mysterious
- reflective
- tense
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