The Wolf and The Water by Josie Jaffrey
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The Wolf and The Water
| Author(s) | Josie Jaffrey |
|---|---|
| Published | October 8, 2020 |
| Publisher | Silver Sun Books |
| Genre(s) | Fantasy |
| Age group | Young Adult |
The Wolf and The Water by Josie Jaffrey is a young adult fantasy novel, originally published on October 8, 2020. It is the first book in the Deluge series.
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Author-Provided Warnings
The following content warnings are listed on the author's website:
- Violence: murder and attempted murder; violent amputation; poisoning; arson, including characters trapped inside buildings on fire; injuries described.
- Death: Parental death and aftermath, including discovering the body (on page and remembered); sibling death (remembered); death in childbirth (briefly described on page); death of a spouse (remembered); children left exposed to die (remembered); detailed description of funeral pyre/body burning (on page and remembered); grief explored for multiple characters.
- Racism: from side characters, including the use of the words ‘savage’ and ‘barbarian’.
- Ableism: heroine has a bone abnormality in her foot (caused by polio) and walks with a cane; she suffers ableist bullying from other characters, including the use of the word ‘cripple’, and has internalised a lot of ableism to the point she feels worthless.
- Slavery: the book is set in an Ancient Greece-inspired setting and slaves are present throughout. They are mostly treated kindly. The main character’s family owns slaves; a prominent secondary character is a slave of the household.
- Misogyny: women are seen as possessions of their male head of household.
- Parental abuse: both emotional and physical.
- Miscarriage (remembered).
- Attempted sexual assault of heroine.
- Romantic/sexual relationship between slave and owner (presented as consensual).
- Romantic tension between step-siblings (not raised together).
- Implied romantic relationship between unknowing siblings.
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- Disabled main character
- FF relationship
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