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Menagerie, The

Publisher: Independently Published
Year of Publication: 2024
Book type: Anthology | Poetry Collection | Short Story Collection
Age: Adult
Genre: Speculative Fiction
Sub Genre: Contemporary · Dark · Dark Fantasy · Dark Romance · Dystopian · Experimental · Fantasy · Gothic · Humour · LGBT · Mythical · Mythical Creatures · Mythology · Poetry · Retelling · Romance · Sci-Fi · Supernatural · Thriller · Urban Fantasy
Language: English
POV: First-person, Third-person
Tense: Past, Present
Key Phrases: C-PTSD Survivor · Spicy fairy tale · strong female lead
Spice Level:
4/5

The spice rating is in regards to the type of sexual content within the book. Below is a helpful guide (courtesy of Georgia C Leigh)

1= YA romantic, making out, MAYBE a closed door.
2= some on page foreplay and nudity but mostly fade to black.
3= open door, on page vanilla sex.
4= on page sex – hot or with kink.
5= erotica.

We are all a wonderful mix of hidden pieces

We are all a wonderful mix of hidden pieces. 
From the opening short story to the final poem, The Menagerie combines varied themes and genres which explore darker experiences with an empowering message of hope. This anthology is a cohesive combination of 55 tales delivering strength.
No matter how hollow you may feel inside.
This is a series of creative interpretations of how survival can be brutal, can be beautiful, and can lead you to the brink of destruction before escape is found. Within these pages are re-imagined, very grim, fairy tales; emotive poems; experimental prose; thrilling stories; vignettes; and occasional artwork.
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