Book guide
The Contortionist
A bank teller steps into a living carnival and becomes its next obsession.
Genre and trope pairingsDark FantasyMorally greyDark FantasyCaptiveDark FantasyDark magicHorrorCaptive
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About The Contortionist
Cora Glass’s ordinary life flips when a long-abandoned circus returns and demands more than a ticket. Trapped between the seductive Puppeteer, Mr Harrow, and a sentient Faire with secrets of its own, Cora must learn what the nightmare wants from her.
Reading signals
- Spice
- Light
- Darkness
- Dark
- Pacing
- Balanced
Series
Harrow Faire · Book 1 of 5
Content warnings
- mental illness
- abuse
- past sexual abuse
- abuse between main characters
- body betrayal
- graphic violence
- mental trauma
- suicidal ideation
- death
- grief
- gore
- blood
- medical content
- medical trauma
- ableism
- sexual assault
- sexual harassment
- sexual content
- self-harm
- chronic pain and Ehlers-Danlos syndrome
