SuitabookUnbirthday
Liz Braswell
- Reading
- Try the opening together or check in after the first unsettling photograph. If the mystery appeals, continue; pause to talk through the injured-girl image if it feels troubling.
- Themes
- Independence and social expectations: Alice prefers photography and other interests to the respectable role her sister wants her to adopt. The conflict is present, but its treatment and resolution are unclear.
- Power and resistance: Alice takes on a mission to stop the Queen of Hearts’ tyrannical rule. The mission frames the Queen’s rule as something to oppose, though the story’s broader treatment of power is unknown.
- Worth knowing
- The story includes an image of a badly injured girl, eerie appearances and a tyrannical ruler. These elements may be worth discussing if unsettling or threatening fantasy scenes are a concern.