SuitabookCopper magic
Julia Mary Gibson
- Reading
- You could read together and notice how the land and water are described as having memories, intentions and impulses. Invite your reader to consider how this makes the setting feel different from an ordinary backdrop.
- Themes
- Longing to restore family: Violet hopes the copper hand can restore her fractured family; her mother and baby brother are gone, and her father is heartbroken. Violet’s hope of restoring her family helps explain why the copper hand’s apparent magic matters to her.
- Magic and responsibility: Violet believes the copper hand is magical; her wish unleashes powers she struggles to control, putting herself and the town at risk. The story connects Violet’s use of magic with consequences beyond her original hopes.
- Land and water as more than setting: The overview presents the land and waters around Pigeon Harbor as alive with memories, intentions and impulses. The natural setting has an active fantastical presence in the story.
- Worth knowing
- Family separation and grief are part of Violet’s circumstances, and her attempts to manage the talisman’s powers endanger her and the town. The extent and intensity of these moments are unclear.