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- Content warnings: Imprisonment, Memory loss, Kidnapping, Violence, Animal death, Body horror
Over the Woodward Wall
by A. Deborah Baker
Book 1 in The Up-and-Under
It scratches the old-school portal-fantasy itch with sharper teeth: talking trees, impossible roads, and a friendship that has to grow fast because the way home keeps moving.
goodreads 3.67/5 5,751 ratings
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A decision-first view of the reading experience.
Length208 pages
Series statusCompleted series · 4 books
Spice0/5
PacingMedium
Story profile
What the story promises
The strongest reviewed signals about romance, fantasy, and the reading experience.
Romance promise
- Found family
- None
- Escape
- Scholar/intellectual
- Growth-focused
- Reluctant hero
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- Intellectual satisfaction
Fantasy promise
- Fantasy
- Forest / wilderness
- Portal fantasy
- Mermaids/sirens
- Road trip
- High fantasy
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- Monsters
- Other
- Low fantasy / secret magic
Reading experience
- Omniscient
- Medium
- Whimsical
- Moderate
- Adventurer
- Eerie
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- Atmospheric
- Magical
- Thoughtful
- Adventurous
- Classical
- Thought-provoking
- Enchanted forest
- Deadly trials
- Fever dream energy
- Forbidden knowledge
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Book details
- Length
- 208 pages
- Publisher
- Tordotcom
- Language
- English
- Format
- Book