Genres

↳ Lgbt+, Coming-of-Age, Romance, and Contemporary

Size

↳ 3.4 MB

Sunburn is set in a small Irish village in the early 1990s, follows Lucy, a teenage girl who feels out of place in her conservative community. During one intense summer, she falls deeply in love with her friend Susannah. As their relationship grows from curiosity into an all-consuming secret romance, Lucy struggles with identity, religious expectations, and fear of rejection. Torn between societal pressure and her true self, she’s forced to make difficult choices about love, future, and belonging.

Trigger warnings

↳ This story contains content that might be troubling for some readers, including, but not limited to depictions of:

• Homophobia & Internalized Homophobia
  
  

• Religious Guilt & Shame
  
  

• Social Isolation
  
  

• Toxic and Intense Relationship Dynamics
  
  

• Familial Pressure