• Is it age appropriate?

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  Not age appropriate for kids under 15, age appropriate for kids over 99; suggested age 15.

• Is it any good?

  3.0

• Common Sense says

  Disturbing mystery tale with many mature themes.

Why We Rated This for Ages 15–18

What to watch out for

• Messages:

  There are characters who treat others cruelly; who engage in incest, baby-stealing, forced adoptions, kidnapping, alcohol and drug use. The majority of the characters use religion or God as an excuse for their behavior.
• Violence:

  A young teen girl is wrestled to the ground violently and tied up on a regular basis. A woman dies and her deformed body is described. A girl is suspected of murder. Two people die from poison and a church is set on fire.
• Sex:

  A girl has sex with a boy and describes it, including penetration. Three teen girls have babies. A girl describes her body as it changes with puberty. There is a discussion of the parentage of a child and it's suggested she's a product of father-daughter incest.
• Language:

  Several f-bombs are dropped, "s--t" is also used, as well as other milder forms of swearing. The words are mainly used by a teen who is trying to shock her mother and others with her behavior.
• Consumerism:

  Not an issue.
• Drinking, drugs, & smoking:

  Alcohol and drug use is featured throughout, most of the substances are home-grown using various herbs and plants -- but, the effects are the same as any commercially made alcohol or street drug.

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