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Seeing Redd: The Looking Glass Wars, Book 2

(2007, Fiction - Fantasy, Written by Frank Beddor)
  • Is it age appropriate?

    About our ratings

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    Not age appropriate for kids under 9, age appropriate for kids over 10; suggested age 10.
  • Is it any good?

    4.0
  • Common Sense says

    More violent battles, less clever than the first.

Why We Rated This on for Ages 10 and Up

The good stuff

  • Messages:

    Not an issue.
 

What to watch out for

  • Violence:

    Lots, some gruesome, including fingers being bitten off, many battles, many deaths.
  • Sex:

    A kiss.
  • Language:

    Not an issue.
  • Consumerism:

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

    Drinking and drunkenness, smoking cigarettes and a hookah, drugs are used as weapons, and imaginary recreational drugs are referred to.
 

What Parents Need to Know

About Seeing Redd: The Looking Glass Wars, Book 2

Parents need to know that this is a violent series, which, of course, is part of its appeal. There are many battles and deaths, and some gruesome moments with fingers bitten off. There's some drinking, cigarette smoking, and drug use.

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Families Can Talk About

  • Families can talk about the idea of imagination used as a weapon. What would be its limits? What makes Redd's more powerful than Alyss'? How could it be overcome?

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  1. Teen Reviewer Age 17
    Lives in Oregon
    I rate this title off for age 11 and give it 3.0

    Seeing Redd, The Unneed Squeal To The Looking Glass Wars.

    Seeing Redd, by Frank Beddor, is the unneeded squeal to the New York Time's best seller, The Looking Glass Wars. The Looking Glass wars captivated my attention, with its in-depth details and characters that seemed to be perfect by obviously had their flours. Where as Seeing Redd, made me yawn and I often found myself putting the book down to find something else to do. Unfortunately Seeing Redd didn't have the spark that Frank Beddor's first book did, and I think that’s what ultimately fueled my intense dislike for this book.

  2. Kid Reviewer Age 11
    Lives in Tennessee
    I rate this title on for age 9 and give it 5.0

    Really good

    It was good not as well as the first and a little gore.Best for 9 and up.

  3. Teen Reviewer Age 13
    Lives in California
    I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it 5.0

    Awesome book

    One of the best books iv ever read; but very violent. i would reccomend it for 11+ not 10. There is a very dark, almost disturbing scene where a bunch of aristocrats drinking alchohol and smoking gather, a man performs a black magic spell, and the skeletons come to life, biting off the fingerss of a man. Later, the bloody remains of the people are swept up into piles on the corner. another bit about a man who can create blisters. he puts his finger on a man's head, a huge blister develops and explodes, blood and pus gushes out, and the man falls over dead. Besides this, the violence isnt very heavy but very consistent. The book shows good moral values, too.

  4. Teen Reviewer Age 15
    I rate this title on for age 2 and give it 3.0

    Great Book but the first was better

    This book is very violent. People are killed, children are drugged, and evil is everywhere. This book retells alice and wonderland but the first one is soo much cleaner.

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