Fire
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Is it age appropriate?
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Not age appropriate for kids under 13, age appropriate for kids over 15; suggested age 15. -
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Common Sense says
Stellar fantasy heroine in mature action-adventure/romance.
Why We Rated This
for Ages 15 and Up
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What Parents Need to Know
About Fire
Parents need to know that this book has some mature subject matter. There is some sex and some violence, including a young man who murders his father, rapes (barley described), and unplanned pregnancies. The royal family is made up of half-siblings, and Fire herself was fathered by a monster who used mind control over the King to enjoy acts of cruelty and depravity. There are no graphic sex scenes, however, there is much implicit sex in the story. But the main story is about how Fire overcomes her history and realizes she can be the kind of person she longs to be, and doesn't have to repeat her father's actions.
Read our full review by Debra Bogart
Families Can Talk About
- Families can talk about nature versus nurture: how much of a child's personality or personal qualities are unchangeable, and how much is up to the child?
- What constitutes a family? The royal family is not technically all one family, and yet they love and support one another as if they were. What other examples are there of chosen families?
- Would the beauty of a world with these "monsters" be worth the danger they bring?
- Are people really susceptible to mind control?

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