Monument 14: Savage Drift

There are many violent scenes. Young children are in mortal danger throughout. In the containment facility, Josie is harassed and beaten by a corrupt guard and by members of a prison gang. One of her older allies is beaten to death. Dean witnesses the killing of a young mother and later gives a gun to her killer, so that he can commit suicide.

Dean's 17-year-old girlfriend, Astrid, is pregnant by another teen, Jake. The boys do not get along, especially after Dean witnesses Astrid kissing Jake. In a scene at the containment center, one of Josie's underage charges is found bargaining sexual favors for protection from one of the gangs. The details of the conversation are not given. In another scene, Niko spends the night in Josie's room, and they wake up naked together, presumably having had some kind of intimate encounter.

"Hell" is used a handful of times, but more often, the characters choose substitutes like "godforsaken," "a-hole," or "freakin'."

Drug addict and alcoholic Jake swigs from a bottle of whiskey after a particularly harrowing incident.

Parents need to know that Monument 14: Savage Drift is a fast-paced, suspenseful, post-apocalyptic thriller with an engaging cast of young characters. The plot picks up exactly where the second volume in the series left off, with one group of kids in the relative safety of a Canadian refugee camp and their friend Josie trapped in a prison camp for those with type 0 blood and who are supposedly primed to turn into homicidal maniacs. The language is mild, with only a handful of uses of "hell." There are many violent scenes. Young children are in mortal danger throughout. Josie's harassed and beaten by a corrupt prison guard and by members of a prison gang. Dean witnesses the killing of a young mother and later gives a gun to her killer, so that he can commit suicide. In terms of sexual content, Dean's 17-year-old girlfriend Astrid is pregnant by another teen, Jake. In a scene at the containment center, one of Josie's under-age charges is found bargaining sexual favors for protection from one of the gangs. The details of the conversation are not given. In another scene, Niko spends the night in Josie's room, and they wake up naked together, presumably having had some kind of intimate encounter.​