Pulse, Book 1

Except for a battle in which characters throw everything from trees to concrete walls at each other (with little in the way of serious injury), Pulse is not overly violent, shying away from the bloody details. In one scene, a dozen "Drifters" are beaten to death, but it happens offstage, as it were. In another, someone is struck in the head by a track-and-field hammer.

Faith is physically attracted to both Dylan and Wade, but their interplay doesn't progress much beyond mild flirting, although she and Dylan share a meaningful kiss by book's end.

The language in Pulse is mildly salty, with about a dozen instances each of "damn," "hell," "ass," and "piss," with one or two instances of "s--t" and "bulls--t." One character uses the term "a--hole" for people he doesn't like.

Faith recalls a past hangover, but there's no drinking, smoking, or conventional drug taking in the main narrative of Pulse. Wire Code, a fictional kind of electronic drug, plays a part in the plot, and Faith receives two doses of it against her will.