Stealing Snow

Fantasy violence includes a climactic battle and fighting with swords, daggers, magical elements, and scary fantasy creatures. Stabbing, cutting, and a throat slitting are mentioned but not described. Blood from injuries is mentioned but not described; there's no gore. Characters frequently in mild to moderate peril from fantasy creatures and magic. A minor character's death mentioned with lots of blood.

Feelings of physical attraction described briefly. A few kisses mentioned; one passionate one described briefly. Snow and Bale love each other intensely but don't fully understand it yet. Nudity mentioned once but not described. A scene in a nightclub has some sexual objectification of young women scantily clad and dancing in cages.

"Hell," "bitch," "asshole," "s--t," and "badass."

Psychiatric hospital setting in which patients take medication mood regulators and sedatives, usually in pill form but sometimes forcefully injected. Frequent mention of daily "cocktail" (drug combination) with nicknames for the effects they have, such as "Dopey" and "Boring." In the fantasy world, Snow makes a connection between the pills she used to have to take and the potions her friends take to gain magical abilities.

Parents need to know that Stealing Snow is another fantasy by Danielle Paige (Dorothy Must Die), this time set in the world of Hans Christian Andersen's "The Snow Queen." Like the original, this version is fairly dark. Fantasy violence includes a climactic battle with swords, daggers, magic, and scary fantasy creatures. Blood's mentioned a fair amount, but it's not described and there's no gore. Characters are frequently in peril from scary magic and fantasy creatures. There's physical attraction and a few kisses, one of which is described briefly. Drugs for patients in a psychiatric ward are mentioned frequently by their effects instead of by name, and sedation by injection is occasionally used to coerce good behavior.