Tremor: Pulse, Book 2

Until its climactic battle scenes, the violence in Tremor is fairly low key, mainly because the telekinetic characters can't figure out how to hurt each other. Once the two factions engage, however, some major supporting characters are killed, not to mention untold foot soldiers and bystanders.

The sexual content of Tremor is fairly mild. Faith is still physically attracted to Dylan and to Wade. She and Dylan share a tender moment in which they kiss and stroke each other through their clothing. She also kisses Wade but breaks away.

The language in Tremor is mildly salty, with a dozen or so uses of "damn," "hell," and "ass." "Bastard" and "bitch" are used a few times, as are "s--t" and "pissed."

There's no drinking, smoking, or conventional drug taking in the main narrative of Tremor. Wire Code, a fictional electronic drug, is mentioned in passing.

Parents need to know that Patrick Carman's Tremor is a post-apocalyptic science fiction adventure that picks up where the previous installment, Pulse, left off. It features characters with telekinetic powers who repeatedly attempt to kill each other, usually to no avail. The level of violence is fairly low, at least until a climactic battle, in which major supporting characters are killed, along with untold foot soldiers and bystanders. Sexual content is low, with romantic encounters consisting of mostly passionate kissing and hugging. The language is the book is mildly salty, with a dozen or so instances each of "damn," "hell," and "ass," and less frequent uses of "bitch," "bastard," and "s--t." Drug use is mentioned only in passing.