All This Time
Mikki Daughtry
All This Time
Age Rating, Reading Level & Content Guide
by Mikki Daughtry
The text is written at a 7th grade reading level, the subject matter is intended for teens (ages 13+), and the content has moderate intensity with some emotionally heavy themes.
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About This Book
What happens when the person you love suddenly disappears? Stella and her friends are left navigating grief, secrets, and the tangled paths of friendship and first love. Can they find hope in the shadows of loss, or will everything change forever?
Themes
Quick Assessment
This young adult novel explores themes of loss, grief, friendship, and romance through the story of Stella and her circle as they cope with the sudden death of a loved one. Suitable for ages 13 to 18, it includes mature themes around dating, bereavement, and family dynamics, presenting emotional challenges in a sensitive manner. Parents should be aware of the book's focus on death and romantic relationships.
Why we rated All This Time 12IE
All This Time is written at a Level 7 reading level across 352 pages. Strong independent readers around grade 8.0 can typically handle this book on their own; with parent or teacher support, All This Time works for readers up to grade 9.0.
We rate All This Time as 12IE ("Intense — Emotional") because the content sits in the "Moderate" range — moderate conflict that may involve loss, scary scenes, or interpersonal stakes. The strongest signals come from emotional weight, social complexity — these are the dimensions parents should evaluate against their reader's tolerance.
Specific content flags noted by reviewers: Death, Grief, Romance.
Thematically, All This Time explores friendship, coming of age, family, romance, and grief and bereavement — these threads give the book room to mean different things to different readers.
Good fit for
- ✓ Children in the Ages 13+ range — the maturity and attention span match the story's pacing.
- ✓ Patient readers who enjoy slower, character-driven stories.
- ✓ Readers ready to talk through themes after they finish — there's enough substance for a meaningful conversation.
- ✓ Kids drawn to stories about friendship, coming of age, family.
Maybe not for
- ! Readers who get easily upset by emotional or moderately dark scenes — the conflict here is real, not just background flavor.
- ! Children currently coping with grief — the themes may hit close to home.
- ! Reluctant readers who need a fast hook — the pacing here rewards patience.
For Parents
Content Intensity
12IE — Intense — EmotionalReal stakes and emotional weight. May include sustained danger, loss, or bullying.
Content Flags
Was our "Moderate" content intensity rating accurate for this book?
Reading Insights
Hook Factor
1/10A steady, thoughtful read that rewards patient readers.
Discussion Potential
4/10Good conversation starter with themes worth exploring together.
Book DNA
Multi-dimensional content fingerprint
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Details
Book Length
- ISBN
- 9781534466357
- Pages
- 352
- Publisher
- Simon and Schuster
- Published
- 2021
- Type
- Fiction