Blurred
Tara Fuller
Blurred
Age Rating, Reading Level & Content Guide
by Tara Fuller
The text is written at a 8th grade reading level, the subject matter is intended for middle graders (ages 9–12), and the content has moderate intensity with some emotionally heavy themes.
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About This Book
What if you could walk between life and death, caught in a world where nothing feels real? Cash faces hungry shadows that only vanish when Anaya, the reaper, is near — but she’s not like anyone he’s ever met because she’s already gone. Now, with his own life fading, Cash’s soul is trapped in a body that’s no longer alive, and dark forces want to claim him forever.
Themes
Quick Assessment
Blurred is a middle-grade supernatural fiction that explores themes of death, love, and the boundaries between life and the afterlife. Suitable for ages 9-12, it features a protagonist grappling with serious health issues and encounters with otherworldly beings, blending fantasy with emotional depth. Parents should note the presence of death, supernatural elements, and some suspenseful moments, but the story remains appropriate for middle-grade readers.
Why we rated Blurred 12ME
Blurred is written at a Level 8 reading level across 414 pages. Strong independent readers around grade 9.0 can typically handle this book on their own; with parent or teacher support, Blurred works for readers up to grade 10.0.
We rate Blurred as 12ME ("Moderate — 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 — these are the dimensions parents should evaluate against their reader's tolerance.
No specific content flags were raised by community reviewers, which is consistent with the moderate intensity score.
Thematically, Blurred explores death, love, teenage girls, fantasy world-building, and coming of age — these threads give the book room to mean different things to different readers.
Good fit for
- ✓ Children in the Ages 9-12 range — the maturity and attention span match the story's pacing.
- ✓ Patient readers who enjoy slower, character-driven stories.
- ✓ Kids drawn to stories about death, love, teenage girls.
Maybe not for
- ! Readers who get easily upset by emotional or moderately dark scenes — the conflict here is real, not just background flavor.
- ! Reluctant readers who need a fast hook — the pacing here rewards patience.
For Parents
Content Intensity
12ME — Moderate — EmotionalReal stakes and emotional weight. May include sustained danger, loss, or bullying.
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
3/10A lighter read — great for independent enjoyment.
Book DNA
Multi-dimensional content fingerprint
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Details
Book Length
- ISBN
- 9781620610862
- Pages
- 414
- Publisher
- Entangled: Teen
- Published
- 2013
- Type
- Fiction