Butterfly Assassin
Finn Longman
Butterfly Assassin
Age Rating, Reading Level & Content Guide
by Finn Longman
The text is written at a 8th grade reading level, the subject matter is intended for teens (ages 13+), and the content is intense and may include graphic or distressing scenes.
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About This Book
What if the person next door was a secret assassin? Imagine trying to live a normal life when your nights are filled with danger and deadly missions. Can you keep your secret safe when everything starts to unravel?
Themes
Quick Assessment
This dark thriller follows a teenage assassin struggling to balance a dangerous double life with the desire for normalcy. Suitable for ages 13-18, the story explores heavy themes like death, grief, and family dynamics within a suspenseful narrative. Parents should be aware of mature content including violence and emotional intensity.
Why we rated Butterfly Assassin 12IE
Butterfly Assassin is written at a Level 8 reading level across 416 pages. Strong independent readers around grade 9.0 can typically handle this book on their own; with parent or teacher support, Butterfly Assassin works for readers up to grade 10.0.
We rate Butterfly Assassin as 12IE ("Intense — Emotional") because the content sits in the "Intense" range — intense conflict including peril, frightening scenes, or emotionally heavy themes. The strongest signals come from emotional weight, physical peril, thematic difficulty — these are the dimensions parents should evaluate against their reader's tolerance.
Specific content flags noted by reviewers: Violence, Death, Grief.
Thematically, Butterfly Assassin explores family, death, grief, thriller, and identity & self-discovery — 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.
- ✓ Kids drawn to stories about family, death, grief.
Maybe not for
- ! Sensitive readers who get overwhelmed by intense conflict or scary scenes.
- ! Children younger than 13+ — the content intensity is above what most younger kids can process comfortably.
- ! Children who are sensitive to violence, even when handled at age-appropriate levels.
- ! 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 — EmotionalHeavy themes explored in depth. War, death, abuse addressed directly.
Content Flags
Was our "Intense" content intensity rating accurate for this book?
Reading Insights
Hook Factor
1/10A steady, thoughtful read that rewards patient readers.
Discussion Potential
2/10A lighter read — great for independent enjoyment.
Book DNA
Multi-dimensional content fingerprint
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Details
Book Length
- ISBN
- 9781398507340
- Pages
- 416
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster Children's
- Published
- 2022
- Type
- Fiction