Dark Fire

Dark Fire is written at a Level 5-6 reading level across 578 pages (approximately 90,119 words). Strong independent readers around grade 6.2 can typically handle this book on their own; with parent or teacher support, Dark Fire works for readers up to grade 7.2.

Read aloud, Dark Fire runs about 10 hours — long enough to span several bedtime sessions.

We rate Dark Fire as 10LP ("Light — Physical") because the content sits in the "Mild" range — mild conflict — the kind a child encounters in normal play and sibling life. Across our four dimensions (emotional, physical, social, thematic) the book reads as evenly mild; no single dimension stands out as a concern.

Specific content flags noted by reviewers: Fantasy Violence, Mild Peril.

Thematically, Dark Fire explores adventure, fantasy world-building, and coming of age — these threads give the book room to mean different things to different readers.