Flutter
Amanda Hocking
Flutter
Age Rating, Reading Level & Content Guide
by Amanda Hocking
The text is written at a 7th 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 being a vampire made everyday life even trickier? Alice’s brother is finding love, but her own feelings are tangled and confusing. When her best friend Jane can't stop craving vampire bites and Mae starts falling apart, Alice has to control her bloodlust or risk losing everything—and a dangerous rescue mission might push her too far.
Themes
Quick Assessment
Flutter is the third book in the My Blood Approves series, featuring a middle-grade protagonist navigating the challenges of being undead. The story explores themes of friendship, self-control, and supernatural adventures involving vampires. Suitable for readers ages 9-12, it contains some mild fantasy violence and emotional tension related to identity and loyalty.
Why we rated Flutter 12ME
Flutter is written at a Level 7 reading level across 390 pages. Strong independent readers around grade 8.0 can typically handle this book on their own; with parent or teacher support, Flutter works for readers up to grade 9.0.
We rate Flutter 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, physical peril — 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, Flutter explores vampires, friendship, adventure, coming of age, and fantasy world-building — 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 vampires, friendship, adventure.
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
2/10A 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
- 9781453816905
- Pages
- 390
- Publisher
- CreateSpace
- Published
- 2010
- Type
- Fiction