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Ice Kissed
Amanda Hocking
Ice Kissed
Age Rating, Reading Level & Content Guide
The Kanin Chronicles (From the World of the Trylle)
by Amanda Hocking
The text is written at a 6th grade reading level, the subject matter is intended for teens (ages 13+), and the content is mild with minimal sensitive material. Its HootRating code, LE, means mild content, mostly emotional.
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About This Book
Here’s a secret: Bryn Aven is half Skojare, living between two worlds she barely understands. When she steps into the sparkling halls of the crystal palace, she uncovers a mystery that could shatter her kingdom—and her heart. But that’s only the beginning.
Quick Assessment
Bryn Aven, a young woman raised in the Kanin kingdom, travels to the Skojare realm to help defend its people from a brutal enemy and to learn about her own partly Skojare heritage. As she works alongside her boss, Ridley Dresden, their growing attraction and a long-buried truth about her kingdom raise the stakes considerably. Expect political intrigue, a romance that becomes more emotionally serious, and some danger and violence; the romantic content is more a matter of feelings and tension than graphic detail, making it a better fit for older teens.
Why we rated Ice Kissed LE (Mild)
Ice Kissed is written at a Level 6-7 reading level across 309 pages. Upper Grades (Ages 13+) is the typical interest range for this book — readers in that age band have the maturity and attention span suited to the story, separate from whether they can decode the words.
We rate Ice Kissed as LE (Mild, mostly emotional) 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.
No specific content flags were raised by community reviewers, which is consistent with the mild intensity score.
Thematically, Ice Kissed explores adventure, fantasy world-building, coming of age, friendship, and romance — 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.
- ✓ Kids drawn to stories about adventure, fantasy world-building, coming of age.
Maybe not for
- ! Readers looking for something heavier — this is a gentle, low-stakes story by design.
For Parents
Content Intensity
LE · Mild · EmotionalReading the HootRating code: the first letter is the content intensity (C = Gentle · L = Mild · M = Moderate · I = Intense · V = Very Intense); the second, when there is one, is the kind of content that drives it (E = Emotional · P = Physical · S = Social · T = Thematic). Reading level and age range are rated separately. How we rate
Light conflict or tension. Mild peril resolved quickly.
Was our "Mild" content intensity rating accurate for this book?
Reading Insights
Discussion Potential
3/10A lighter read — great for independent enjoyment.
Book DNA
Multi-dimensional content fingerprint
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Details
Book Length
- ISBN
- 9781250049872
- Pages
- 309
- Publisher
- St. Martin's Griffin
- Published
- May 2015
- Type
- Fiction