Nemesis

Name: Nemesis
Author: Anna Banks
ISBN: 9781250070173

Age Rating, Reading Level & Content Guide

by Anna Banks

Reading Level 5-6 LE · Mild · Emotional Ages 13+ Balanced Read

The text is written at a 5th 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

The sharp crackle of energy pulses through the air, buzzing like a storm ready to break. In a world where power means control, a prince and princess stand on opposite sides, their rivalry sparking more than just electricity. Can they overcome their differences before the world’s energy fades away?

Themes

Kings and rulersFantasy World-Building Adventure Family

Quick Assessment

A princess with a rare power to create energy must decide whether to use it to save a kingdom battling a deadly plague or hide it from a father who wants to turn it into a weapon. Expect deaths from illness, threats of war, captivity, and a slow-building romance between rivals that stays mostly emotional rather than explicit. The tone is adventurous and character-driven, with political intrigue that parents may want to talk through with teen readers.

Why we rated Nemesis LE (Mild)

Nemesis is written at a Level 5-6 reading level across 359 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 Nemesis 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, Nemesis explores kings and rulers, fantasy world-building, adventure, and family — 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 kings and rulers, fantasy world-building, adventure.

Maybe not for

! Readers looking for something heavier — this is a gentle, low-stakes story by design.

For Parents

Content Intensity

LE · Mild · Emotional

Emotional

Mild ←

Physical

Gentle

Social

Gentle

Thematic

Mild

Reading 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.

Data confidence: high

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