Of Neptune

Name: Of Neptune
Author: Anna Banks
ISBN: 9781250039606

Age Rating, Reading Level & Content Guide

by Anna Banks

Reading Level 3-4 LE · Mild · Emotional Ages 13+ Matched

The text is written at a 3rd 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 salty spray of the ocean fills the air as waves crash against hidden shores. Emma and Galen’s hearts beat with secrets and dreams beneath the shimmering surface, but a mysterious Syrena from the past stirs the waters—and their world—forever. Can love hold strong when old shadows rise from the depths?

Themes

FantasyLoveTeenage girlsAdventureMermaids/Mermen

Quick Assessment

Emma, who is half human and half Syrena, and her love Galen travel to the town of Neptune hoping for time alone, but they get pulled into a power struggle that threatens their relationship and their kingdoms. Expect romance and tension around a charming newcomer who is drawn to Emma, with action and fantasy conflict but no graphic content. It concludes the Syrena trilogy, so readers will get the most from it after the earlier books.

Why we rated Of Neptune LE (Mild)

Of Neptune is written at a Level 3-4 reading level across 330 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 Of Neptune 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, Of Neptune explores fantasy, love, teenage girls, adventure, and mermaids/mermen — 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 fantasy, love, teenage girls.

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

Gentle

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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