Sweet black waves
Kristina Perez
Sweet black waves
Age Rating, Reading Level & Content Guide
by Kristina Perez
The text is written at a 8th 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
The salty breeze carries whispers of distant battles, and the crash of black waves fills the air with a thrilling promise. Amid the scent of the sea and the shimmer of magic, a young healer feels her powers shifting in ways she can't yet understand. As secrets unravel and kingdoms collide, she must choose where her loyalty truly lies—and what kind of future she will fight to create.
Themes
Quick Assessment
Sweet Black Waves is a middle-grade fantasy novel featuring a young protagonist with evolving magical healing abilities set against a backdrop of warring kingdoms and family secrets. Suitable for readers aged 9 to 12, it offers themes of friendship, loyalty, and self-discovery with moderate intensity in emotional and thematic content. Parents should be aware of complex family dynamics and elements of magical conflict, but the story remains appropriate for its target audience.
For Parents
Content Intensity
12ME — Moderate — EmotionalReal stakes and emotional weight. May include sustained danger, loss, or bullying.
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Reading Insights
Hook Factor
1/10A 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
- 9781250132857
- Pages
- 435
- Publisher
- Imprint
- Published
- 2018
- Type
- Fiction